Medicaid and Budget Reconciliation: Implications of the Conference Report


 

Publication Date: January 2006

Publisher: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

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Research Area: Health

Keywords: Federal Budget; Medicaid; Savings Proposals

Type: Brief

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

This issue brief provides an overview of the federal budget context and then highlights key Medicaid savings proposals in the budget reconciliation conference bill and discusses the implications of the proposed changes.