,,Medicaid: Good Medicine for State Economies, 2004 Update

Medicaid: Good Medicine for State Economies, 2004 Update


 

Publication Date: May 2004

Publisher: Families USA

Author(s): Rachel Klein; Kathleen Stoll; Adele Bruce

Research Area: Health

Type: Report

Abstract:

Medicaid provides essential health care services for an estimated 51 million people of all ages and economic classes. Medicaid also plays a unique role in stimulating state economies. This report provides national and state-level data on the effects of Medicaid spending on state business activity, employment, and employee earnings.