Precarious Position:States Must Balance Declining Revenues With a Growing Need for Medicaid

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Precarious Position:States Must Balance Declining Revenues With a Growing Need for Medicaid

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Publication Date: July 2008

Publisher: Families USA

Author(s): Families USA

Research Area: Health

Keywords: Medicaid; SCHIP

Type: Report

Abstract:

Several states are proposing to balance their budgets by cutting Medicaid: raising cost-sharing, shrinking eligibility, or reducing benefits. This issue brief discusses Medicaid cuts in a number of states and recommends congressional action to bring fiscal relief to the states.