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Medicaid: A Primer

03/19/2007 | 3346 Requests *

Summary

Need an overview of the basic components of the nation’s largest health coverage program? Medicaid covers 55 million low-income individuals and is the dominant source of long-term care financing. Examine the structure of the program, who it covers, what services it provides, and spending. Because Medicaid is jointly financed by the federal and state governments programs vary across states. Tables examining the state-to-state variation in eligibility, enrollment, and spending are included. 

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Keywords

Expenditures; Dual Eligibles; Medicaid; Key Information on Health Programs for Low-Income Americans; Medicaid beneficiaries; Medicaid Expenditures by Type of Service; Federal Medical Assistance Percentages; Income Eligibility 

Topic

Financing HCBS, Long-Term Care, Medicaid, State/Agency Information 

Type/Tool

Data, Reports 

Source

Kaiser Family Foundation 

State

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, All States/Territories 

Date Created

05/31/2007 

Contact

Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured

kcmu@kff.org
202-347-5270

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* Reflects requests since January 1, 2007


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