Medicaid officials in every state are enacting a variety of cost cutting measures as states’ spending is projected to increase 28.7% in FY2012 to make up for the loss of federal stimulus money. The survey finds cost containment actions ranging from restrictions on payments to providers & benefits, to new copayments for beneficiaries & additional efforts to contain the costs of prescription drugs. States are also trying to make their programs more efficient through a number of procedures. 

Smith Ph.D., Vernon K.; Gifford, Kathleen; Ellis, Eileen; Rudowitz, Robin; Snyder, Laura 

Eligibility; Enrollment; Long Term Services and Supports; Medicaid; Delivery System; Quality Initiatives; buy-in programs; provider reimbursement; copayment requirements; benefit changes; Prescription Drug Utilization; Cost Control Initiatives; delivery system changes; state fiscal conditions; American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA); managed care; deficit reduction efforts 

Aging Issues, Financing HCBS, Long-Term Care, Waiver 

Comparison Table, Matrix or Chart, Data, Policy alerts, briefs, letters & papers, Reports, State Medicaid Director's letters, Surveys, Waiver templates 

Kaiser Family Foundation 

All States/Territories 

11/17/2011 

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