Names of Medicaid Programs
State-specific names for Medicaid (as of January 2025) can be found at HealthCare.gov – Medicaid and CHIP Program Names in Your State
Medicaid Enrollment
The share of people enrolled in Medicaid that are children in each state was provided by a Georgetown University Center for Children and Families (CCF) analysis of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services State Medicaid and CHIP Applications, Eligibility Determinations, and Enrollment Data. CHIP enrollees are excluded. (September 2024).
Medicaid is Critical to Health Care
The share of births financed by Medicaid in each state can be found at, “Births Financed by Medicaid,” (KFF, 2023).
The share of all children in each state with Medicaid coverage can be found at, “Health Insurance Coverage of Children, 0-18,” (KFF, 2023).
The share of children with special health care needs covered by Medicaid can be found at, “Children with Special Health Care Needs: Coverage, Affordability, and HCBS Access,” (KFF, 2021).
Nationally, Medicaid is the largest single source of funding for mental health and substance use services. See Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Action Plan, July 2023, available here.
Medicaid Financing
The federal matching rates for each state can be found at, “Federal Medical Assistance Percentage and Multiplier,” (KFF, FY 2026).
The total dollar amount of federal Medicaid funds received by each state and the share such funds make of total federal funding to each state is based on CCF analysis of the National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO) State Expenditure Report historical data (1991-2024). These data are for state fiscal year 2024 (estimated).
Long-Term Benefits of Medicaid
Medicaid has a strong return on investment. The Commonwealth Fund in, “Jeopardizing a Sound Investment: Why Short-Term Cuts to Medicaid Coverage During Pregnancy and Childhood Could Result in Long-Term Harm” (2020), found that an eligible child enrolled in Medicaid benefits from better health outcomes – both in childhood and later in life. The researchers also found that Medicaid eligibility for children (and their mothers, while pregnant) led to a greater likelihood of the child graduating high school. The Congressional Budget Office in, “Exploring the Effects of Medicaid During Childhood on the Economy and the Budget: Working Paper 2023-07” (2023), found that Medicaid enrollment in childhood is shown to increase the child’s eventual earnings as an adult.