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 and Spending
The share of enrollment in Medicaid by eligibility group can be found at “EXHIBIT 14. Medicaid Enrollment by State, Eligibility Group, and Dually Eligible Status,” (Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC), MACStats, 2024). Data shown combine the new adult and other adult groups.
The share of Medicaid spending on services by eligibility group can be found at “EXHIBIT 21. Medicaid Spending by State, Eligibility Group, and Dually Eligible Status,” (MACPAC, MACStats, 2024). Data shown combine the new adult and other adult groups.
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).
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 nursing home residents whose care is paid for by Medicaid can be found at, “Distribution of Certified Nursing Facility Residents by Primary Payer Source,” (KFF, 2024).
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.
Impact of Federal Medicaid Funding Cuts
The Congressional Budget Office analyses in, “Options for Reducing the Deficit, 2023 to 2032—Volume I: Larger Reductions,” outlines the impact of proposals such as Medicaid per capita caps and other funding cuts on state budgets, coverage, and health outcomes (CBO, December 7, 2022). See also, “Medicaid Per Capita Cap Would Harm Millions of People by Forcing Deep Cuts and Shifting Costs to States,” (Lukens and Zhang, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, January 7, 2025) and “Yardstick for Medicaid Budget Targets: What Potential Numbers Mean,” (Lambrew, The Century Foundation, January 13, 2025). For more information about rural hospitals and other health care providers, see University of North Carolina Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, “Rural Hospitals Face Renewed Financial Challenges, Especially in States That Have Not Expanded Medicaid,” (Levinson et al, KFF, February 23, 2023), and “Medicaid’s Role in Small Towns and Rural Areas,” (Alker et al, CCF, January 15, 2025).