All things Medicaid financing, regulation and legislation.
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Imposing a Per Capita Cap on the Medicaid Expansion Would Lead to an Effective Cut in the Expansion Matching Rate for States
On March 5, according to Axios, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) is now considering a proposal to impose a per capita cap on the Medicaid expansion as part of budget reconciliation. Chairman Guthrie, as well as other House Republican leaders, may believe that such a cap could be viewed as more…
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Webinar: How Medicaid Supports Parents in Crisis, Children in or Youth Aging out of Foster Care, Relative Caregivers, and Adoptive Families
The Georgetown University Center for Children and Families, Children’s Trust Fund Alliance, FosterClub, and Generations United held a webinar on Tuesday, March 4th at 3 pm ET. This webinar is free and open to the public. Why it Matters: Medicaid covers 99% of children in foster care. It’s the lifeline ensuring youth aging out have…
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How Medicaid Supports Maternal and Infant Health
Medicaid helps mothers and babies get the care they need. Medicaid coverage plays a vital role in ensuring that no mother or infant falls through the cracks during the first year postpartum. Medicaid finances more than 40% of births across the nation. Eligibility levels vary by state but coverage for maternity care, including prenatal and…
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Medicaid: AAP & CCF 50-State Snapshots
Click on a state below to view its fact sheet. 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…
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Same Playbook: Major Medicaid Cuts under Consideration for Budget Reconciliation Similar to Medicaid Cuts in Failed ACA Repeal Bills from 2017
This week, the House is scheduled to vote on a budget resolution that would require the House Energy and Commerce Committee to make at least $880 billion over ten years in mandatory spending cuts as part of budget reconciliation legislation, most or all of which would come from Medicaid. The draconian Medicaid cuts under consideration…