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April 18, 2013 | Issue Brief
A proposal to limit the ballooning costs of Medicaid would put a cap on the amount of federal spending per beneficiary. Critics contend that a per capita cap would shift costs to the states and thereby limit access to care.
June 1, 2012 | Survey/Poll
In-depth qualitative and quantitative research with people who will be newly eligible in 2014 in Alabama, Maryland, and Michigan.
January 14, 2013 | Journal Article
A call to change the method of calculating federal contributions to state Medicaid programs that more accurately takes into account individual—and changing—state economic circumstances
March 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
Medicaid directors are positioned to influence the delivery of higher-quality, more cost-effective services across the health care system.
March 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
This profile details Oregon’s innovative health care transformation process and the critical role of the state’s Medicaid director Judy Mohr Peterson in the statewide restructuring.
March 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
This profile details Tennessee’s innovative health care transformation process and the critical role of the state’s Medicaid director Darin Gordon in the statewide restructuring.
December 20, 2012 | Journal Article
The option for states to forgo Medicaid expansion may have unintended consequences regarding uncompensated care. This article analyzed two scenarios: total Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) reduction if a state fully expands Medicaid and DSH changes if the state forgoes expansion.
March 25, 2013 | Program Result Report
Researchers at the Hilltop Institute evaluated the implementation of Maryland’s tax-based outreach initiative, the Kids First Act, and how well the state achieved its goal of identifying and enrolling uninsured children eligible for Medicaid or CHIP.
July 14, 2011 | Issue Brief
Washington debates whether to extend federal funding to states for Medicaid coverage in the face of reduced state tax revenues. Without it, states may have to take drastic measures to balance state budgets.
October 1, 2011 | Report
This report released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation examines cost and quality issues associated with the 9 million individuals who receive health care benefits from both Medicare and Medicare (dual eligibles). The authors from the Urban Institute explain why and how Medicare should take responsibility for them.