Medicaid as a Health Insurer: Current Benefits and Flexibility
This issue brief focuses on one subset of “flexibility” issues: the current federal benefits and cost-sharing rules that apply with respect to acute care.
Issue Paper (.pdf)
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This issue brief focuses on one subset of “flexibility” issues: the current federal benefits and cost-sharing rules that apply with respect to acute care.
Issue Paper (.pdf)
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