10 Things to Know About Medicaid Managed Care
Our updated explainer provides an overview of comprehensive managed care, the most common way states deliver Medicaid services to enrollees.
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5 Key Facts About Medicaid Prescription Drugs
Issue BriefTo provide context for emerging debates about federal actions to address prescription drug costs, this issue brief highlights five key facts about Medicaid prescription drug coverage, payment, and administration.
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Recent Trends in Medicaid Outpatient Prescription Drugs and Spending
Issue BriefThis issue brief describes recent trends in the number of Medicaid outpatient prescriptions and the spending on those drugs and examines the implications of recent federal actions on future trends.
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How States Verify Citizenship and Immigration Status in Medicaid
Issue BriefThis brief describes federal citizenship and immigration status eligibility and eligibility verification requirements for Medicaid. Eligibility for federally-funded coverage under Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program is limited to U.S. citizens and certain lawfully present immigrants.
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A Look at the Intersection of SNAP and Medicaid as States Implement Medicaid Work Requirements
Issue BriefThis brief describes the intersection between Medicaid and SNAP and discusses how information from SNAP may be leveraged by states when implementing the new Medicaid work requirements.
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Medicaid Financing: The Basics
Issue BriefMedicaid represents $1 out of every $5 spent on health care in the U.S. and is the major source of financing for states to provide health coverage and long-term services and supports for low-income residents. This brief examines key questions about Medicaid financing and how it works.
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Understanding Medicaid Home Care Amid CMS Focus on Potential Fraud and Abuse
Issue BriefThis issue brief describes how Medicaid home care operates—including who is eligible and the systems in place to promote program integrity in its delivery—and the challenges of using new CMS data to identify unusual billing patterns or potential fraud in the program.
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Opioid Overdose Deaths: National Trends and Variation by Demographics and States
Issue BriefOpioid overdose deaths fell sharply from 2023 to 2024 (79,358 to 54,045), driven largely by decreases in fentanyl-involved deaths. Even after these declines, deaths remained above 2019, the year before opioid deaths increased sharply during the pandemic.
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Suicide Deaths: National Trends and Variation by Demographics and States
Issue BriefSuicide deaths fell slightly from their peak of 49,476 deaths in 2022 to 48,824 deaths in 2024, but trends by suicide method diverged: suicides by other means declined while firearm suicides reached their highest level and accounted for 57% of all suicides (up from 50% in 2014).
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Alcohol Deaths: National Trends and Variation by Demographics and States
Issue BriefAlcohol deaths increased gradually before the pandemic, jumped in 2020 and 2021, and have fallen somewhat since then. Even after these declines, deaths remained above 2019, the year before the pandemic.