Medicaid Spending Growth over the Last Decade and the Great Recession, 2000-2009
This report examines Medicaid spending growth nationally during the last decade, with a focus on growth during the recession of 2007 to 2009.
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Prescription Drug Procurement and the Federal Budget
Issue BriefThis brief commissioned by the Foundation considers areas where Medicare faces limited opportunity for market-based competition and price negotiation to drive down drug spending.
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Kaiser Family Foundation Resources on Deficit-Reduction Debate
ReportThese Foundation resources shed light on how the ongoing national debate about deficit reduction may affect Medicare, Medicaid and other health-care programs.
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Report Finds State Costs of Implementing The Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid Expansion Would Be Modest Compared to Increases in Federal Funds, and Some States Would See Net Savings
News ReleaseWashington, D.C. – A new report released today by the Kaiser Family Foundation shows modest state costs for implementing the Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act compared to significant increases in federal funds, allowing some states to see net budget savings even as millions of low-income uninsured Americans gain health coverage.
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Medicaid Spending Growth and the Great Recession, 2007-2009
Fact SheetThis fact sheet examines how the recent recession drove up Medicaid enrollment as millions of Americans lost jobs and income, and how that increase in enrollment has been the primary cause of the increase in overall Medicaid spending. Fact Sheet (.
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The Budget Control Act of 2011: Implications for Medicare
Issue BriefBeginning January 2013, Medicare spending will be subject to automatic, across-the-board reductions, known as “sequestration,” which is slated to reduce Medicare payments to plans and providers by up to 2 percent.
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Enhanced Medicaid Match Rates Expire in June 2011
Fact SheetThis fact sheet discusses the role played by the enhanced federal Medicaid matching funds available to states through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), and the implications for state Medicaid programs as that extra assistance expires June 30, 2011.
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Implications Of A Federal Block Grant Program For Medicaid
Issue BriefThis issue brief examines the broad implications of converting Medicaid to block grant financing, one of several ideas that have been put forth to help reduce the federal deficit.
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Global Health Funding in the FY 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor HHS) Conference Bill & Accompanying Report
Fact SheetThis budget summary provides an analysis of global health funding amounts provided in the FY 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor HHS) conference bill and accompanying report.
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Medicaid and Upcoming State Budget Debates
Issue BriefThis brief describes current state fiscal conditions as states begin fiscal year 2027 budget debates and highlights key areas to watch for Medicaid policy changes as states respond to fiscal challenges and the 2025 reconciliation law.