Medicaid and the Current State Fiscal Crisis.

Describes Medicaid financing mechanisms, factors that contribute to program spending growth, how Medicaid fits into State budgets, the avenues some States are using to control Medicaid spending growth in their budgets, the impact of the Medicare prescription drug benefit program, and current Federal...

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Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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Summary:Describes Medicaid financing mechanisms, factors that contribute to program spending growth, how Medicaid fits into State budgets, the avenues some States are using to control Medicaid spending growth in their budgets, the impact of the Medicare prescription drug benefit program, and current Federal legislative and administrative proposals aimed at affecting the fiscal impact of the program. Includes tables and graphs.
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