KFF policy research, polling, and news about the Medicaid financing debate.| KFF
In his latest Beyond the Data column, KFF’s President and CEO Drew Altman discusses how difficult it will be for states to replace lost federal Medicaid funding should Congress make significant cuts.| From Drew Altman Archive | KFF
Medicaid paid for more than half of the $415 billion that the US spent on long-term services and supports in 2022, most of which went to home and community-based services as well as to care in nursing homes and other institutional settings.| KFF
Medicaid represents $1 out of every $6 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.| KFF
This edition of the State Expenditure Report includes data from estimated fiscal 2024, actual fiscal 2023, and actual fiscal 2022. The report includes 50-state data broken down by fund source and program area, as well as data from three U.S. territories and the District of Columbia.| www.nasbo.org