Medicaid Restructuring Approaches Leave Many Questions

Summary: Medicaid is a fed.-state health entitlement program for the poor, disabled, & medically needy. The fed. gov't. spent $75 billion for Medicaid in FY Ô93; by FY 2000 it will be $150 billion. This report compares the different restructuring approaches & discusses their implications for fed.-state financing & admin. of the Medicaid program. Provides info. on the need to establish a fed. rainy dayÓ fund if restrictions, s...uch as block grants, were placed on fed. revenues paid to states. Provides data on the amount of fed. Medicaid funds provided to each state. Tables. [read more]