Federal Medical Assistance Percentages or
Federal Financial Participation in State Assistance Expenditures
FMAP

The Federal Medical Assistance Percentages (FMAPs) are used in determining the amount of Federal matching funds for State expenditures for assistance payments for certain social services, and State medical and medical insurance expenditures. The Social Security Act requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to calculate and publish the FMAPs each year.

The "Federal Medical Assistance Percentages" are for Medicaid. Section 1905(b) of the Act specifies the formula for calculating Federal Medical Assistance Percentages.

"Enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentages" are for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) under Title XXI of the Social Security Act. Section 2105(b) of the Act specifies the formula for calculating Enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentages. There is no specific requirement to publish the Enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentages; we include them in the FMAP notice for the convenience of the States.

The following tables display Federal financial participation matching rates for each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands for fiscal years from 1996.

• Fiscal Year 2009 Table published November 28, 2007. (in PDF format - 3 pages)
• Modifications to the Fiscal Year 2009 Table for North Carolina published December 7, 2007. (in PDF format)
• Fiscal Year 2008 Table published November 30, 2006. (in PDF format - 3 pages)
• Modifications to the Fiscal Year 2007 Table for Alaska published May 15, 2006. (in PDF format)
• Fiscal Year 2007 Table published November 30, 2005. (in PDF format)
• Fiscal Year 2006 Table published November 24, 2004. (in PDF format)
• Fiscal Year 2005 Table published December 3, 2003.
• Temporary Increase for Quarters in FY 2003 and FY 2004 — published June 17, 2003
• Fiscal Year 2004 Table published November 15, 2002.
• Fiscal Year 2003 Table published November 30, 2001.
• Fiscal Year 2002 Table published November 17, 2000.
• Fiscal Year 2001 Table published February 23, 2000.
• Fiscal Year 2000 Table published January 12, 1999.
• Fiscal Year 1999 Table published November 24, 1997.
• Fiscal Year 1998 Table
• Fiscal Year 1997 Table
• Fiscal Year 1996 Table

FMAP rates for the fiscal years 1985 through 2004 are available in an Excel® 2003 spreadsheet (25KB).

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