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Infographic: Medicaid Spending and Enrollment: Who Is Covered and What Does the Program Spend on Their Care This infographic illustrates that while the majority of people served by Medicaid are children and families, most Medicaid spending – two of every three dollars – goes to care for elderly enrollees and people with disabilities. A Guide to the Supreme Court’s Affordable Care Act Decision This policy brief describes the Supreme Court's decision on the Affordable Care Act and looks ahead to the implementation of health reform now that questions about the constitutionality of the law have been resolved. Who Benefits from the ACA Medicaid Expansion? This Quick Take explains how Medicaid will change and expand under the Affordable Care Act, and discusses how most of the newly eligible will be low-income adults. How is the Affordable Care Act Leading to Changes in Medicaid Today? This policy brief examines how states in every region have responded to five key opportunities available under the health reform law to help them prepare for the significant expansion of Medicaid in 2014. Brief Examines Coverage of Preventive Services for Adults in Medicaid This brief highlights data from a survey of Medicaid coverage of 42 recommended preventive services for adults in Medicaid fee-for-service programs as of October 2010. It found that such services were generally well-covered by state Medicaid programs, despite some variation in which services were covered.

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Medicaid Home and Community-Based Service Programs: 2009 Data Update -- December 2012

Establishing Health Insurance Exchanges: An Overview of State Efforts -- November 2012

Faces of the Medicaid Expansion: Experiences and Profiles of Uninsured Adults Who Could Gain Coverage -- November 2012

State Fiscal Conditions and Medicaid Program Changes, FY 2012-2013 -- November 2012

The Cost and Coverage Implications of the ACA Medicaid Expansion: National and State-by-State Analysis -- November 2012

The Role of Medicaid for Adults With Chronic Illnesses -- November 2012

Why Does Medicaid Spending Vary Across States: A Chartbook of Factors Driving State Spending -- November 2012

Kaiser Family Foundation Resources on Deficit-Reduction Debate -- November 2012

Medicaid Quiz -- November 2012

Medicaid Today; Preparing for Tomorrow A Look at State Medicaid Program Spending, Enrollment and Policy Trends Results from a 50-State Medicaid Budget Survey for State Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013 -- October 2012

This report presents a summary of the main trends to emerge from the latest expenditures and participant data for the three main Medicaid Home and Community-Based Service programs: optional 1915 (the letter "c") HCBS waivers; the mandatory home health benefit; and the optional state plan personal care services benefit.

This issue brief examines states' progress in setting up the state-based health insurance exchanges through which millions of Americans are expected to purchase coverage under The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) beginning in 2014.

Two papers, based on focus groups and interviews conducted in Cincinnati, Houston, Las Vegas and Tampa with uninsured adults, provide insight into how state decisions to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act are likely to impact people. The papers include a brief on key themes from the focus groups and ten individual profiles of selected focus group participants.

This fact sheet summarizes the relationship of Medicaid with state budgets and discusses the current fiscal situation in the states and how it is affecting Medicaid programs.

This analysis provides national and state-by-state estimates of the impact of Affordable Care Act on federal and state Medicaid costs, Medicaid enrollment, and the number of uninsured. It shows that states that expand their Medicaid programs could expand coverage to millions of low-income uninsured Americans, and some states could see small net budget savings.

This report and related fact sheets provide data on spending, utilization, and access to care among low-income nonelderly adult Medicaid beneficiaries with chronic illnesses, including diabetes, respiratory disease, cardiovascular disease, and behavioral health conditions.

This detailed chartbook provides an illustrative overview of some of the key factors that contribute to the substantial variation in Medicaid spending across states today.

These Foundation resources shed light on how the ongoing national debate about deficit reduction may affect Medicare, Medicaid and other health-care programs. These resources include analysis of specific savings proposals, polling on the public’s views of deficit-reduction options, summaries and comparisons of relevant elements of major deficit-reduction plans, and explanatory briefs and backgrounders describing key issues related to the debate.

Take the Medicaid Quiz to test your knowledge about what Medicaid pays for, what services are covered, which beneficiaries account for the most program spending, and how the program will change under health reform.

The 12th annual Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured and Health Management Associates budget survey of Medicaid officials in all 50 states and the District of Columbia reports on trends in Medicaid spending, enrollment and policy initiatives for FY 2012 and FY 2013.

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