Measures That Drive State Medicaid per Enrollee Spending

https://www.kff.org/data-collections/measures-that-drive-state-medicaid-per-enrollee-spending/?utm_campaign=KFF-This-Week&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9QbWas3us8s4ic7s_HMBi4_PiXelOp0U7L2CwcKrZOG_hFkj4hJLXYBpEW89AT-CrHrakh0A3nI05bQPL_nh6NuwcXCg&_hsmi=424552646&utm_content=424552646&utm_source=hs_email Medicaid is the primary program providing comprehensive health and long-term care to one in five people living in the U.S and accounts for nearly $1 out of every $5 spent on health care. Medicaid is jointly financed by states and the federal government, but states administer Medicaid programs within broad federal rules. Under federal law, Medicaid provides an entitlement to coverage to individuals who are eligible for the program and a guarantee to federal matching dollars for states. State Medicaid policy choices (including the ACA Medicaid expansion, eligibility levels for other populations, reimbursement rates, and delivery system models) as well as other factors such as population demographic characteristics, health needs of Medicaid enrollees, state fiscal capacity, and health care costs affect Medicaid spending. As a result, Medicaid coverage and financing vary significantly across states.