States have long used taxes on hospitals and nursing homes to increase federal matching funds. If Republicans end the tactic, ...

House Republicans seeking to thread the needle in Medicaid spending cuts are eyeing “per capita caps,” which would throttle ...

Today, every state covers populations and services that go well beyond Medicaid’s minimum standards regarding which ...

Using section 1115 waivers, states can test different approaches to managing their Medicaid programs ... or not increase federal spending overall, Hempstead said. “However, people that are ...

Trump’s budget blueprint calls for $880 billion in cuts from the committee that oversees Medicaid over the ... the levies can lead to higher federal spending on Medicaid.

“Just because you’re on Medicaid doesn’t mean that ... Republican lawmakers are pushing forward with a spending plan that would cut federal spending by $1.5 trillion over the next decade.

and instituting a per capita cap on federal spending, among others. Medicaid Accepted Here sign in Kokomo in September 2019. Medicaid Accepted Here sign in Kokomo in September 2019. GETTY Several ...

If Medicaid federal funding is reduced, these types of optional Medicaid eligibility expansions for Medicare beneficiaries may be difficult to maintain. Even if Medicaid spending cuts are targeted ...

The Trump administration’s announcement on Monday that it was implementing a federal spending freeze left local leaders ... the White House about whether Medicaid was exempt or not.

Various policies being discussed to reform federal Medicaid spending, including work requirements for able-bodied adults on the program as well as changing federal matching rates. CMS ...

The CMS won’t approve or extend federal Medicaid funding requests for certain state health programs, the agency said last week. In a press release, the regulator said designated state health ...