State Budgets for FY 2020 Include Total Medicaid Spending Growth of 6.2% on Average
October 18, 2019
October 18, 2019
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation issued the following news release:
States budgeted for total Medicaid spending to increase at a faster pace than enrollment in fiscal year 2020, driven in part by rising costs for prescription drugs, provider rate increases and higher costs associated with caring for the elderly and disabled, according to KFF's new 50-state Medicaid budget survey.
The 19th annual survey of state Medicaid directors finds that o . . .
States budgeted for total Medicaid spending to increase at a faster pace than enrollment in fiscal year 2020, driven in part by rising costs for prescription drugs, provider rate increases and higher costs associated with caring for the elderly and disabled, according to KFF's new 50-state Medicaid budget survey.
The 19th annual survey of state Medicaid directors finds that o . . .