Kaiser: State Medicaid spending growing more slowly than total spending

Laura Pedulli | October 16, 2014 | Health Exec | Economics

Implementation of the coverage expansions in the Affordable Care Act resulted in higher enrollment and total overall spending growth in Medicaid during fiscal years 2014 and FY 2015, but full federal government financing of the Medicaid expansion population means that state Medicaid spending has grown more slowly than total spending, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Read more of the foundation's analysis on spending and enrollment below:

Implementing the ACA: Medicaid Spending & Enrollment Growth for FY 2014 and FY …

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Kaiser: State Medicaid spending growing more slowly than total spending

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