Medicaid: Spending Pressures Drive States Toward Program Reinvention
HEHS-95-122
Published: Apr 04, 1995. Publicly Released: Apr 04, 1995.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed federal and state Medicaid spending trends, focusing on: (1) states' efforts to contain Medicaid costs and expand coverage through waivers of certain federal requirements; and (2) the potential impact of these waivers on federal spending and on Medicaid's overall program structure.
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Disadvantaged personsstate relationsFunds managementFuture budget projectionsHealth care cost controlHealth maintenance organizationsManaged health careState-administered programsWaiversMedicaid