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Medicaid: State Financing Schemes Again Drive Up Federal Payments

T-HEHS-00-193 Published: Sep 06, 2000. Publicly Released: Sep 06, 2000.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the federal government's role in helping pay for Medicaid, focusing on how: (1) the current financing scheme works; and (2) it compromises the agreement for federal/state sharing of Medicaid financing.

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Cost sharing (finance)state relationsHealth insuranceInternal controlsProgram abusesState-administered programsMedicaidNursing homesHospitalsFederal funds