Medicaid
Medicaid Watch
On Medicaid Watch, where KFF is closely tracking the Medicaid finance debate, you’ll find the latest on the possible implications of federal cuts, debates about waste, fraud, abuse, and improper payments, considerations of work requirements, news stories about the people who will be affected, and more.
The Essentials
7 Charts About Public Opinion on Medicaid
KFF’s recent polling on the public’s views of and connections to Medicaid, the federal-state government health insurance for certain low-income adults and children and long-term care program for adults 65 and older and younger adults with disabilities.Medicaid Financing: The Basics
Medicaid represents $1 out of $6 spent on health care in the U.S. and is the major source of financing for state health coverage and long-term services and supports for low-income residents.
Tracking State Medicaid Waivers
KFF tracks approved and pending Section 1115 waivers (including expansions and restrictions, like work and reporting requirements.) These waivers can affect eligibility, benefits, social determinants of health and other delivery system reforms.Health Policy 101: Medicaid
KFF’s new primer on U.S. health policy examines how major public programs like Medicaid, Medicare, and the ACA are structured, funded, operated, and more.
Eligibility and coverage
Eligibility, Enrollment, and Renewal Policies
KFF’s survey findings capture state actions that seek to improve the accuracy and efficiency of Medicaid and CHIP enrollment and renewal processes, as of January 2025.Seniors and People with Disabilities
More than 1 in 3 people with disabilities (15 million) have Medicaid (35%). In comparison, only 19% of people without disabilities have Medicaid.Children with Special Health Care Needs
Amid debates about proposed cuts to federal Medicaid spending, this brief analyzes key characteristics of children with special health care needs and explores how Medicaid provides them with coverage.Adults with Mental Illness
Options under consideration in Congress to significantly reduce Medicaid spending could have major implications for adults who live with mental illness.Adults with Chronic Conditions
Among working age adults enrolled in Medicaid, approximately three quarters have one or more chronic conditions, and nearly one-third have three or more.
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