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A positive note on states' healthcare spending.(News & Numbers)(Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured's report)(Brief article)
A recent study from the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured indicates that state revenue growth in FY 2006 exceeded Medicaid cost growth for the first time since the late 1990s. The report presents the findings from a survey of Medicaid officials from all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Key findings include:
* Medicaid spending slowed to near record lows as state revenues continued to rebound
* States continue to focus on measures that control costs, but improving fiscal conditions allowed for more program investments than in previous years
* Many states expect the new citizen documentation requirements to increase administrative costs and to negatively affect enrollment
* Few states planned to use new flexibility allowed to change benefits or impose cost ...
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- Magazine article from: McKnight's Long-Term Care News November 1, 2005 700+ words
...and state tax revenue growth declined to 2.6%, its lowest level since 1999, according to a new state survey by the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. An improving economy and state belt-tightening helped reduce the deficit, according...
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