The Basics
| Date: | FEBRUARY 4, 2011 | ||
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| Author: | Kathryn Linehan | ||
| Summary: | This publication provides an overview of how the Medicaid program is financed. It explains the basic structure of the federal-state matching relationship and briefly describes how money flows from the federal government to the states as well as some of the strategies states have identified to help them maximize federal Medicaid matching funds. | ||
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See also "Medicaid Eligibility and Benefits" (The Basics, January 28, 2011).
For a more in-depth discussion of FMAP, see "Medicaid Financing: How the FMAP Formula Works and Why It Falls Short" (Issue Brief No. 828, December 11, 2008). |
