By: dfitzgerald
Executive Summary
Proposals in Congress to impose per capita caps on Medicaid would greatly hobble states efforts to provide health care to its low income residents. “Capping Medicaid is the wrong approach, especially considering that states already have solutions to meet the needs of their residents that will actually reduce costs,” writes Senior Attorney Abbi Courolle in an issue brief that covers innovative state approaches to providing health care to Medicaid beneficiaries.