States See Higher Medicaid Enrollment As Economic Downturn Persists, Study Finds

Medicaid spending by states increased nationwide by 5.3% in fiscal year 2008 and enrollment increased by 2.1% largely because of the continuing economic downturn, according to an annual survey released on Monday by the Kaiser Family Foundation’s Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, Stateline.

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Filed under: Medicare / Medicaid / Tricare on October 3rd, 2008