Medicaid Research Resources

Last Updated: March 28, 2025

At a time when Congress and the Administration are considering cuts to Medicaid, it is helpful for researchers, advocates and other stakeholders to have access to the latest research and data on the Medicaid program.

This bibliography of resources pulls together current studies, reports and data analysis that examine: 1) The impact of various proposals to scale back Medicaid; and 2) The value Medicaid brings to the many populations it serves.

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Families USA will update this bibliography often as new resources are published. If you’d like to send us an additional resource to be published here, please email: healthpolicy@familiesusa.org.

Annotated Bibliography

Proposed Cuts to Medicaid General Impact of Cuts to Beneficiaries & Taxpayers Public Opinion on Medicaid Medicaid & Federal Rulemaking Medicaid Program Financing State-by-State / District-by-District Medicaid Analyses Medicaid/Health Care Fraud & Waste The Value of Medicaid The Value of Medicaid Expansion Medicaid Data for Various Demographics

Overview of House Budget Resolution Overview of Medicaid Budget Cuts under Consideration Per Capita Caps Block Grant Eliminating Enhanced FMAP for Expansion and other FMAP Cuts Work Reporting Requirements Provider Taxes Cost Shifts to States Proposed Medicaid Cuts at State Level

House Republican Budget Would Mean Higher Costs, Less Help for Families, More Tax Windfalls for Wealthy
(CBPP Updated 2/12/25): Overview of House budget resolution.
CBO: Mandatory Spending Under the Jurisdiction of the House Committee
(CBO, 3/5/25): Report from the Congressional Budget Office detailing how it would not be possible for the House to meet budget targets without cutting Medicaid.
Congressional Republicans Can’t Cut Medicaid by Hundreds of Billions Without Hurting People
(CBPP, 3/17/25): Describes impact of various proposals to cut Medicaid.

House Budget Committee Circulates New Detailed List of Budget Reconciliation Options Including Draconian Medicaid Cuts Within House Republican Caucus
(CCF, 1/20/25): Describes Medicaid cut proposals including in 50-page menu of House Budget Committee budget reconciliation proposals and impact of those proposed cuts.
House Budget Committee Chair Pushes House Republican Caucus to Adopt His List of Draconian Medicaid Cuts
(CCF 1/11/25): Describes list of cuts included in one-page House Budget Committee document.
Same Playbook: Major Medicaid Cuts under Consideration for Budget Reconciliation Similar to Medicaid Cuts in Failed ACA Repeal Bills from 2017
(CCF, 2/24/25): Blog on how the major Medicaid cuts under consideration intended to meet the target of at least $880 billion in cuts over 10 years are strikingly similar to the Medicaid cuts included in the failed 2017 ACA repeal bills

4 Reasons Why Lawmakers Should Reject Medicaid Per Capita Caps
(CBPP, 2/10/25): Paper describes the impact of per capita caps over time and the burden to states.
Medicaid Per Capita Cap Would Harm Millions of People by Forcing Deep Cuts and Shifting Costs to States
(CBPP, 1/7/25): Paper on how per capita caps would harm states, including state data using case study illustrations and downloadable spreadsheet (see table 1; for spreadsheet table see “Related Resources” link on report page).
What Is a Per Capita Cap and How Would It Impact Medicaid
(NHeLP, 12/18/24): Explainer on per capita caps and impact on coverage.
A Medicaid Per Capita Cap: State by State Estimates
(KFF, 2/26/25): This analysis examines the potential impacts on states, Medicaid enrollees, and providers of implementing a per capita cap on federal Medicaid spending.
Imposing Per Capita Medicaid Caps and Reducing the Affordable Care Act’s Enhanced Match
(Urban Institute, 2/27/25): A research paper focused on a policy proposal that would impose per capita caps on Medicaid spending and reduce the 90 percent federal matching rate that now applies to adults covered under the optional Medicaid expansion.

What Is a Block Grant and How Would It Impact Medicaid?
(NHeLP, 12/18/24): Explainer on the mechanism of the block grant and impact on coverage.
The Tennessee “Shared Savings” Waiver: Not a Medicaid Block Grant
(CCF, 1/15/25): Describes Tennessee’s recent section 1115 demonstration (TennCare III) and its shared savings model. Although sometimes described as a model “block grant,” CCF explores how this program does not function as a block grant and should not be confused as one.
How States Would Fare under Block Grants and Per Capita Caps: Lessons from Puerto Rico
(CCF, 1/6/21): Discussion of how Puerto Rico’s block grant resulted in a far less generous Medicaid program than in the states.
Puerto Rico’s Medicaid Program Needs an Ongoing Commitment of Federal Funds
(CBPP, 4/22/2019): Outlines the problems with the block grant system in PR and how, as a result, Medicaid benefits per enrollee are much lower than any other state.
The Insufficiency of Medicaid Block Grants: The Example Of Puerto Rico
(Health Affairs, 10/12/2017): Discussion of how capped federal dollars and state flexibility have not solved a serious health crisis in Puerto Rico.

Medicaid Threats in the Upcoming Congress
(CBPP, 12/13/24): Paper on proposed federal Medicaid threats, including state data on how reducing the Medicaid expansion federal match rate or eliminating/lowering the floor on federal Medicaid match rates would drastically shift costs to states. Also includes state-level enrollment numbers by group – children, people with disabilities, seniors and adults
Eliminating the Medicaid Expansion Federal Match Rate: State-by-State Estimates
(KFF, 2/13/25): Examines the potential impacts dropping the 90% FMAP could have on states and Medicaid enrollees.
Federal Funding Cuts to Medicaid May Trigger Automatic Loss of Coverage for Millions of Residents of Certain States
(CCF, 11/27/24): Discusses state laws in 9-12 states that end the expansion if the expansion FMAP is lowered.
How Covering Adults Through Medicaid Expansion Helps Children
(CCF, 11/19/24): Outlines research on how the Medicaid expansion also benefits children.
Reducing Federal Support for Medicaid Expansion Would Shift Costs to States and Likely Result in Coverage Losses
(Urban Institute, 2/24/25): Report focuses on the proposal to reduce the 90 percent federal matching rate that states receive for the Medicaid expansion population.
The Stealth Cut to Federal Funding That Would Undermine Medicaid Efficiency, Integrity, and Innovation: Tech Bros Take Note
(The 80 Million, 2/19/25): Discusses the federal match for Medicaid administrative claims data and how proposed cuts could harm Medicaid’s ability to invest in IT and other programs that aid efficiency.
Health Care Providers Would Experience Significant Revenue Losses and Uncompensated Care Increases in the Face of Reduced Federal Support for Medicaid Expansion
(Urban Institute, 3/11/25): Brief focused on the effects a drop in FMAP would have on providers (through reductions in health care spending and increases in uncompensated care), under the scenario where all states drop the ACA Medicaid expansion in response to the loss of the enhanced FMAP.
Medicaid Federal Funding: Cuts to Federal Share (“FMAP”) Hurt Families, Providers and State Economies
(Families USA, 3/2025): Fact sheet on how proposals to cut FMAP impact health insurance coverage, state budgets, health care services and economic stability.

Medicaid Work Reporting Requirements: Bureaucratic Burdens That Threaten Working Families, Providers and Local Economies
(Families USA, 3/5/25): Fact sheet on the impact of work reporting requirements and lessons learned from states that have tried these policies previously.
Medicaid Work Requirements Could Put 36 Million People at Risk of Losing Health Coverage
(CBPP, updated 2/5/25): Paper with the number of people per state at risk of losing their health coverage under work requirement
36 Million People at Risk of Having Health Coverage Taken Away by Medicaid Work Requirements | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
(CBPP, 2/5/25): Congressional district level estimates to supplement paper on the number of people at risk of losing coverage under work requirements.
Georgia’s Medicaid Experiment Is the Latest to Show Work Requirements Restrict Health Care Access | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
(CBPP, 12/19/24): Blog with data on Georgia’s Pathway program failures.
How Covering Adults Through Medicaid Expansion Helps Children
(CCF, 11/19/24): Outlines research on how the Medicaid expansion also benefits children.
Work Requirements for Medicaid Enrollees
(Commonwealth Fund, updated 1/14/25): An explainer on Medicaid work reporting requirements and the impact on Medicaid enrollees, along with data on work reporting in other federal programs (SNAP, TANF).
Work Requirements Would Cut Medicaid for Older Adults
(Justice in Aging, 2/4/25): Examines the impact work reporting requirements would have on older adults.
Understanding the Intersection of Medicaid and Work: An Update
(KFF, 2/4/25): Data on work status of adults on Medicaid; breakdown by key demographics (parent v nonparent, education level, age)
Top 10 Reasons Why Work Requirements Should Not Be Added to Medicaid
(NHeLP, 1/7/25): Compiles research on the impact of Medicaid work requirements.
How Medicaid Work Requirements Hurt People with Disabilities
(NHeLP, 12/16/24): Examines impact of Medicaid work requirements for people with disabilities; discussion of how Medicaid services can help people with disabilities stay in the workforce.
Who is Harmed by Medicaid Work Requirements?
(NHeLP, 1/6/25): Presents the lived experience of populations who have been subject to Medicaid work requirements.
Medicaid Work Requirements Jeopardize Cancer Patients & Survivors
(American Cancer Society, Cancer Action Network, 2/25): Data on the impact of work reporting requirements on people with cancer.
Assessing Potential Coverage Losses among Medicaid Expansion Adults under a Federal Medicaid Work Requirement
(Urban Institute, 3/17/25): Assessment of potential coverage losses under federal Medicaid work requirements for adults ages 19 to 55 enrolled in the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion.

Medicaid Provider Taxes: A Critical Source of Medicaid Funding for States
(CCF, 2/4/25): Explainer on Medicaid provider taxes and their importance to states in funding Medicaid and supporting health care providers.
Provider Taxes Ensure Patient Access to Care
(Federation of American Hospitals, 3/25): Explains the importance of provider taxes to hospitals and patient care.
Medicaid Provider Taxes: Restricting Them Threatens Hospitals, the Health Care System and State Economies
(Families USA, 3/2025): Fact sheet on how proposals to reduce provider taxes impact hospitals, pay for safety-net providers and state economies.
5 Key Facts About Medicaid and Provider Taxes
(KFF, 3/26/25): Issue brief uses data from KFF’s 2024-2025 survey of Medicaid directors, to describe states’ current provider taxes and the federal rules governing them.

President Trump, Congressional Republican Proposals Would Shift Large Costs to States, Inflict Widespread Harm | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
(CBPP, 1/30/25): Detailing recent proposals and cost shifts to states.
Cutting Federal Medicaid Payments to States: Bad News for Their Credit Ratings
(CCF, 1/22/25): Discusses how Medicaid cuts put state credit ratings at risk.
Analyzing Medicaid’s Role in Redistributing Taxpayer Dollars Across States
(The Menges Group, 2/25): Describes state Medicaid costs and quantifies the redistribution of funds across states that occurs in financing Medicaid.
Reducing Federal Support for Medicaid Expansion Would Shift Costs to States and Likely Result in Coverage Losses
(Urban Institute, 2/24/25): Report focuses on the proposal to reduce the 90 percent federal matching rate that states receive for the Medicaid expansion population.
Republicans in Congress Considering Harsh Medicaid Cuts That Would Shift Costs to States, Leave People Uninsured
(CBPP, 3/26/25): State-by-state analysis of the potential impacts of Medicaid cuts.

State Efforts to Take Medicaid Health Coverage Away From People Likely to Resurface in 2025
(CBPP, 1/9/25): Paper that provides an overview of state-level proposals, strategies and rhetoric used to push for Medicaid cuts at the state level.

General Impact of Cuts to Beneficiaries & Taxpayers

Americans Can’t Afford Deep Cuts to Medicaid
(The Century Foundation, 1/13/25): Fast facts on what impact of cutting billions to Medicaid would mean (for example, Targets of cutting $100 billion in the Medicaid budget equals the coverage cost of 3.7 million children, or the total number of babies born in the U.S. each year).
Yardstick for Medicaid Budget Targets: What Potential Numbers Mean
(The Century Foundation, 1/13/25): Translates potential federal Medicaid budget reduction targets—$100 billion, $250 billion, and $500 billion over ten years—into various metrics for lawmakers, state officials, health care providers, and the public.
Cutting Medicaid Harms Older Adults No Matter How It’s Sliced
(Justice in Aging, 12/18/24): Describes the importance of Medicaid for older adults and the impact of proposed cuts on this population.
How Would Children Fare Under Proposed Cuts to Federal Spending?
(Urban Institute, 2/4/25): Looks at Medicaid and other federal programs that support children (including SNAP, TANF, Headstart) and examines how cumulative cuts impact vulnerable children; includes data on the value of supporting children through these programs.
Protect Medicaid Funding Series
(NHeLP, 9/18/24): A series of fact sheets that outline the importance of Medicaid to various populations, including children, older adults, people with disabilities, people with substance use disorders, and pregnant people.
Number of Hospitals and Nursing Facilities and Related Employment by County, 2023
(CCF 2/19/25): Based on BLS data, hospital and nursing homes (and associated employment) by county, where data is available/valid.
Medicaid Cuts Hurt State Economies
(NHeLP, 2/25/25): Fact sheet explains how proposed Medicaid cuts could destabilize state economies.
Trump and GOP Budget Targets Require Deep and Damaging Medicaid Cuts
(The Century Foundation, 2/2/25): Fast facts on what impact of cutting billions to Medicaid would mean (including impact on children, older Americans, disabled people and state budgets).
How Potential Federal Cuts to Medicaid and SNAP Could Trigger the Loss of a Million-Plus Jobs, Reduced Economic Activity, and Less State Revenue
(Commonwealth Fund, 3/25/25): Issue brief that describes how combined losses from proposed Medicaid and SNAP cuts would reach $1.1 trillion over a decade, and the impact this will have on individuals and states.
Putting $880 Billion in Potential Federal Medicaid Cuts in Context of State Budgets and Coverage
(KFF, 3/24/25): Issue brief exploring the magnitude of federal funding cuts under the House budget resolution and puts the $880 billion in context by comparing the size of the cuts to states’ tax revenues, spending on education, and the number of Medicaid enrollees covered for that cost.

Medicaid & Federal Rulemaking Medicaid Waivers

HHS May Issue More Rules Without Public Notice and Comment; Medicaid Impact Uncertain
(The 80 Million, 3/18.25): Describes the importance of public notice and comment to Medicaid rulemaking.

Waiver Worries? States Should Stay the Course on Medicaid 1115 Demonstration Implementation
(The 80 Million, 3/25/25): Describes changes that may take place for Section 1115 Medicaid demonstration waivers.

Public Opinion on Medicaid

KFF Health Tracking Poll: Public Weighs Health Care Spending and Other Priorities for Incoming Administration
(KFF, 1/17/25): Polling data on Medicaid and Medicare and other health issues.
Medicaid Voter expansion Paper
(Association for Community Affiliated Plans, 9/24): Tracks the role of Medicaid in election campaigns, including voter opinions on Medicaid, Medicaid expansion, and CHIP in every congressional district.
The Debate Over Federal Medicaid Cuts: Perspectives of Medicaid Enrollees Who Voted for President Trump and Vice President Harris
(KFF, 2/25/25): Focus group research on Medicaid enrollees and their perceptions of potential changes to the program.
KFF Health Tracking Poll February 2025: The Public’s Views on Potential Changes to Medicaid
(KFF, 3/7/25): Polling data on public opinion of Medicaid.

Medicaid Program Financing

Medicaid Financing: The Basics
(KFF, updated 1/29/25): Basics of Medicaid financing, including how funds are spent, including examination of provider taxes.
Follow the Money: How Medicaid Financing Works and What That Means for Proposals to Change it
(KFF, 10/29/24): Examines impact of various conservative proposals and how these shift costs to states.
A Look at Variation in Medicaid Spending Per Enrollee by Group and Across States
(KFF, 8/16/24): Wide variation in Medicaid spending per enrollee; data separates by expansion vs. non-expansion states
After Pandemic-Era Policies and Enhanced Funding End, State Medicaid Officials Report Enrollment Declines and Upward Cost Pressures
(KFF, 10/23/24): Analysis of budget pressures in states from KFF’s annual survey of state Medicaid directors.
What Does the Federal Government Spend on Health Care?
(KFF, 2/24/25): To provide context for ongoing discussions about federal spending, this brief analyzes current support from the federal government for health programs and services, including both spending and tax subsidies.
How Do We Pay for Medicaid?
(Commonwealth Fund, 3/14/25): Explainer on basics of Medicaid financing at the federal and state levels.

State-by-State / District-by-District Medicaid Analyses Recent State Medicaid Reports

Eliminating the Medicaid Expansion Federal Match Rate: State-by-State Estimates
(KFF, 2/13/25): Examines the potential impacts dropping the 90% FMAP could have on states and Medicaid enrollees.
How Medicaid Helps Your State
(Commonwealth Fund, 1/30/25): 50-state fact sheets on Medicaid enrollment, Medicaid spending, medical debt, rural data, mental/behavioral health needs
Medicaid State Fact Sheets
(KFF, 8/14/25): 50-state fact sheets on Medicaid.
Medicaid’s Role in Small Towns and Rural Areas
(CCF, 1/15/25): Describes importance of Medicaid to rural communities. Provides county-by-county Medicaid data.
Program Participation Data Dashboard
(CBPP, 2/12/25): Medicaid data by state and selected data by congressional district (using ACS data and weighting up to administrative state totals (so there is no undercount).
Medicaid Enrollment in the US, by Congressional District
(Association for Community Affiliated Plans)
Medicaid/CHIP Coverage by Congressional District
(CCF, 2023): Medicaid and CHIP coverage rates by district for children and non-elderly adults.
Medicaid: AAP & CCF 50-State Snapshots
(CCF/AAP, 2/25): Fact sheets for each state on children and Medicaid/CHIP enrollment.
Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Mapped by 119th Congressional Districts
(Center for American Progress, 3/11/25): Interactive map showing congressional district data on Medicaid enrollment (with figures on children, working-age adults, women and seniors).
Congressional District Interactive Map: Medicaid Enrollment by Eligibility Group
(KFF, 3/11/25): Interactive map illustrating how many people are enrolled in Medicaid and what percentage of the population is enrolled in Medicaid for each congressional district (includes enrollment numbers for adults, seniors, children and people with disabilities).
Republicans in Congress Considering Harsh Medicaid Cuts That Would Shift Costs to States, Leave People Uninsured
(CBPP, 3/26/25): State-by-state analysis of the potential impacts of Medicaid cuts.

Medicaid/Health Care Fraud & Waste

The Truth about Waste and Abuse in Medicaid
(CCF, 1/27/25): Rebuttal to Paragon’s claim that states are abusing Medicaid dollars.
The Truth about Fraud Against Medicaid
(CCF, 1/10/25): Rebuttal to Paragon’s claims about fraud in the Medicaid program.
Medicaid Fraud: The Improper Use of Improper Payments
(CCF, 3/13/25): Describes improper payments in Medicaid, rebutting the notion that these are “fraud.”
5 Key Facts about Medicaid Program Integrity – Fraud, Waste, Abuse and Improper Payments
(KFF, 3/18/25): Describes the distinction between fraud, waste and abuse in health care, and explains what is known about improper payments and fraud and abuse in Medicaid. Describes ongoing state and federal actions to address program integrity.
One (Real) Solution To Mitigate Medicaid Fraud and Waste: Artificial Intelligence
(The 80 Million, 3/18/25): Describes opportunities states have to use artificial intelligence (AI) to run better Medicaid programs, including improving quality and efficiency, and reducing fraud and waste.

The Value of Medicaid

What is Medicaid’s Value?
(Commonwealth Fund, 1/14/25): Medicaid basics + impact of Medicaid coverage on enrollee health and financial well-being. Commonwealth Fund is publishing a second in this series in the coming weeks.
Medicaid Matters: To People, Our Economy and the Health Care System
(Families USA, 1/14/25): A fact sheet on the importance and value of Medicaid.
Medicaid State Fact Sheets
(KFF, 8/14/25): 50-state fact sheets on Medicaid.
What Makes Medicaid, Medicaid?
(NHeLP, 1/15/25): A series that explores the unique ways that the Medicaid program meets the health care needs of low-income individuals and communities.
Medicaid Lived Experiences
(NHeLP) A compilation of stories from Medicaid enrollees on the barriers they face to establish eligibility an access needed supports and services.
Issue Brief: What Proposed Federal Budget Cuts and Policy Changes Will Cost Children
(First Focus, 2/25): Outlines the immense return by investing in children through programs like Medicaid; describes impact of proposed Medicaid cuts on children and places this in context with other proposed cuts (to nutrition assistance or social services).
The Enduring Role of Medicaid in Addressing Drivers of Health
(The 80 Million, 12/17/24): Summarizes data on the importance of Medicaid in addressing social issues related to health.

The Value of Medicaid Expansion

Medicaid Expansion is a Red and public-opinion State Issue
(KFF, 11/27/24): Provides state data on Medicaid expansion enrollment and spending as a share of total Medicaid enrollment and spending. It also includes a list of states that have some type of ‘trigger law’ that would end expansion or require its review should federal funding be reduced.
Last 11 States Should Expand Medicaid to Maximize Coverage and Protect Against Funding Drop as Continuous Coverage Ends
(CBPP, 1/24/23): Table with the amount of funding newly expanded states would get because of American Rescue Plan FMAP incentive.
How Covering Adults Through Medicaid Expansion Helps Children
(CCF, 11/19/24): Examines research that shows expanding Medicaid for adults has a positive impact on children (higher child coverage rates, lower rates of infant mortality and higher birthweights, and improved school and health outcomes).
Ky’s Medicaid Expansion: 40,000 Jobs, $30B Economic Impact
(Deloitte study): Describes a study conducted by Deloitte on the smart investment KY made in expanding Medicaid: “Kentucky’s decision to expand the Medicaid program is paying enormous dividends in terms of jobs, economic growth, and improved health.”
Assessing the Economic and Budgetary Impact of Medicaid Expansion in Colorado
(Colorado Health Foundation): Analysis of the full economic impact of Medicaid expansion in the state. (CO economy is $3.8B larger as a result of the expansion).
Medicaid Expansion Remains Fiscally Responsible Policy Choice for Idaho
(Idaho Center for Fiscal Policy, 2/11/25): Analysis of Medicaid expansion in Idaho – “Medicaid Expansion Saves Money for Idaho’s Taxpayers.”
How would filling the Medicaid “coverage gap” affect hospital finances?
(Brookings, 11/4/21): Estimates impact on hospitals of proposals to fill the “coverage gap” by expanding eligibility for Marketplace coverage to people below the poverty line in states that have not expanded Medicaid.
Macroeconomic Feedback Effects of Medicaid Expansion: Evidence from Michigan
(Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, 2020): Study uses Michigan as a case study for evaluating the state-level fiscal impact of Medicaid expansion.
Medicaid’s Impact on Health Care Access, Outcomes and State Economies
(Manatt/RWJF, 2/1/19): Explores the economic impact of Medicaid expansion.

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Medicaid’s Role in Small Towns and Rural Areas
(CCF, 1/15/25): Describes importance of Medicaid to rural communities. Includes county-specific data on Medicaid coverage rates of children, non-elderly adults, and seniors. Also includes interactive maps.
Why Medicaid is Important for Rural Health
(NHeLP, 1/15/25): Outlines the critical importance of Medicaid for rural communities.
Rural Hospitals Face Renewed Financial Challenges, Especially in States That Have Not Expanded Medicaid
(KFF, 2/23/23): A background on rural hospital finances and a comparison of rural hospitals’ operating margins in Medicaid expansion states vs. non-expansion states.
With Impending Funding Crises, Rural Hospitals Need a Medicaid Expansion Lifeboat to Stay Afloat
(Families USA, 1/9/23): Examines data on rural hospital finances and the strain hospitals are under, especially in areas that have not expanded Medicaid.
2025 Budget Stakes: Rural Communities Would Be Hurt by Proposed Policies and Cuts
(CBPP, 2/20/25): Outlines the impact proposed cuts to Medicaid would have on rural communities.
Medicaid Cuts & Rural Impact
(National Rural Health Association, 2/24/25): Describes the importance of Medicaid for rural communities and the impact of current proposals to cut Medicaid for rural families and communities.

5 Key Facts about Medicaid Eligibility for Seniors and People with Disabilities
(KFF, 2/7/25): Describes the importance of Medicaid for seniors and people with disabilities.
Trump’s Plan to Slash Medicaid will Harm Older Women–And the Economy
(National Partnership of Women & Families, 2/25): Presents data on the impact of Medicaid cuts on older women.)
A Cut to Medicaid is a Cut to Medicare
(Justice in Aging, 3/4/25): Fact sheet and issue brief outlining how, given that nearly 30% of all Medicaid dollars directly support Medicare enrollees, any proposed cuts to Medicaid are in effect, cuts to Medicare.
Aging at Risk: The Impact of Medicaid Cuts on Older Adults
(Milbank Memorial Fund, 2/20/25): Issue brief on how proposed Medicaid cuts impact the almost 9 million older adults aged 65 and up rely on Medicaid.

5 Key Facts about Medicaid Coverage for People with Disabilities
(KFF, 2/7/25): Describes the impact of lower Medicaid spending on the unique needs of people with disabilities.
5 Key Facts about Medicaid Eligibility for Seniors and People with Disabilities
(KFF, 2/7/25): Describes the importance of Medicaid for seniors and people with disabilities.

10 Things About Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS)
(KFF, 7/8/24): Describes the importance of Medicaid for covering populations that need long-term care.
Number of Hospitals and Nursing Facilities and Related Employment by County, 2023
(CCF, 2/25): Interactive map showing the number of hospitals and nursing homes/employment by county (if data for a county is available) in 2023, based on Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data.
Cutting Medicaid Could Hurt Millions of Americans Who Need Long-term Care
(The 80 Million, 3/11/25): Explains the importance of Medicaid for people who need long-term care services.

From Maternal Health to Long-Term Care: Medicaid is Vital for Women’s Lifelong Health
(National Partnership for Women & Families, 12/19/2024): Outlines the importance of Medicaid to women and the essential services Medicaid provides to mothers and women in all stages of life.
Medicaid/CHIP Coverage by Congressional District
(CCF, 2023): Medicaid and CHIP coverage rates by district for children and non-elderly adults.
Jeopardizing a Sound Investment: Why Short-Term Cuts to Medicaid Coverage During Pregnancy and Childhood Could Result in Long-Term Harm
(CCF, 12/8/20): Describes research on long-term benefits of Medicaid coverage in adulthood including better health and lower incidence of disability, higher educational attainment, and better financial security.
A public-opinionprint for Improving Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes Under Medicaid
(Institute for Medicaid Innovation, 10/23): Lays out the ways that Medicaid is improving maternal outcomes while also supporting a diverse workforce, integrating services, establishing continuous care, and more.
Medicaid Coverage for Pregnant Women and Their Young Children Linked to Health of the Next Generation
(CCF, 8/28/23): Study examining state expansion of Medicaid coverage for pregnant women to compare outcomes among those in states with and without access to coverage during pregnancy.
Medicaid Postpartum Coverage Extension Tracker
(KFF, 2/17/25): Tracks state actions to implement extended Medicaid postpartum coverage.
How Medicaid Supports Maternal and Infant Health
(CCF, 2/28/25): Outlines data on the importance of Medicaid for maternal and infant health.

Exploring the Effects of Medicaid During Childhood on the Economy and the Budget: Working Paper 2023-07
(CBO, 11/1/23): CBO analysis estimating the long-term fiscal impact of one additional year of Medicaid coverage in childhood via an illustrative policy of mandatory 12-months continuous eligibility for children.
Issue Brief: What Proposed Federal Budget Cuts and Policy Changes Will Cost Children
(First Focus, 2/25): Outlines the immense return by investing in children through programs like Medicaid; describes impact of proposed Medicaid cuts on children and places this in context with other proposed cuts (to nutrition assistance or social services).
Medicaid: AAP & CCF 50-State Snapshots
(CCF/AAP, 2/25): Fact sheets for each state on children and Medicaid/CHIP enrollment.
Medicaid Provides Early Intervention for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
(CCF, 3/7/25): Describes how Medicaid and the programs funded by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) work together to support young children with disabilities.

How Medicaid Supports Student Success
(CCF + Healthy Schools Campaign, Dec 2024): Lays out the research of how Medicaid coverage = stronger, healthier students, higher graduation rate, economic prosperity as adults.
How Medicaid Cuts Will Harm Students & Schools
(Healthy Schools Campaign, 3/25): Report on the importance of school-based health services and the connection between Medicaid and school health funding.

How Medicaid Supports Parents in Crisis, Children in or Aging out of Foster Care, Relative Caregivers, and Adoptive Families
(CCF, 2/13/25): Outlines the role Medicaid plays in supporting foster youth.

Continuous Medicaid Eligibility Improved Access to Mental Health Care
(George Washington University/Association for Community Affiliated Plans, 10/24): Shows that Medicaid does a better job of providing access to covered people than private insurance, and this is even more true for people with moderate to severe mental illnesses.
Medicaid’s Role in Child, Youth and Adult Mental Health
(CCF, 2/25): Outlines the role of Medicaid as the single largest payer of mental health services in the United States.

How Medicaid Helps People with Substance Use Disorders
(CCF, 2/25): Describes the importance of Medicaid in combating the opioid crisis.
SUD Treatment in Medicaid: Variation by Service Type, Demographics, States and Spending
(KFF, 3/28/24): This analysis examines Medicaid claims data from 2020 to understand clinically-identified rates of SUD as well as treatment patterns across SUD services, how treatment rates vary across groups of Medicaid enrollees and states, and spending among Medicaid enrollees aged 12-64 who have a diagnosed SUD.

Medicaid: A Vital Resource for Nearly 3 Million Military-Connected Children
(Children’s Hospital Assn, 11/28/23): Impact of Medicaid for military-connected families.

TOP 8 WAYS Medicaid Helps America’s Veterans
(Modern Medicaid Alliance, 2/19): Fact sheet on importance of Medicaid for Veterans.
Medicaid’s Role in Covering Veterans
(KFF, 6/17): Fact sheet on importance of Medicaid for Veterans.

How do Medicaid Home Care Programs Support Family Caregivers?
(KFF, 1/13/25): Data from survey of state officials on home health care and supports for family caregivers in Medicaid home care.

Closing the Coverage Gap: Medicaid Expansion and the Direct Care Workforce
(Community Catalyst, 11/18/24): Discusses the importance of Medicaid for the direct care workforce.
State Fact Sheets on Community Health Centers
(Geiger Gibson Community Health Program, 2/25): State Fact Sheets and Infographics provide current, state-specific data on community health center patients, quality metrics, and jobs and highlight the essential role of Medicaid in supporting health center care and services.

An Overview of the Impact of Medicaid on Health Care of American Indians and Alaska Natives
(The National Council of Urban Indian Health, 6/12/23): Highlights data and statistics on AI/AN Medicaid coverage and enrollment and the impact of Medicaid funding on Indian healthcare providers.