At our meetings in Virginia last week, both the National
and Eastern
Region Council of State Governments passed resolutions urging federal
policymakers to support and continue the successful Medicaid state-federal
partnership and “avoid the imposition of new burdens on state budgets.” The
resolutions are in response
to signals from the incoming federal administration and Congress to place
new limits on Medicaid funding to states combined with more flexibility operating
the program. In Connecticut,
Medicaid covers one in five state residents, including 186,967 people newly
eligible under the Affordable Care Act, brings $4.6 billion in health funding to
the state and comprises 23.2% of the state’s budget.Thursday, December 15, 2016
CSG, ERC pass resolutions to preserve Medicaid state-federal partnership
At our meetings in Virginia last week, both the National
and Eastern
Region Council of State Governments passed resolutions urging federal
policymakers to support and continue the successful Medicaid state-federal
partnership and “avoid the imposition of new burdens on state budgets.” The
resolutions are in response
to signals from the incoming federal administration and Congress to place
new limits on Medicaid funding to states combined with more flexibility operating
the program. In Connecticut,
Medicaid covers one in five state residents, including 186,967 people newly
eligible under the Affordable Care Act, brings $4.6 billion in health funding to
the state and comprises 23.2% of the state’s budget.
