The Hill, February 2, 2017: (Blog) Medicaid block grants — bigger threat to US healthcare than ACA repeal
“Medicaid is best known as the collaborative federal/state health insurance program that covers the cost of care for low-income Americans. Many assume that the average Medicaid beneficiary is an able-bodied adult, but the true picture of a Medicaid recipient is quite different. According to AARP, 65 percent of seniors in nursing homes in the United States are covered by Medicaid. The Kaiser Family Foundation found that Medicaid pays for 39 percent of American children’s health insurance. And MedPAC reports that over 9 million people with disabilities receive services from healthcare to home care through Medicaid.”