Medicaid

Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), 41 states (including the District of Columbia) have taken advantage of federal subsidies and opted to expand Medicaid eligibility leading to a dramatic increase in Medicaid enrollment.

• Status of State Medicaid Expansion Decisions: Interactive Map 

Many states have taken advantage of 1115 demonstration waivers through CMS. Through these waivers, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services may waive certain provisions of the Medicaid law to give states additional flexibility to design and improve their programs.

• Medicaid Waiver Tracker: Approved and Pending Section 1115 Waivers by State
• State Waiver List: CMS

• Kaiser Family Foundation: 10 Things to Know about Medicaid: Setting the Facts Straight 
• Kaiser Family Foundation: Medicaid Physician Fee Index 
• 10 Things to Know About the Unwinding of the Medicaid Continuous Enrollment Provision
• Medicaid and CHIP Scorecard: The Scorecard  includes data on State Health System Performance, State Administrative Accountability, and Federal Administrative Accountability

The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) is a non-partisan legislative branch agency that provides policy and data analysis and makes recommendations to Congress, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the states on a wide array of issues affecting Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The MACPAC releases its Reports to Congress twice annually, by March 15 and June 15 respectively.

• Overview
• MACPAC Publications

The CMS website provides resources for providers, states, and beneficiaries.

• State Overviews
• State Resources
• CHIP Resources

• Medicaid Payments
• Strengthening Medicaid

• 2024 Medicaid Primer