Rural Health Research Gateway

Medicaid Budget Cuts and Long-Term Care Supplement

Funder: Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Research center: Southwest Rural Health Research Center
Phone: 979.458.0653
Lead researcher: Catherine Hawes, PhD , 979.458.0081, hawes@srph.tamushsc.edu
Project completed:December 2004
Topics: Aging
Disabilities
Health policy
Long term care
Medicaid and S-CHIP

According to the National Governor s Association and the National Conference of State Legislators, the majority of states are facing serious budget crises. To meet this challenge, states are turning to a variety of mechanisms to decrease expenditures including cuts to Medicaid, a significant source of state expenditures. While children and those who would be uninsured without current state programs are at significant risk, the elderly and disabled also face significant reductions in services. This project collected data on each state, identifying all the changes made to their Medicaid program in the area of long-term care or related services to the frail elderly and disabled. A policy paper addressing the impact of Medicaid cuts on long term care services, particularly among the elderly in rural areas, will be produced.


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