Medicaid's Heavy Lift

Medicaid, America's health insurance for the poor, has been under intense scrutiny for decades and even more so since the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was passed in 2010. In 2014, the ACA would have eliminated categorical eligibility requirements and standardized means testi...

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Published in:The Milbank quarterly 2019-12, Vol.97 (4), p.935-938
Main Author: ALLEN, HEIDI L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Court decisions
Government programs
Health care industry
Health insurance
Means testing
Medicaid
Opinion
Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act 2010-US
Patients
Scrutiny
Supreme courts
Worthiness
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Summary:Medicaid, America's health insurance for the poor, has been under intense scrutiny for decades and even more so since the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was passed in 2010. In 2014, the ACA would have eliminated categorical eligibility requirements and standardized means testing across all state Medicaid programs. However, in 2012, the Supreme Court ruled that ACA Medicaid expansions were to be at the discretion of each state. This decision initiated fierce policy debates around the country on the worthiness of the program.
ISSN:0887-378X
1468-0009
1468-0009
DOI:10.1111/1468-0009.12433