Positive Medicaid Policy Actions, FY2009 - Kaiser State Health Facts

Positive Medicaid Policy Actions Taken by States, FY2009

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	Provider Payment Increases	Benefit Expansions	Eligibility Expansions	Simplification to Application/Renewal	Decreased Co-Payments	LTC Expansions

United States	47+DC Yes	15 Yes	15 Yes	23 Yes	2 Yes	32 Yes

Alabama	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No
Alaska	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No
Arizona	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Arkansas	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
California	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
Colorado	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Connecticut	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
Delaware	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
District of Columbia	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Florida	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Georgia	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
Hawaii	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Idaho	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Illinois	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes
Indiana	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes
Iowa	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
Kansas	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes
Kentucky	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
Louisiana	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Maine	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Maryland	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Massachusetts	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No
Michigan	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
Minnesota	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No
Mississippi	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Missouri	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Montana	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Nebraska	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
Nevada	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
New Hampshire	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
New Jersey	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
New Mexico	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
New York	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
North Carolina	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes
North Dakota	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes
Ohio	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
Oklahoma	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Oregon	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Pennsylvania	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
Rhode Island	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
South Carolina	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes
South Dakota	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Tennessee	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes
Texas	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
Utah	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Vermont	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
Virginia	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
Washington	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
West Virginia	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes
Wisconsin	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Wyoming	Yes	No	No	No	No	No

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Sources:

The Crunch Continues: An Update on Medicaid Spending, Coverage and Policy in the Midst of a Recession. Results from a 50-State Medicaid Budget Survey, State Fiscal Years 2009 and 2010 Appendix A-1. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, September 2009. Available at: http://www.kff.org/medicaid/7985.cfm.

Definitions:

Provider Payments Increases: Provider payment rate change. Providers include physicians, inpatient hospitals, nursing homes and managed care organizations.
Benefit Expansion: In the beginning of FY2005, a 7 states reported plans to cut or restrict benefits. At the same time, 9 states were adopting benefit restorations and expansions. For specific state expansions, see footnotes.
Eligibility Expansion: Cost containment actions or expansions in eligibility may be the result of changes to actual eligibility standards or changes to the application and renewal processes that are designed to either expand or restrict eligibility. In FY2005, 20 states made eligibility expansions and/or positive changes to the application and renewal processes. See footnotes for specific state actions.
Long Term Care (LTC) Expansions: In FY2005, more states expanded HCBS programs (11 states) than cut or restricted LTC services (10 states). Within the 11 states that expanded community service options, 8 states created new HCBS waivers or expanded existing waivers, two states added additional services to existing HCBS waivers, one state implemented or expanded a PACE program and one state expanded LTC eligibility by restoring coverage for certain state-defined impairment levels.

Federal Fiscal Year: Unless otherwise noted, years proceeded by "FY" on statehealthfacts.org refer to the Federal Fiscal Year, which runs from October 1 through September 30. For example, FY 2009 refers to the period from October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009.

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