Positive Medicaid Policy Actions, FY2010 - Kaiser State Health Facts

Positive Medicaid Policy Actions Taken by States, FY2010

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

United States	43+DC Yes	13 Yes	17+DC Yes	27 Yes	0 Yes	34+DC Yes

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

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.

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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