Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Sep 2022
The US Medicaid program: coverage, financing, reforms, and implications for health equity
20 September 2022 - In 2022, Medicaid insured approximately 80.6 million individuals (56.4% from racial and ethnic minority groups in 2019). In 2020, estimated Medicaid spending was $671.2 billion (16.3% of total US health spending).
The proportion of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicaid managed care was 69.5% in 2019, 45 states have pursued 139 Medicaid delivery system reforms from 2003 to 2019, and 38 states and Washington, DC, have expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.
