Medicaid Coverage and Spending Diane Rowland, Sc.D. Executive Vice President, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and Executive Director, Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured for Alliance for.
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Medicaid Coverage and Spending Diane Rowland, Sc.D. Executive Vice President, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and Executive Director, Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured for Alliance for Health Reform Briefing: Inside Deficit Reduction: What it Means for Medicaid Washington, DC November 10, 2011 FIGURE 1 Health Care Coverage and Personal Health Care Expenditures in the U.S., 2009 Health Spending Health Coverage Other Government Programs 4% Total = 300 million Total = $2.1 trillion SOURCE: Health insurance coverage: KCMU/Urban Institute analysis of 2009 ASEC Supplement to the CPS. Health expenditures: KFF calculations using NHE data from CMS, Office of the Actuary FIGURE 2 Medicaid has many roles in our health care system. Health Insurance Coverage 29 million children & 15 million adults in low-income families; 15 million elderly and persons with disabilities Assistance to Medicare Beneficiaries Long-Term Care Assistance 8.9 million aged and disabled — 21% of Medicare beneficiaries 1 million nursing home residents; 2.8 million community-based residents MEDICAID Support for Health Care System and Safety-net State Capacity for Health Coverage 16% of national health spending; 40% of long-term care services Federal share can range from 50 - 83%; For FFY 2012, ranges from 50 - 74.2% FIGURE 3 Most beneficiaries are children, but the elderly and disabled account for the majority of Medicaid spending. Total = 59.5 million NOTE: Percentages may not add up to 100 due to rounding. SOURCE: KCMU/Urban Institute estimates based on data from FY 2008 MSIS and CMS Form-64, 2010. Total = $317.7 billion FIGURE 4 Disability and long-term care drive higher per-enrollee spending. $14,481 Long-Term Care $12,499 Acute Care $5,163 $2,135 $2,541 SOURCE: Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured and Urban Institute estimates based on 2007 MSIS and CMS64 data. FIGURE 5 Duals Account for 39% of Medicaid Spending. Medicaid Enrollment Medicaid Spending Premiums 4% Medicare Acute 6% Adults 25% Other Acute 2% Other Aged & Disabled 10% Duals 15% Non-Dual Spending 60% Children 50% Long-Term Care 27% Prescribed Drugs 0.4% Total = 58 Million Total = $311 Billion SOURCE: Urban Institute estimates based on FFY 2007 data from MSIS and CMS Form 64, prepared for the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, 2010. Dual Spending 39% FIGURE 6 Medicaid spending growth per enrollee has been slower than growth in private health spending. SOURCE: Urban Institute, 2010. Estimates based on data from Medicaid Financial Management Reports (HCFA/CMS Form 64), Medicaid Statistical Information System (MSIS), and KCMU/HMA enrollment data. Expenditures exclude prescription drug spending for dual eligibles to remove the effect of their transition to Medicare Part D in 2006. FIGURE 7 Enrollment was the largest driver of Medicaid spending during this last recession. SOURCE: Urban Institute, 2010. Estimates based on data from Medicaid Financial Management Reports (HCFA/CMS Form 64), Medicaid Statistical Information System (MSIS), and KCMU/HMA enrollment data. Expenditures exclude prescription drug spending for dual eligibles to remove the effect of their transition to Medicare Part D in 2006. FIGURE 8 Federal share of Medicaid spending (FMAP) varies by state. Statutory Federal Medical Assistance Percentages , FY 2012 WA VT MT ME ND NH MA MN OR MI WY IL UT CO CA RI PA IA NE NV NY WI SD ID OH IN WV KS MO KY VA CT NJ DE MD DC NC TN AZ NM OK SC AR MS TX AL GA LA FL AK HI 50 percent (15 states) 51 – 59 percent (11 states) 60 – 66 percent (13 states) 67 – 74 percent (12 states including DC) NOTE: Rates are rounded to nearest percent. These rates will be in effect Oct. 1, 2011 – Sept. 30, 2012. SOURCE: Federal Register,, Nov, 10, 2010 (Vol. 75, No. 217), pp. 69082-69083. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-28319.pdf