On February 25, the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) released a chartpack outlining five aspects of the Medicaid program.  The chartpack explains how Medicaid fits into the broader health care system, providing charts and graphs examining components of the program.  KFF posits that Medicaid is an integral part of the health system, Medicaid spending growth is driven by increasing enrollment and spending on seniors and individuals with disabilities, and that Medicaid brings states federal revenue and creates jobs.  Additionally, the authors argue that Medicaid increases access to care through private providers and that health reform’s Medicaid expansion will significantly reduce the number of uninsured Americans, with the federal government financing the majority of the expansion.

Full Chartpack: Top 5 Things To Know About Medicaid (PDF | 598 KB) 

Kaiser Family Foundation. (2011). Top 5 things to know about Medicaid.