A new analysis by CSG of enhanced Medicaid match rates under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act found that the average state will lose 21 cents in federal funding for every dollar the state puts towards paying Medicaid bills beginning April 1. This decrease follows on the heels of a 37-cent loss states suffered on Jan. 1.
The report looks at the value of the Recovery Act enhanced Medicaid match to states from 2009 through this year. CSG calculates the match in an easy to understand manner: for every dollar a state...