Pew Center on the States: Special Report on Medicaid 2006

January 2006 Pew Center on the States: Special Report on Medicaid 2006 In July 2005, the Medicaid program turned 40. The Pew Center on the States: Special Report on Medicaid, highlights the states' efforts to provide safety net services for nearly 58 million Americans while controlling program costs.  Overall Medicaid spending in 2005 totaled $329 billion. The federal government contributed 57% of the funding; the states contributed the remaining 43%. Medicaid represents 21% of state budgets. The Congressional Budget Office projects that Medicaid spending will increase by 7.7% annually for the next decade. The report presents examples of state . . .