Converting Medicaid into a Block Grant Program Unlikely to Match Needs According to Kaiser Family Foundation

If the federal Medicaid program was converted to a block grant structure, as the U.S. House budget proposal recommends, the level of funding would be unlikely to match needs, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) review of prior Medicaid block grant proposals and current programs with capped federal financing. In the block grant proposal, states would receive a pre-set level of funding to provide needed medical and supportive living services for low-income persons and those with disabilities. To better understand how this proposal may affect the health care system, the KFF researchers analyzed prior Medicaid block . . .