Medicaid Enrollment & Medicaid State Spending Up In FY 2012

According to data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of the Actuary, between fiscal year (FY) 2011 and FY 2012, Medicaid enrollments are projected to increase 1.5% and state spending on Medicaid is projected to increase by 18%. In FY 2011, Medicaid enrollment was estimated at 55.4 million and for FY 2012 is projected to increase to 56.2 million. State and local spending on Medicaid is estimated at $171 billion in FY 2011 and projected to increase to $201.9 billion in FY 2012. Overall Medicaid spending is estimated at $429 billion in . . .