States Collectively Spend 17% Of Their Revenue On Medicaid, A 41% Increase In 17 Years

In 2017, states spent 17% of state-generated funds on Medicaid, which represents a 41% increase from 2000 to 2017. The states spent $0.17 of every state-generated dollar on Medicaid in 2017, up from $0.12 per dollar in 2000.

Every state except Illinois spent a larger share of its own dollars on Medicaid in 2017 than in 2000. The state with the largest increase was Louisiana, at 11.5 cents higher than 2000, spending 22% of its revenue (or 22 cents per state-generated dollar) on Medicaid in 2017. Illinois spent the same on Medicaid in 2017 . . .