A 50-state study of trends and drivers of cost

Medicaid is the largest health insurance program in the United States, covering both acute and long-term care services for over 66 million low-income Americans—children and their parents, as well as elderly and disabled individuals.¹ This report focuses on the impact of Medicaid on the states, including trends in spending and enrollment, and the anticipated effects of the Affordable Care Act. 1 Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, Medicaid: A Primer—Key Information on the Nation's Health Coverage Program for Low-Income People (Washington: Kaiser Family Foundation, 2013), accessed Feb. 12, 2014, http://kaiserfamilyfoundation.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/7334-05.pdf.