Medicaid Expansion Continues to Benefit State Budgets, Contrary to Critics’ Claims
End Notes
[1] Olena Mazurenko et al., “The Effects of Medicaid Expansion Under the ACA: A Systemic Review,” Health Affairs, June 2018, https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.1377/hlthaff.2017.1491.
[2] Aaron E. Carroll, “Finally, Some Answers on the Effects of Medicaid Expansion,” New York Times, July 2, 2018, https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/02/upshot/finally-some-answers-on-the-effects-of-medicaid-expansion.html.
[3] See, for example, Jonathan Ingram and Nicholas Horton, “A Budget Crisis in Three Parts: How Obamacare is Bankrupting Taxpayers,” Foundation for Government Accountability, February 1, 2018, https://thefga.org/research/budget-crisis-three-parts-obamacare-bankrupting-taxpayers/; Dan Hemmert, “Guest Opinion: Proposition 3 is not right for Utah,” Deseret News, September 22, 2018, https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900032994/guest-opinion-proposition-3-is-not-right-for-utah.html.
[4] Mark Hall, “Do states regret expanding Medicaid?,” Brookings Institution, March 26, 2018, https://www.brookings.edu/blog/usc-brookings-schaeffer-on-health-policy/2018/03/26/do-states-regret-expanding-medicaid/.
[5] See, for example, Deborah Bachrach et al., “States Expanding Medicaid See Significant Budget Savings and Revenue Gains,” State Health Reform Assistance Network, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, March 2016, https://www.rwjf.org/content/dam/farm/reports/issue_briefs/2016/rwjf419097.
[6] The Stephen Group, “Arkansas Health Reform Legislative Task Force: Final Report,” December 15, 2016, http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2017/Meeting%20Attachments/836/I14805/Final%20Approved%20Report%20from%20TSG%2012-15-16.pdf.
[7] John Ayanian et al., “Economic Effects of Medicaid Expansion in Michigan,” New England Journal of Medicine, February 2, 2017, https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1613981.
[8] Bryce Ward and Brandon Bridge, “The Economic Impact of Medicaid Expansion in Montana,” University of Montana Bureau of Business and Economic Research, April 2018, https://mthcf.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/BBER-MT-Medicaid-Expansion-Report_4.11.18.pdf.
[9] Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services, “Overview of the Governor’s Introduced Budget,” January 8, 2018, http://sfc.virginia.gov/pdf/health/2018/010818_No1_Jones_DMAS%20Budget%20Briefing.pdf.
[10] Justin C. Birrell et al., “Financial Impacts from Medicaid Expansion in Idaho,” Milliman, Inc., July 19, 2018, https://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/Portals/0/AboutUs/FromTheNewsroom/Impact%20of%20Medicaid%20Expansion%20for%20Idaho%2020180718%20-%20Final.pdf.
[11] Charlie Katebi and Lindsay Atkinson, “Don’t Buy the Hype: Medicaid Expansion Would Be A Disaster for Idaho,” The Heartland Institute and the Idaho Freedom Foundation, September 2018, https://www.heartland.org/_template-assets/documents/publications/IdahoPBMedicaid2.pdf.
[12] Benjamin D. Sommers and Jonathan Gruber, “Federal Funding Insulated State Budgets From Increased Spending Related to Medicaid Expansion,” Health Affairs, May 2017, https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2016.1666.
[13] Christian Wolfe, Kathryn Rennie, and Christopher Truffer, “2017 Actuarial Report on the Financial Outlook for Medicaid,” Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary, https://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/Research/ActuarialStudies/Downloads/MedicaidReport2017.pdf.
[14] Matt Broaddus, “Census States Not Expanding Medicaid Lagging on Health Coverage,” Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, September 12, 2018, https://www.cbpp.org/blog/census-states-not-expanding-medicaid-lagging-on-health-coverage
[15] See, for example, “Chart Book: The Far Reaching Benefits of the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid Expansion,” Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, October 2, 2018, https://www.cbpp.org/research/health/chart-book-the-far-reaching-benefits-of-the-affordable-care-acts-medicaid.
[16] Aaron Sojourner and Ezra Golberstein, “Medicaid Expansion Reduced Unpaid Medical Debt and Increased Financial Satisfaction,” Health Affairs blog, July 24, 2017, https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hblog20170724.061160/full/.
[17] Larisa Antonisse et al., “The Effects of Medicaid Expansion Under the ACA: Updated Findings From a Literature Review,” Kaiser Family Foundation, March 2018, http://files.kff.org/attachment/Issue-Brief-The-Effects-of-Medicaid-Expansion-Under-the-ACA-Updated-Findings-from-a-Literature-Review.
[18] Katebi and Atkinson, op. cit.
[19] Kara Gavin, “Medicaid Expansion Helped Enrollees Do Better at Work or in Job Searches,” University of Michigan Health Lab, June 27, 2017, https://labblog.uofmhealth.org/industry-dx/medicaid-expansion-helped-enrollees-do-better-at-work-or-job-searches.
[20] Ohio Department of Medicaid, “2018 Ohio Medicaid Group VIII Assessment,” August 2018, http://medicaid.ohio.gov/Portals/0/Resources/Reports/Annual/Group-VIII-Final-Report.pdf.