ACA Repeal Debate Caused Confusion In States' Budget Processes

Congressional efforts to repeal and replace, and now to stabilize, the Affordable Care Act led to significant confusion about the future of the Medicaid program while states were developing their 2018 budgets, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation survey of state Medicaid directors from all 50 states and D.C. that was released on Thursday (Oct. 19). The survey also found that Medicaid experienced slower enrollment and increased spending in fiscal 2017. Medicaid enrollment growth slowed 2.7 percent in fiscal 2017,...