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Medicaid Matching Formula: Effects of Need Indicators on New York's Funding

HEHS-97-152R Published: Jun 09, 1997. Publicly Released: Jun 09, 1997.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided an analysis of what New York's federal Medicaid matching percentage and funding would have been if the current matching formula had included certain factors that affect state financing burdens, such as the number of people in poverty and the cost of health care services.

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Cost of livingCost sharing (finance)Health care programsIncome statisticsMedical economic analysisState-administered programsStatistical methodsMedicaidHealth care costsHealth care services