A series of seven briefs on key Medicaid issues for state policymakers designed to assist new state leaders in understanding the Medicaid program and their role in using it to improve the health of their states’ residents and communities.


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Medicaid

Medicaid coverage leads to better health outcomes for participants—saving lives, lowering health care costs, making childbirth safer, reducing medical debt, and helping strengthen state economies.