Medicaid: State by State Descriptions & Plans

Medicaid is a federal-state partnership, with state laws, state regulations, federally approved state waivers, and approved "state plans" all creating significant variations from state to state. Listed below are selected links to information about existing Medicaid plans and reform proposals within individual states. It is hoped they will be of general use:
1) to residents seeking basic information about their individual state.
2) to policymakers and researchers interested in comparing activities in one state to those in another.

NOTE: The links listed below were published either by state agencies or by state-based research and advocacy organizations. Please consider and evaluate:

1. the source as listed and described, including any potentially partisan presentation
2. the date of the information.
3. nothing contained on this page is intended as legal or medical advice.

• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) - details from the federal agency -7/09
• Federal Poverty Guidelines for 2009 - published by HHS January 23, 2009
• National Association of State Medicaid Directors (NASMD)
• State Medicaid Information - 50 state statistics by Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
• Medicaid: State Facts Online - by Kaiser Family Foundation
• Medicaid - General State Information by Families USA (includes consumer contacts; updated frequently)

· Additional Federal Allocations (FMAP) to States for Medicaid Costs under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (PL 111-5) 3/09

· Basic Federal Matching Fund Rate (FMAP) for all 50 states - how much is paid for each dollar expended in FY2008 and FY2009*
* NOTE: FY 2009 figures were published in the Federal Register November 2007

• Medicaid by National Conference of State Legislatures - health policy research for the 50 states
• State Medicaid Sites on the Web: State agency home pages (via Murphy's Unofficial Medicaid Page)

• ALABAMA: Official state agency
• ALASKA: Medicaid (Division of Public Assistance; Dept. of Health & Social Services) - 3/08
• ARIZONA: Medicaid (AHCCCS)
• ARKANSAS: Medicaid
• CALIFORNIA: Medi-Cal (Medicaid State agency) (Dept. of Health Services) | Pharmaceuticals
• COLORADO: Office of Medical Assistance 7/09
• CONNECTICUT: Medicaid (Dept. of Social Services)
• DELAWARE Medicaid (Dept. of Health & Social Services)
• DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Medicaid (Dept. of Health) | Pharmaceuticals-PDL
• FLORIDA: Medicaid (Agency for Health Care Administration) | Pharmaceuticals 5/21/10
• GEORGIA: Medicaid / description 2008 (Dept. of Community Health)
• HAWAII Medicaid (Med-QUEST Div; Dept. of Human Services)
• IDAHO: Division of Medicaid | ID Medicaid (Dept. of Health & Welfare) | Pharmaceuticals 3/2011
• ILLINOIS: Medicaid (Dept. of Health & Family Services [HFS])
• INDIANA Medicaid program (Family and Social Services Agency [FSSA]) |  Pharmaceuticals 4/21/2010
• IOWA Medicaid / description for consumers, 2008 (Dept. of Human Services)
• KANSAS Medicaid (KS Health Policy Authority)- 11/06
• KENTUCKY: Medicaid Services Dept. (Cabinet for Health and Family Services)
• LOUISIANA: Medicaid (Medicaid- Bureau of Health Services Financing, Dept. of Health & Hospitals)
• MAINE: MaineCare Office of MaineCare Services)- 8/07
• MARYLAND: Medicaid Program - (MD Department of Health & Mental Hygiene)
• MASSACHUSETTS: Medicaid/MassHealth  (Division of Medical Assistance)
• MICHIGAN Medicaid agency 3/09
• MINNESOTA Medicaid (MN. Dept of Human Services)
• MISSISSIPPI: Division of Medicaid (official state agency)
• MISSOURI: Medicaid
• MONTANA: Medicaid -3/08
• NEBRASKA: Medicaid Program
• NEVADA Medicaid (Division of Health Care Financing & Policy)
• NEW HAMPSHIRE: Medicaid Services | Pharmaceuticals
• NEW JERSEY: Medicaid - Medical Assistance and Health Services
• NEW MEXICO: Medicaid Division info. | Pharmaceuticals
• NEW YORK: Medicaid (Dept. of Health) | Pharmaceuticals | Consumer Rx Prices
• NORTH CAROLINA: Medicaid - Division of Medical Assistance
• NORTH DAKOTA - Medicaid Agency
  > North Dakota: Medicaid - other information
• OHIO: Medicaid agency
• OKLAHOMA Medicaid (OK Health Care Authority)
• OREGON: Oregon Health Plan (Medicaid) 3/10
• PENNSYLVANIA: Office of Medical Assistance Programs (OMAP - Medicaid) | Pharmaceuticals
• RHODE ISLAND: Medicaid (Department of Human Services)
• SOUTH CAROLINA: Medicaid
• SOUTH DAKOTA Medicaid office; + Program Expenditures
• TENNESSEE: TennCare Agency - serving Medicaid eligibles and more | Pharmaceuticals
• TEXAS: Medicaid (Health and Human Services Commission) | Pharmaceuticals
• UTAH: Medicaid (Dept. of Health) | Pharmaceuticals
• VERMONT Medicaid Program
• VIRGINIA: Medicaid (Dept. of Medical Assistance Services)
• WASHINGTON: Medical Assistance (Health & Recovery Services Admin.) | Pharmaceuticals
• WEST VIRGINIA: Medicaid (Bureau for Medical Services) | Pharmaceuticals
• WISCONSIN: ForwardHealth (Medicaid) (Dept. of Health and Family Services) | Pharmaceuticals
• WYOMING: Medicaid (EqualityCare) Office of Healthcare Financing (OHCF), Dept. of Health 7/11

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