Monday, May 5, 2008
Medicaid's Share of State Budget Doubles Since 1987
By John LaPlante
Categories: Massachusetts, Medicaid
Here's one way of measuring the increasing role of Medicaid in state budgets: How large does Medicaid loom as a share of a state's budget?
In 1987, Medicaid was 13% of the Massachusetts state budget. In 2006, it consumed 26% of the state budget--doubling its share.
- posted by John LaPlante
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