STATES EXPANDING MEDICAID SEE BUDGET SAVINGS AND REVENUE GAINS

A new Issue Brief from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) indicates that states that have expanded Medicaid generate savings and revenue that can be used to finance other state spending priorities or offset much, if not all, of the state costs of expansion. Medicaid expansion also is bringing hundreds of millions of federal dollars annually to states, which ripples through state economies, creates jobs, and strengthens struggling and rural hospitals. 

The Issue Brief can be accessed at http://www.rwjf.org/content/dam/farm/reports/issue_briefs/2016/rwjf419097.