New Federal Incentive Lowers the Estimated Cost of Medicaid Expansion (April 2022)
Approximately 148,000 Kansans, including 109,000 adults and 39,000 children, are estimated to newly enroll in KanCare if Medicaid were to be expanded in January 2023. Expansion would offer a coverage option to nearly 88,000 adults who currently fall in the “Medicaid coverage gap,” and a new federal incentive has changed the financial equation for states that have not yet expanded Medicaid. This issue brief provides an updated estimate of the impact that expanding Medicaid coverage would have on KanCare enrollment and expenditures.
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