ERIC ED296033: Changes in the Noninstitutionalized Medicaid pdf

ERIC ED296033: Changes in the Noninstitutionalized Medicaid

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Between 1979 and 1983 the noninstitutionalized Medicaid population grew by 210,000 people, or one percent. In comparison, because of a severe economic recession, there was a 37 percent increase in the number of people in poverty during the same period. The Medicaid population growth rate is relatively small for the following reasons: (1) Congress tightened Medicaid eligibility by passing the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, which restricts eligibility for the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program (everyone who receives AFDC is also eligible for Medicaid), thus affecting the 52 percent of the noninstitutionalized Medicaid population who are AFDC-Medicaid recipients; (2) most states, by not increasing the income eligibility limits, did not act to counter the effects of inflation (which rose 37 percent) on the purchasing power of the poor receiving cash assistance. In 1979, 58 percent of the Medicaid population had earnings below the poverty level; in 1983, 73 percent of the Medicaid population had poverty incomes.

The proportion of children covered by Medicaid fell from 49 to 46 percent. Regional differences in the proportions of the poor covered by Medicaid remained constant between 1979 and 1983, but there were substantial changes in the growth of the Medicaid population. While the noninstitutionalized Medicaid population became poorer, Medicaid also covered a smaller proportion of the poor. This state of affairs has particular ramifications for the 24 percent of all children living in poverty and for the relatively large poverty population in the South. Data, from the March 1980 and 1984 Current Population Surveys, are presented on 23 tables. A short list of references is included. (BJV

• Creator/s: ERIC
• Date: 1987-03
• Year: 1987
• Book Topics/Themes: ERIC Archive, Census Figures, Children, Demography, Economic Change, Economically Disadvantaged, Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Females, Health Programs, Older Adults, Participation, Population Trends, Poverty, Poverty Programs, Program Evaluation, Welfare Recipients, Welfare Services, Young Adults

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