The Impact of Welfare Reform on Medicaid
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6376048 |
|---|---|
| Authors | K Schneider (0000-0002-8449-1833), Saundra K Schneider (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 161-174 |
| Publication date | 1998-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Publius The Journal of Federalism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0048-5950 • E-ISSN: 1747-7107 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubjof.a029976 |
| OpenAlex | W2045560594 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Welfare reform did not usher in comprehensive Medicaid reform, if “reform” is defined as dismantling the basic framework or design of the nations's health-care system for the poor. Instead, it left much of the previous Medicaid system intact. However, welfare reform has contributed to changes in the Medicaid-eligible populations, greater variability and experimentation with state Medicaid initiatives, and greater sate control over Medicaid program decisions. Thus, the welfare-reform movement clarified a major trend in contemporary American politics—the increase in state discretion and flexibility in social welfare policymaking. The states are now at the center of Medicaid decisionmaking, and they are in a key position to determine the future direction of heath-care assistance for the poor in the United States
Discretion · Economics · Flexibility (engineering · Health care · Medicaid · Political science · Politics · Social Welfare · State (computer science · Welfare · Welfare reform · Healthcare Policy and Management · Law · Public Administration
| Citations per year | 0.11 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2008 - 2013 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |