claim: about two-thirds of medicaid beneficiaries are children, but they account for one-third of the program’s cost, while one-third are elderly, and they account for two-thirds of the cost.
author: sherrod brown
evidence_1: dec 22, 2016 ... mcos account for the largest share of medicaid spending, about one-third of medicaid spending is for other acute care services, 22% for fee-for-service long-term care, 3.5% for dsh and 3% for medicaid spending for medicare premiums and cost-sharing on behalf of dual eligible beneficiaries (figure 2).
evidence_2: aug 16, 2016 ... children account for more than two-fifths of medicaid enrollees but less than one-fifth of medicaid spending. only slightly more than one-fifth of medicaid enrollees are seniors or persons with disabilities, but because they need more (and more costly) health care services, they account for nearly half of ...
evidence_3: mar 9, 2015 ... medicaid is the nation's main public health insurance program for people with low income and the single largest source of public health coverage in the u.s. covering nearly 70 million americans. states design and administer their own medicaid programs within federal requirements, and states and the ...
evidence_4: covers more than 70 million americans, or 1 in 5, including many with complex and costly needs for care. the ... 2 about half of all medicaid enrollees, nonelderly adults make up one-quarter, and seniors and people with disabilities make up one-quarter. medicaid covers many but not all poor americans (figure 1). it covers ...
evidence_5: mar 19, 2017 ... the federal government could cover long-term care costs while states would assume all costs for children and younger adults. ... children or young adults, they account for only one-third of costs. the elderly and disabled constitute the other one-quarter of recipients, but they represent two-thirds of costs.