The plan was paid for by an increase in the state's tax on cigarettes and the reallocation of federal medicaid funds through a special wavier granted by the federal government.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Medicaid is funded by federal funds as well as several billion state dollars.
From the post-gazette.com
Medicaid is administered by states, which use their own funds and a federal match.
From the al.com
This is mainly due to the fact that as illegal aliens, the hospital can't get reimbursed by medicaid or other funds so the hospitals just eat the costs.
From the newsday.com
Medicaid was artificially pumped up with about 14 billion dollars in stimulus funds which have expired.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
Medicaid won't get cut and would get some additional funds to provide independent living services for about 800 adults with mental disabilities.
From the courier-journal.com
Medicaid is a lifesaver to them and I am proud to support it when the funds are actually going to the RIGHT people.
From the economist.com
Medicaid bars federal funding for abortion, but 17 states and the District allow the procedure for female Medicaid enrollees paid out of their own funds.
From the washingtonpost.com
Medicaid funding has become a major budgetary issue for many states over the last few years, with states, on average, spending 16.8% of state general funds on the program.