Will All Health Care Reform Lead Back to Medicaid?
Authors: Jennifer Fisher Wilson
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2009)

Current Clinical Issues20 January 2009Will All Health Care Reform Lead Back to Medicaid?Jennifer Fisher WilsonJennifer Fisher WilsonSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-150-2-200901200-00024 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail During the U.S. presidential campaign, the Republican and Democratic candidates proposed health care reform plans that emphasized reducing the number of uninsured Americans—approximately 45 million people younger than 65 years have no health care coverage. Their plans also focused on controlling health care costs, which consume 16% of the nation's gross domestic product, far more than that of any other developed country. The candidates promised to make health care reform a priority.But what happens if health care reform loses its place on the president's priority list? This is a real possibility, according to Michael Sparer, JD, PhD, professor of ...References1. Smith V, Gifford K, Ellis E, Rudowitz R, O'Malley M, Marks C. Headed for a Crunch: An Update on Medicaid Spending, Coverage and Policy Heading into an Economic Downturn—Results from a 50-State Medicaid Budget Survey for State Fiscal Years 2008 and 2009. September 2008. Accessed at www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/7815.pdf on 30 October 2008. Google Scholar2. Coughlin TA, Zuckerman S. State responses to new flexibility in Medicaid. Milbank Q. 2008;86:209-40. [PMID: 18522612] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Bindman AB, Chattopadhyay A, Auerback GM. Interruptions in Medicaid coverage increase and risk of hospitalization for ambulatory care sensitive conditions. Ann Intern Med. 2008;149:854-60. LinkGoogle Scholar4. Bindman AB, Yoon J, Grumbach K. Trends in physician participation in Medicaid. The California experience. J Ambul Care Manage. 2003;26:334-43. [PMID: 14567277] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Cunningham PJ, May JH. Medicaid patients increasingly concentrated among physicians. Center for Studying Health System Change Tracking Report No. 16. August 2006. Accessed at hschange.org/CONTENT/866/ on 30 October 2008. Google Scholar6. California Medical Association. Where Do Patients Go? Separating the Neediest from Health Care. April 2006. Accessed at www.cmanet.org/publicdoc.cfm?docid=574&parentid=1 on 30 October 2008. Google Scholar7. Hoadley JF, Cunningham P, McHugh M. Popular Medicaid programs do battle with state budget pressures: perspectives from twelve states. Health Aff (Millwood). 2004;23:143-54. [PMID: 15046138] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Disclosures: None disclosed.E-mail: [email protected]org. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byCosts of Critical Care MedicineTeaching Primary Care in Community Health Centers: Addressing the Workforce Crisis for the UnderservedRichard E. Rieselbach, MD, Byron J. Crouse, MD, and John G. Frohna, MD, MPHCritical care medicine in the United States 2000–2005: An analysis of bed numbers, occupancy rates, payer mix, and costs* 20 January 2009Volume 150, Issue 2Page: 149-151KeywordsHealth careHealth economicsHealth insuranceHealth promotionHospital medicineLong-term careMedicareOrthopedic surgeryPatientsPrimary care ePublished: 20 January 2009 Issue Published: 20 January 2009 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2009 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...