Download or read book The High Cost of Capping Federal Medicaid Funding written by Lynda Flowers and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The use of block grants (or other capped funding arrangements) to limit federal Medicaid spending may help balance the federal budget and provide states with more flexibility, but the price is high: Millions of Americans could lose access to basic health services, including long-term services and supports. This Fact Sheet discusses reasons why some state and federal policymakers prefer capping Medicaid funding and why this type of funding arrangement is not good for beneficiaries. According to an analysis by the Congressional Budget Office, if total funding for Medicaid (including funding for the Medicaid expansion under health reform) is converted into a block grant, states would be required to provide less extensive coverage or pay a larger share of program costs.