Research Report
The Mechanics of Medicaid: How Medicaid’s flawed financial design drives program costs
posted July 29, 2014 by Katherine Restrepo
Medicaid’s fundamental flaws stem from the way in which it is funded, as both state and federal government share the total bill. If Medicaid’s federal share was transferred to North Carolina as an annual block grant, it would allow lawmakers to exercise more control over the program and create a stronger incentive to sort out system waste and abuse.