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Medicaid and CHIP

Medicaid provides medical care for certain poor and low-income people, and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) provides coverage for children in low-income families that do not qualify for Medicaid. Federal spending for Medicaid and CHIP was about $251 billion and $9 billion, respectively, in 2012. CBO projects that federal Medicaid spending will rise rapidly over the coming decades because of expanding eligibility under the Affordable Care Act, the aging of the population, and rising costs per beneficiary.

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Federal Grants to State and Local Governments

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March 5, 2013

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How Have CBO’s Projections of Spending for Medicare and Medicaid Changed Since the August 2012 Baseline?

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Medicaid—February 2013 Baseline

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Children's Health Insurance Program—February 2013 Baseline

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CBO’s Long-Term Projections for Medicare and Medicaid Spending in the United States

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H.R. 6429, STEM Jobs Act of 2012

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CBO Releases Two Analyses Related to the Affordable Care Act

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