What Medicaid Cost-Containment Actions Have States Taken in 2012?

Staff - Wednesday, October 31st, 2012

Here is a table of Medicaid cost-containment actions 50 states and Washington, D.C., have taken in 2012, according to an analysis by Kaiser State Health Facts.

According to the data:

•   44 states and D.C. have cut provider payments.
•   32 states and D.C. have implemented pharmacy controls.
•   18 states have restricted or reduced benefits.
•   2 states have cut eligibility.
•   6 states have implemented new or higher copays.
•   10 states have implemented cost-containment initiatives for long-term care.

	Provider Payments	Pharmacy Controls	Benefit Reductions	Eligibility Cuts	Copays	Changes to Application and Renewal	LTC
Alabama	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Alaska	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Arizona	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Arkansas	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
California	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Colorado	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Connecticut	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Delaware	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
District of Columbia	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Florida	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Georgia	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Hawaii	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Idaho	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Illinois	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Indiana	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Iowa	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Kansas	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Kentucky	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Louisiana	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Maine	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Maryland	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Massachusetts	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
Michigan	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Minnesota	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No
Mississippi	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Missouri	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Montana	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Nebraska	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Nevada	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
New Hampshire	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
New Jersey	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes
New Mexico	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
New York	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
North Carolina	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
North Dakota	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Ohio	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes
Oklahoma	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Oregon	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Pennsylvania	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
Rhode Island	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
South Carolina	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
South Dakota	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Tennessee	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Texas	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Utah	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Vermont	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Virginia	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes
Washington	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
West Virginia	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Wisconsin	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Wyoming	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No

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