Three Papers Toward a Better Understand of State Medicaid Programs and Program Efficiency

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dc.contributor.advisorStratmann, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorBlase, Brian Christopher
dc.creatorBlase, Brian Christopher
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-09T15:38:06Z
dc.date.available2013-08-09T15:38:06Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractThe federal government provides an uncapped reimbursement of state Medicaid spending. In theory, states can use the federal Medicaid funds as a replacement for state funds or the federal funds, which take the form of a matching grant that reduces the relative price of Medicaid, can increase (or stimulate) spending on Medicaid with state-raised tax revenue. In the first dissertation paper, Subsidizing Medicaid Growth: The Impact of the Federal Reimbursement on State Medicaid Programs, I use a state panel data set from 1992 to 2006 to assess the impact of the federal reimbursement on the size of state Medicaid programs. I find that a one point increase in a state's Medicaid reimbursement percentage increases state per capita Medicaid spending between $5 and $16 and increases the percentage of the state's population receiving Medicaid benefits by 0.04 percent to 0.29 percent.
dc.format.extent185 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1920/8237
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsCopyright 2013 Brian Christopher Blase
dc.subjectEconomics
dc.subjectPublic policy
dc.subjectPolitical Science
dc.subjectFMAP
dc.subjectHospital Tax
dc.subjectMedicaid
dc.subjectNursing Home Tax
dc.subjectProvider Tax
dc.subjectTennCare
dc.titleThree Papers Toward a Better Understand of State Medicaid Programs and Program Efficiency
dc.typeDissertation
thesis.degree.disciplineEconomics
thesis.degree.grantorGeorge Mason University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral

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