The Center of Excellence in Assisted Living (CEAL) is a non-profit collaborative of 11 organizations that builds upon the work of The Assisted Living Workgroup.  Read this CEAL brief about Medicaid and how it has been affected by declining state budgets.  This article from Inside Assisted Living.

Studies consistently show a positive correlation between Medicaid spending and state economies, depending on the level of state Medicaid spending, the state’s matching rate (FMAP), and the economic conditions in a state.   Accordingly, reductions in this spending will lead to declines in federal Medicaid dollars, decreases in the flow of dollars to health care providers, and declining activity within state economies. 

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