State Medicaid Costs $17.5 m Less than Expected in FY 2014 - Russell T. Frandsen Last Updated: July 28, 2014
State General Fund costs for the Medicaid program
will be $17.5 million lower than appropriated in FY 2014, according to the
Departments of Health and Workforce Services. The lower state costs occured for the following three reasons:
- Medicaid Caseload (Department of Health) - $15 million from lower than expected federal health care reform related increases in Medicaid caseloads.
- Savings From Higher Federal Match Rate for Certain Medicaid Eligibility Systems Maintenance and Operations (Department of Workforce Services) - $1.3 million from the department realizing higher than anticipated workload related to the Medicaid eligibility changes from federal health care reform. The federal government is providing the State of Utah a 75% rather than a 50% match on these activities.
- Affordable Care Act Mandatory Changes (Department of Workforce Services) - $0.2 million from the department spending less on personnel related to handling new Medicaid caseloads due to changes from federal health care reform.
State General Fund costs for the Medicaid program
will be $17.5 million lower than appropriated in FY 2014, according to the
Departments of Health and Workforce Services. The lower state costs occured for the following three reasons:
- Medicaid Caseload (Department of Health) - $15 million from lower than expected federal health care reform related increases in Medicaid caseloads.
- Savings From Higher Federal Match Rate for Certain Medicaid Eligibility Systems Maintenance and Operations (Department of Workforce Services) - $1.3 million from the department realizing higher than anticipated workload related to the Medicaid eligibility changes from federal health care reform. The federal government is providing the State of Utah a 75% rather than a 50% match on these activities.
- Affordable Care Act Mandatory Changes (Department of Workforce Services) - $0.2 million from the department spending less on personnel related to handling new Medicaid caseloads due to changes from federal health care reform.