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Medicaid has increased from 20% to 71% in the same time. In 2006, Medicaid contributed $1.3 billion to public family planning. [4] The 1.9 billion spent on publicly funded family planning in 2008 saved an estimated $7 billion in short term Medicaid costs. [5]
The program expands Medicaid coverage for family planning services to individuals whose income is 200% or lower than the federal poverty level (FPL). By reducing the prevalence of unintended pregnancies, the goal of the program is to improve public health while reducing Federal and State Medicaid costs of unplanned pregnancies and their ...
While in 1971 the federal budget for Family Planning was only six million dollars, by 1972 it was almost 62 million. [3] In 1972, Congress passed a bill requiring a state's Medicaid program to cover family planning services for low income families. [9] Under this provision, the federal government covers 90% of the states' expenditures. [10]
South Carolina’s Medicaid enrollment increased by about 30% from February 2020 to May 2023. This increase in enrollment occurred across the country where Medicaid enrollment grew nationally by ...
When the COVID-19 pandemic ended, states resumed Medicaid eligibility checks. In South Carolina, that meant extra work to help people stay insured.
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Home and Community-Based Services waivers (HCBS waivers) or Section 1915(c) waivers, 42 U.S.C. Ch. 7, § 1396n §§ 1915(c), are a type of Medicaid waiver. HCBS waivers expand the types of settings in which people can receive comprehensive long-term care under Medicaid.
Kerr previously served as director of health agency from 2003 through 2007 and worked for the agency for 22 years prior to this latest stint as the agency director.