Proposals to cap federal Medicaid spending could limit coverage for new therapeutic treatments for health challenges and inequities like obesity, according to a January 16, 2025 article in JAMA Health Forum.
Sherry Glied of New York University and Jeanne Lambrew, TCF director of health care reform, explain in this commentary how long-term gains of new therapies like glucose-like proteins-1 (GLP-1s) that regulate blood sugar and appetite could be blocked by short-term budget constraints under per-capita Medicaid spending caps being considered by the new Congress. Ending (and not improving) the current adaptable payment system could increase illness, death, and costs.
For more on the impact of Medicaid budget reductions, see Yardstick for Medicaid Budget Targets: What Potential Numbers Mean.
Tags: budget cuts, medicaid
“Medicaid Per-Capita Cap Myopia” in JAMA Health Forum
Proposals to cap federal Medicaid spending could limit coverage for new therapeutic treatments for health challenges and inequities like obesity, according to a January 16, 2025 article in JAMA Health Forum.
Sherry Glied of New York University and Jeanne Lambrew, TCF director of health care reform, explain in this commentary how long-term gains of new therapies like glucose-like proteins-1 (GLP-1s) that regulate blood sugar and appetite could be blocked by short-term budget constraints under per-capita Medicaid spending caps being considered by the new Congress. Ending (and not improving) the current adaptable payment system could increase illness, death, and costs.
For more on the impact of Medicaid budget reductions, see Yardstick for Medicaid Budget Targets: What Potential Numbers Mean.
Tags: budget cuts, medicaid