Welfare Reform and Its Impact on Medicaid: An Update

Authors

Judith D. Moore, George Washington University

Document Type

Issue Brief

Publication Date

2-26-1999

Abstract

Welfare reform, enacted in the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), had a profound impact on the Medicaid program, delinking Medicaid from the new TANF program and for the first time allowing Medicaid eligibility to be divorced from welfare status. This paper reviews the national impact of this decoupling, describing research, implementation activities, and the impact of new state welfare programs on health programs in general.

Comments

Issue brief no. 732

Recommended Citation

Moore, Judith D., "Welfare Reform and Its Impact on Medicaid: An Update" (1999). National Health Policy Forum. Paper 34.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/sphhs_centers_nhpf/34

Open Access

yes