Niklas Kleinworth

1 month ago | paragoninstitute.org | Brian Blase |Niklas Kleinworth

This paper examines how states use Medicaid financing schemes to shift costs from state budgets to federal taxpayers, escalating healthcare costs and distorting the program’s purpose, and offers policy recommendations to curb these practices and refocus Medicaid on efficiency and patient outcomes. What This Paper CoversIt is rare for taxpayers to lobby the government to take their money, but it is a common feature of the Medicaid program today.