States Cut Medicaid As Federal Stimulus Dollars Dry Up

States Cut Medicaid As Federal Stimulus Dollars Dry Up: pWith federal money drying up for Medicaid, states are shouldering a greater cost burden and making significant cuts to balance their budgets — just as the economic downturn is expanding the pool of eligible applicants. Since federal stimulus money ran out in June, states have spent 28.7 percent more this year on their Medicaid programs [...]/p