Federal Medicaid Outlays During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) released a data note analyzing federal Medicaid outlays before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the data note analyzes the Treasury data on outlays of the federal government classified as “grants to states for Medicaid.” The analysis examines quarterly and yearly outlays to understand the implications of the pandemic and the enhanced federal matching funds. The full data note is available here.