Medicaid is a cornerstone of the health care system of New York State, providing coverage to more than four million residents and accounting for more than $40 billion in annual health care spending.

Medicaid provides a broad range of health care services to a diverse group of New Yorkers. Its main roles include providing health insurance to low-income families, covering disabled individuals who have access to no other health care services, supplementing Medicare for the low-income elderly and disabled individuals, and providing subsidies directly to health care providers.

The Medicaid Institute™ at United Hospital Fund aims to be a force for positive change leading to the redesign, restructuring, and rebuilding of New York State's Medicaid program.

Reducing Paperwork to Improve Enrollment and Retention in Medicaid and CHIP 

This report examines ways to increase enrollment and retention of eligible children and adults in Medicaid and CHIP, lower administrative program costs, and improve convenience for applicants. 

Improving Enrollment and Retention in Medicaid and CHIP: Federal Options for a Changing Landscape

This report explores a series of federal administrative and legislative changes that states can seek to improve their current public health insurance programs and increase participation.

The Role of Local Government in Administering Medicaid in New York

This report examines how multiple state agencies and 58 local governments share responsibility for administration of New York's Medicaid program.

Presentations from "Medicaid and National Health Reform"

This conference examined critical issues facing the Medicaid program, and the challenges and prospects for national health reform.

Providing Behavioral Health Services to Medicaid Managed Care Enrollees

This report concludes that, for Medicaid beneficiaries with chronic physical health conditions and serious and persistenet mental illness, the more integration of physical and behavioral health care services the better.

An Overview of Medicaid Long-Term Care Programs in New York

A new Medicaid Institute™ report aims to inform current policy discussions about how to address challenges associated with New York's Medicaid long-term care programs.

United Hospital Fund Report Rethinks Service Delivery for Some of the Highest-Cost Medicaid Patients

A new study lays out the challenges to improving care for certain high-cost Medicaid beneficiaries, focusing on those with multiple and substantial needs who rely disproportionately on hospital inpatient services.

Coverage and Managed Care Enrollment Patterns among Long-Term Beneficiaries in New York's Medicaid Program

This report examines the stability of Medicaid coverage and Medicaid managed care enrollment of adults and children in New York City over a four-year period.

Automated Renewal: Strategies to Maintain Covergae of Eligible Children in Medicaid and Child Health Plus

This report analyzes the potential to enact continuous Medicaid coverage for children in New York State.

Managing Care for High-Cost Elderly Duals

This analysis considers a cohort of about 259,000 elderly individuals enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid, focusing on the high-cost 20 percent who account for some $3.5 billion in Medicaid spending annually.