States must decide whether to expand their Medicaid programs in the manner prescribed in national health care reform legislation. Unlike traditional Medicaid, states have more flexibility in covering the new population under the Affordable Care Act, and some are taking advantage of that flexibility to deliver health care in new and different ways. Their experiences, in turn, may influence the actions of states that have not yet opted for such an expansion.
May 2013, Volume 31, Issue 10
Laboratories of Democracy: Arkansas, Oregon and Medicaid
Gee Whiz: State Reliance on Sales Taxes
States vary in their reliance on sales taxes, with a few states using it as a main source of tax revenues while others don’t use it at all.
