Resources for CCD Medicaid Workgroup

National Call to Action Regarding Threats to Medicaid

March 11, 2005

CCD support letter for the Smith-Bingaman amendment during floor consideration of the FY 2006 Budget Resolution (Mar. 2005)

Smith Plans Floor Amendment to Defeat Medicaid Budget Cuts Press Release from Sen Smith's office (Mar. 2005)

THE SENATE'S CUTS IN MEDICAID AND SCHIP SUBSTANTIALLY EXCEED THOSE THE ADMINISTRATION PROPOSED (Mar. 2005)

THE HOUSE BUDGET COMMITTEE'S PROPOSED MEDICAID AND SCHIP CUTS ARE LARGER THAN THOSE THE ADMINISTRATION PROPOSED (Mar. 2005)

Powerpoint: Preparing for the Coming Medicaid Debate by Jeff Crowley, Georgetown University Health Policy Institute (Jan. 2005)

Updated "Medicaid at a Glance" fact sheet by Kaiser Commission (Jan. 2005)

Why Medicaid Works, developed by Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (Jan. 2005)

Families USA Medicaid Action Center with state fact sheets and sample letters 

National Medicaid Coalition letter to Bush regarding FY 06 Budget and Medicaid (Jan. 2005)

Dec. 22 NGA letter to Congressional leaders urging them not to shift Medicaid costs to states (Jan. 2005)

National Association of Counties (NACO) Letter to President (Jan. 2005)

New study showing what caused the growth in Medicaid spending (Jan. 2005)

Why are State Medicaid Expenditures Rising? CBPP report (Jan. 2003)

President Bush's Medicaid Proposal Would Shift Fiscal Risk to States, (PDF) Cindy Mann, Health Policy Institute, Georgetown University, and Melanie Nathanson and Edwin Park, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (April 2003).

CCD Statement on Medicaid Reform (Oct. 8, 2003)