MACPAC Discusses Statistics and Trends, Financing, and Recommendations to Congress

The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) met on April 10 and 11 to discuss a variety of topics including sessions contextualizing Medicaid statistics, trends, payment, and financing. Additionally, commissioners voted to advance several recommendations related to Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) Transitions of Care. These recommendations will appear in the commission's June report to Congress.

The commission began the meeting by reviewing two sessions referred to as "Medicaid in Context," which build on MACPAC's annual MACStats report. The first session reviewed key statistics and trends related to demographics of enrollees, enrollment, spending trends, and coverage of services by Medicaid including maternal health, long-term care, and behavioral health services. The second session reviewed financing mechanisms for the federal and nonfederal share, Medicaid payments to providers including fee-for-service supplemental and managed care directed payments, and the impact of Medicaid payments on providers.