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This toolkit will help you understand who the Medicaid program covers, how it is financed, how it differs from Medicare, how states can alter Medicaid through federal waivers, and what the future holds for the program. This resource also offers story ideas, selected experts with contact information, selected websites and a glossary.

• Key Facts
• Background
• Basics: Statistics, Eligibility, Costs
• Federal and State Medicaid Financing
• Medicaid Waivers
• Reforms and Barriers to Enrollment - Federal Level
• Reforms and Barriers to Enrollment - State Level
• Medicaid & Children's Health
• Medicare/Medicaid Dual Eligibility
• Medicaid & Managed Care
• Medicaid & Long-Term Care
• Medicaid & Disparities in Care
• Story Ideas
• Selected Experts
• Selected Websites
• Medicaid Glossary

This toolkit was compiled and written by Dinesh Kumar.