What Medicaid issues will be important in the future?
Although the challenges of Medicaid vary in their relative importance across the states, several issues are receiving attention throughout the country. Among these are the following. · Assuring that qualified people stay on the Medicaid rolls as welfare to work programs are fully implemented. De-linking Medicaid from welfare has created opportunities for working families to enroll in Medicaid, but also has led some families to believe they can not enroll in Medicaid if they are employed. States will need to find creative ways to maintain enrollment of those who leave welfare for work. · Reducing administrative barriers to enrollment in Medicaid and other publicly managed health insurance programs. Many states-but not all-have shortened Medicaid application forms (at least for families with children), eliminated assets tests, reduced verification requirements, and initiated mail-in application processes. States will want to continue such creative efforts to assure the continued enrollme
