Medicaid is a joint state and federal program that provides health insurance to low-income individuals who would not otherwise be able to obtain coverage.  Medicaid is administered and paid for by state governments with the help of federal matching funds to provide health insurance for these residents.  

The recent passage of the new health care reform law will have significant effects on Medicaid and health care services across Virginia.  The new rules, to be fully implemented in 2014, will provide health insurance to a large percentage of Virginia’s currently uninsured population.  This report estimates the populations eligible for and enrolled in Medicaid under the current laws and after health reform.  

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