“Collectively states are spending more on. Medicaid than they do on K-12  education.” • The ACA expansion is “the classic gift of a baby elephant. . . .The  federal ...
Jun 20, 2018 ... Medicaid is most states' biggest expense after K-12 education. ... As a share of  own-source revenue, states' collective costs have plateaued at ... over growth in  states' Medicaid costs than they do with many other programs. ... Eight states  spent more than one-fifth of their own revenue on Medicaid in 2016: ...
Jun 16, 2017 ... We can do better than to simply rationalize “Well, sure it's wrong, but ... every  state to increase Medicaid spending more than it would otherwise. ... on Medicaid  against its spending on K-12 education, higher education, ... That is, we  collectively overspend on Medicaid relative to what we would do if we more ...
Nov 29, 2017 ... Most states cut school funding after the recession hit, and it took years ... were still  providing less total school funding per student than they were in 2008. ... Steep  state-level K-12 spending cuts have serious consequences: ..... Many experts  believe that more student learning time can improve achievement.
Dec 14, 2017 ... States' general fund spending is projected to total $830.2 billion in fiscal ... have  collectively budgeted for revenue growth to outpace spending ... targeted their  spending, most of the focus went to K-12 education, ... (NASBO notes that figure  is actually more than $5 billion when including Medicaid spending ...
Collectively states are spending more on Medicaid than they do on K-12 education.