Justin Haskins and Michael Hamilton propose that Medicaid dollars be distributed on a per capita basis—$7,000 per Medicaid recipient (“Give Medicaid Dollars Directly to Patients,” op-ed, April 13). Their solution sounds good until you contemplate what it would actually mean. Their proposal fails to account for the fact that around 40% of Medicaid dollars are spent on services to individuals with disabilities, and almost a third is spent on long-term care and related services, including nursing-home services. Seven thousand dollars a year for an individual with profound intellectual disabilities or who is…
Is the Direct Injection of Cash Medicaid’s Rx? – Wall Street Journal (subscription)