The best Medicaid policy would mainstream as many individuals andfamilies as possible into private coverage and encourageself-direction for those the Medicaid safety net was intended. Whenconsidering changes in the Medicaid program, federal and statepolicymakers should ensure fiscal control and improve the way thatlow-income individuals and families receive care.
While Congress may not be able to resolve the entire problem of theuninsured this year, it can make significant progress by givingunemployed workers a health care tax credit to help them get healthcare coverage they want and can afford.