Tag: Medicaid
Most people think of Medicare – not Medicaid – when considering government health care for older Americans. However, Medicaid, the program that covers the medical expenses of the poor, spends over $132 billion a year – 20 percent of its budget – on individuals ages 65 and over. Elderly beneficiaries include both those with low…
In recent years, 16 states have launched or are preparing to launch auto-IRA programs that require employers without a retirement plan to auto-enroll their workers in an IRA. Although studies have begun to document outcomes in the nascent auto-IRAs, less attention has been paid to their interaction with other safety net programs, particularly Medicaid…
