FMAP
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FMAP is the federal government’s share of Medicaid program costs, used to determine how much federal funding each state receives for eligible medical services.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Medicaid financing mechanism
ⓘ
federal matching formula ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affects | amount of federal Medicaid funding each state receives ⓘ |
| appliesIn | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
District of Columbia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. territories ⓘ medical assistance payments ⓘ most Medicaid benefit categories ⓘ state Medicaid expenditures for eligible services ⓘ states ⓘ |
| basedOn |
national per capita income
ⓘ
state per capita income ⓘ |
| calculatedBy | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currency | percentage rate ⓘ |
| dataSourceForFormula | Bureau of Economic Analysis income data ⓘ |
| definedIn | Social Security Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| determinedBy | statutory formula ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Medicare payment formulas
ⓘ
state share of Medicaid costs ⓘ |
| enhancedFMAPUsedFor |
Children’s Health Insurance Program
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
certain Medicaid expansion populations ⓘ |
| excludes | administrative costs ⓘ |
| fullName | Federal Medical Assistance Percentage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | FMAP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMaximumRate | 83 percent ⓘ |
| hasMinimumRate | 50 percent ⓘ |
| hasSpecialVariant | enhanced FMAP ⓘ |
| higherRateFor | poorer states ⓘ |
| influences |
state Medicaid budgets
ⓘ
state Medicaid policy decisions ⓘ |
| legalBasis | federal statute ⓘ |
| lowerRateFor | richer states ⓘ |
| partOf | Medicaid program financing ⓘ |
| policyGoal |
equalize Medicaid financing capacity across states
ⓘ
provide greater federal support to lower-income states ⓘ |
| purpose | share Medicaid costs between federal and state governments ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | federal matching assistance percentage ⓘ |
| scope | joint federal-state Medicaid financing ⓘ |
| sectionOfLaw | Title XIX of the Social Security Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeDependent | yes ⓘ |
| updated | annually ⓘ |
| usedBy |
federal government
ⓘ
state governments ⓘ |
| usedFor | determining federal share of Medicaid program costs ⓘ |
| usedToCalculate | federal Medicaid reimbursement ⓘ |
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