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THE STATES' ROLE IN HEALTH CARE COST CONTAINMENT *
Author(s) -
EngquistSeidenberg Gretchen
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
review of policy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.832
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1541-1338
pISSN - 1541-132X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1541-1338.1981.tb00411.x
Subject(s) - medicaid , legislation , containment (computer programming) , health care , social security act , business , state (computer science) , state government , government (linguistics) , social security , public administration , environmental health , public economics , economic growth , political science , local government , medicine , economics , law , linguistics , philosophy , algorithm , computer science , programming language
Under the Social Security Act of 1935, the federal government expanded its involvement in maternal and child health care programs through grants‐in‐aid to state and local health departments. The Medicaid legislation of 1965 vastly enlarged federal expenditures, and state responsibilities. State performance was frequently criticized, especially in health care cost containment. Recently, the states have initiated several efforts to link cost containment and the quality of health care.