<\/a><\/p>\n Covering more than 60 million individuals, Medicaid<\/strong> is the nation\u2019s primary health insurance program for low-income and high-need Americans.<\/p>\n (Related: GOP Gov. Rick Snyder Supports Michigan Medicaid Expansion<\/a>)<\/p>\n Major federal funding is allocated by the Affordable Care Act\u2019s<\/strong><\/a> expansion of Medicaid<\/strong> to a national eligibility floor of 138% of the federal poverty level (FPL). \u00a0The Supreme Court<\/strong> upheld the ACA<\/strong> but limited the federal government\u2019s ability to enforce the Medicaid expansion<\/em> to low-income adults, effectively making implementation of the Medicaid expansion<\/strong> a state choice.<\/p>\n (Related: Legal and Financial Resources for People with Alzheimer\u2019s Disease<\/a>)<\/p>\n The report below examines the latest Congressional Budget Office<\/strong><\/a> (CBO) projections for federal Medicaid<\/strong> spending over the 2013-2023 period. CBO\u2019s budget projections, also referred to as \u201cbaseline\u201d projections, reflect CBO\u2019s best judgement about how the economy along with other factors will affect federal revenues and spending under the existing laws.<\/p>\n (Related: The Doctor\u2019s New Prescription: An Elder Attorney<\/a>)<\/p>\n