Even though "the government" finance(s) the majority of medicaid, the "states" is(are) given significant discretion in running the program.
The Medicaid program is together subsidized by the government and states. The central government pays states for a predefined level of program uses, called the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP). States must guarantee they can subsidize a lot of Medicaid uses for the consideration and administrations accessible under their state plan.
Even though the government finances the majority of Medicaid, the states are given significant discretion in running the program.
