General Material
The Recovery Act temporarily increases the rate of federal matching funds provided to all states (Federal Medicaid Assistance Percentage or FMAP) by 6.2 percent for the twenty‐seven months ending December 31, 2010. States that are experiencing higher unemployment rates would receive an additional FMAP increase (5.5 percent, 8.5 percent, or 11.5 percent). Each state temporarily is 'held harmless' from any drop in its rate under the regular FMAP formula. The Act also provides an extension of the current moratorium on Medicaid case management and other regulations through July 1, 2009.
