Economic Stimulus 2008

• Kaiser: Report Examining the Impact of the Economic Downturn on Health Care Coverage (December 23, 2008)
• Washington Post: Obama Team Assembling $850 Billion Stimulus (December 18, 2008)
• Stateline: States, Cities Spar Over Stimulus Money (December 18, 2008)
• Roll Call: Obama Wants Stimulus Ready to Sign Jan. 20 (December 18, 2008)
• Kaiser: New Brief Offers Short-Term Options for Bolstering Medicaid in a Recession (December 15, 2008)
• Knowing the Basics About Medicaid’s FMAP—Especially During a Recession (December, 2008)
• Washington Post: Obama, Lawmakers Expanding Health Measures in Stimulus Plan (December 12, 2008)
• Chicago Tribune: Governors press Congress for state fiscal relief (December 11, 2008)
• The Hill: Baucus wants SCHIP, Health IT in Stimulus (December 10, 2008)
• ANCOR FMAP Issue Brief (December 2008)
• NGA Paper: Economic Recovery, a Federal and State Partnership Including FMAP (November 2008)
• Summary of Reid/Byrd Economic Recovery Act Including Increased FMAP (November 20, 2008)
  • Text of Reid/Byrd Economic Recovery Act (S. 3689)
• Washington Post: Facing Shortfalls, States Seek Emergency Aid from Washington (November 16, 2008)
• Washington Post: Obama Calls On Congress to Act Fast on Stimulus Including Increased FMAP (November 8, 2008)
• WSJ: Pelosi Pushes Two-Part Stimulus, First Bill to Move in November (November 7, 2008)
• CQ: Financially Strapped States Feel Pain of Medicaid Costs, Seek Federal Stimulus Aid (November 3, 2008)
• U.S. News and World Report: Congressional Democrats Push for a New Stimulus Package to Jumpstart Ailing Economy (October 31, 2008)
• USA Today: Majority of Economists Back a Second Stimulus (October 31, 2008)
• NGA, NCSL and Other Government Groups Send October 27th Letter Urging Congressional Medicaid Assistance (October 31, 2008)
• House passes a second stimulus bill (HR 7110) on September 26th by a vote of 264-158. Senate fails on a vote of 52-42 to get the 60 votes necessary to move its own version of the measure (S 3604) (October 9, 2008)
• House Stimulus Plan Effectively Targets Fiscal Relief to States (October 1, 2008)
• State Medicaid Directors Call for Federal Medicaid Assistance in Second Stimulus Package (September 19, 2008)
• Stimulus Support Letter from Governors to Congressional Leadership (September 18, 2008)
• ANCOR Medicaid Issue Brief: Second Stimulus Package Must Include Additional Federal Medicaid Funding (September 16, 2008)
• The Hill: Democrats Say Second Stimulus on the Way (September 12, 2008)
• IRS Finds 5 Million People Have Not Yet Claimed $300 Stimulus Payment (July 28, 2008)
• Rockefeller Introduces CMS Moratoria and Economic Stimulus Bill (April 4, 2008)
  • Summary of the Economic Recovery in Health Care Act of 2008 (April 4, 2008)
  • S. 2819 Bill Text (April 9, 2008)
• Economic Stimulus Payments  (March 21, 2008) 
• CBPP: Fiscal Stimulus at the State Level (March 10, 2008)
• Frequently Asked Questions on Stimulus and Affect on SSI and Other Federal Benefits (February 21, 2008)
• States Can Protect Revenues by “Decoupling” (February 14, 2008)
• CBPP: The Long-Term Fiscal Outlook is Bleak (February 8, 2008)
• There is No General “Entitlement Crisis” (February 8, 2008)
• Senate Finance Hearing on Stimulus on Wednesday (January 29, 2008)
• ANCOR Senate Finance Letter on Medicaid (January 29, 2008) Senate Finance Hearing on Stimulus on Wednesday (January 29, 2008)
• Bipartisan Rockefeller-Collins Letter Calls For Senate Inclusion of Medicaid (January 28, 2008)
• CBPP Analysis of Rebate Proposal in Announced Stimulus Deal (January 25, 2008)
• NGA Letter to Congressional Leaders on Medicaid Increase (January 23, 2008)
• State Proposed Budget Cuts (January 23, 2008)
• State and Local Fiscal Relief Talking Points (January 23, 2008)
• GAO Report: State and Local Governments: Growing Fiscal Challenges Will Emerge during the Next 10 Years (January 23, 2008)
• NGA Issues Guiding Principles on Economic Stimulus (January 23, 2008)
• CBO Director Testifies Increasing FMAP Could Help Stimulate (January 22. 2008)
• CBPP's Administrations Stimulus Plan Fails Test for Providing the Most Effective Stimulus (January 22, 2008)
• CBPP's Economic Policy in a Weakening Economy (January 17, 2008)
• CBPP's Four Pieces of Effective Fiscal Stimulus (January 14, 2008)
• Brookings Institution: If, When, How: A Primer on Fiscal Stimulus (January 10, 2008)
• CBO's Options for Responding to Short-Term Economic Weakness (January 2008)