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1 Answers to Questions Related to Federal Funding for State and Local Governments 1 (May 13, 2020)

handle is hein.congrec/astqsrd0001 and id is 1 raw text is: CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE Phillip L. Swagel, Director U.S. Congress Washington, DC 20515 May 13, 2020 Honorable John Yarmuth Chairman Committee on the Budget U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Re: Answers to Questions Related to Federal Funding for State and Local Governments Dear Mr. Chairman: During my presentation to the Budget Committee that you organized last month, I offered to provide more information about topics of particular interest to its members.' Congresswoman Schakowsky asked several sets of questions related to federal funding for state and local governments, and this letter provides answers. Medicaid The first set of questions was about the effects of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic on Medicaid. The sharp rise in unemployment caused by the pandemic will increase enrollment in the program. Many of the new enrollees will have experienced sudden declines in income, and some will have become sick because of the pandemic. Some would otherwise have been covered by employment-based health insurance or nongroup coverage subsidized through premium tax credits. Some would otherwise have been uninsured but with too much income to be eligible for Medicaid. Others would have been eligible for Medicaid but nevertheless unenrolled. New enrollees may sign up on their own or be enrolled by providers at the point of service. 1 See Phillip Swagel, Director, Congressional Budget Office, CBO's Current Economic Projections and a Preliminary Look at Federal Deficits and Debt for 2020 and 2021 (presentation to the House Budget Committee, April 27, 2020), www.cbo.gov/publicatioii/56344.