How Medicaid Cuts Will Harm Students & Schools: Results of a Nationwide Survey of School District Leaders
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| Title: | How Medicaid Cuts Will Harm Students & Schools: Results of a Nationwide Survey of School District Leaders |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Jessie Mandle, Alison Paxson, Lena O’Rourke, Shawna Dippman, Contributor, Jenny Millward, Contributor, Sasha Pudelski, Contributor, Phyllis Wolfram, Contributor, Elleka Yost, Contributor, Christine Cupaiuolo, Healthy Schools Campaign (HSC), Association of School Business Officials International, AASA, The School Superintendent's Association, Council of Administrators of Special Education, Inc. |
| Source: | AASA, The School Superintendent's Association. 2025. |
| Availability: | AASA, The School Superintendent's Association. 1615 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 221314. Tel: 703-528-0700. Fax: 703-841-1543; e-mail: info@aasa.org; Web site: http://www.aasa.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 24 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Early Childhood Education Elementary Education Kindergarten Primary Education Elementary Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Health Insurance, Public Policy, Retrenchment, Taxes, Federal Aid, Budgets, Health Services, School Districts, Administrator Attitudes, School Business Officials, Superintendents, School Health Services, Educational Finance, Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education, Rural Schools, Students with Disabilities, School Personnel, Mental Health, Behavior Problems |
| Abstract: | Medicaid is the fourth largest federal funding source for K-12 schools, supporting over $7.5 billion of school-based health services every year. If Congress cuts Medicaid, states -- and school districts -- will receive less funding. This will force states and local communities to increase taxes and reduce or eliminate various programs and services, including non-Medicaid services. Given that a strong school Medicaid program relies on a strong federal Medicaid program, Healthy Schools Campaign and its partners asked school district leaders, including superintendents, school business officials and other school health and administrative staff, to assess how reductions in federal financing would affect school health services, student resources and district funding. A total of 1,440 responses were collected from all 50 states and the District of Columbia. 90% of respondents anticipate that Medicaid cuts would lead to reductions across their district's budget, outside of school health services. [This project was created with the partnership of the National Alliance for Medicaid in Education.] |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | ED673774 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Medicaid is the fourth largest federal funding source for K-12 schools, supporting over $7.5 billion of school-based health services every year. If Congress cuts Medicaid, states -- and school districts -- will receive less funding. This will force states and local communities to increase taxes and reduce or eliminate various programs and services, including non-Medicaid services. Given that a strong school Medicaid program relies on a strong federal Medicaid program, Healthy Schools Campaign and its partners asked school district leaders, including superintendents, school business officials and other school health and administrative staff, to assess how reductions in federal financing would affect school health services, student resources and district funding. A total of 1,440 responses were collected from all 50 states and the District of Columbia. 90% of respondents anticipate that Medicaid cuts would lead to reductions across their district's budget, outside of school health services. [This project was created with the partnership of the National Alliance for Medicaid in Education.] |
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