Final FY 2014 FMAPs
Issue Brief 12-36
On September 25,
2012, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released revised state personal income
and per capita personal income data for 2011 as well as revisions for prior
years. The federal government uses state per capita personal income to
calculate each state’s reimbursement rate for Medicaid and other grant programs
such as Title IV-E adoption assistance and foster care. This matching rate,
calculated annually, is known as the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage
(FMAP). The BEA release permits calculation of the final fiscal year (FY) 2014
FMAPs, which are based on per capita personal incomes for calendar years
2009-2011.
This Issue Brief summarizes the BEA data and provides FFIS’s estimates of the final FY 2014 FMAPs. Based on the new data, only 14 states will receive increased FMAPs in FY 2014 while 22 states will see decreases.