This guide equips advocates and changemakers with critical information for advancing equity in Medicaid, including program basics, an overview of major challenges and inequities experienced by beneficiaries, and a summary of policy opportunities for advancing equity. It covers the following topics: 

• an overview of the Medicaid program
• key characteristics of the Medicaid population
• providers and service delivery
• financing details
• barriers to access, quality, and equitable outcomes
• documented disparities
• primary oversight entities and accountability mechanisms
• policies and actions to reduce barriers and disparities
• a vignette illustrating the real-life experiences of people covered by Medicaid
• additional resources and a glossary

This guide is part of a larger project on inequities and policy levers in the US health care system. For the complete guide, visit https://www.urban.org/projects/guide-equity-us-health-care-system.