the federal government matches state spending but sets specific standards and benefits for states. 是什么意思？

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Most respondents surveyed – 65 percent – reported that they would rather Medicaid continue as it is today than either of the offered alternatives to the current federal funding structure. Under the current structure, the federal government matches state spending but sets specific standards and benefits for states.

Especially I do not understand "the federal government matches state spending"