Medicaid and the Disabled Population

July 2000 marked the 10th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. This landmark ruling is a federal civil rights law for people with disabilities. The Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured has made assessing the health care needs of the low-income disabled population one of our key priorities.

Medicaid plays an important role for many Americans with disabilities, covering nearly 9 million low-income disabled individuals. With low-incomes and serious disabilities, this segment of the Medicaid population faces serious challenges in the health care system, including gaining adequate access to community-based care and to needed medical services in a managed care environment. Over the last year, the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured has released a number of reports that assess the health needs of the disabled population, the extent of their health insurance, and the role Medicaid plays for this population.

The Olmstead Decision: Implications for Medicaid

Long-Term Care: Medicaid's Role and Challenges

Medicaid Eligibility for Individuals with Disabilities

Medicaid Provisions in the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act

Medicaid Managed Care for Persons with Disabilities: A Closer Look

Medicaid Managed Care for Persons with Disabilities: Case Studies of Programs in Michigan, Kentucky, Florida and New Mexico

Profiles of Disability: Medicaid and Uninsured Populations

Medicaid Managed Care for Persons with Disabilities: State Profiles

Individuals with Disabilities and Their Experiences with Medicaid Managed Care: Results from Focus Group Research

Managed Care for Low-Income Populations with Special Needs: The Tennessee Experience

Managed Care for Low-Income Populations with Special Needs: The Oregon Experience

Medicaid's Disabled Population and Managed Care

Making Medicaid Managed Care Work: An Action Plan for People Living With HIV

Building Strong Medicaid Managed Care Programs: A Guide to Help Consumer Advocates Participate in Strengthening HIV/AIDS Provisions in Managed Care Contracts

Medicaid and HIV/AIDS Policy: A Basic Primer

The State of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in America

Federal HIV/AIDS Spending: A Budget Chartbook

Medicare and The Under-65 Disabled