As economic conditions worsen across the country, the Kaiser Family Foundation’s Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured has issued several new reports and other resources examining the impact of the recession on ordinary Americans, their health coverage and state budgets and Medicaid programs.

The materials, released in concert with a briefing on Medicaid and the economy co-sponsored by the Alliance for Health Reform, include the following:

 Rising Unemployment, Medicaid and the Uninsured

 Medicaid in a Crunch: A Mid-FY 2009 Update on State Medicaid Issues in a Recession

 The Role of Medicaid in State Economies: A Look at the Research

 State Fiscal Conditions and Medicaid

 Briefing Webcast and Transcript

Other related Foundation resources include:

 Turning to Medicaid and SCHIP in an Economic Recession: Conversations with Recent Applicants and Enrollees

 Health Coverage in a Period of Rising Unemployment

 Short Term Options for Medicaid in a Recession