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Medicaid/CHIP: Low-Income Families

Basic Facts About Low-Income Adults Under 65
This brief examines the characteristics and insurance coverage of low-income adults under age 65, a group numbering more than 50 million people who are among the least likely in the U.S. to have health insurance.

Health Coverage in an Economic Downturn: Impact of Tight Budgets for Families and States
The economic downturn has strained family finances and led some Americans to cut back on medical care. The Foundation has a number of resources that shed light on how Americans and states are faring and provide background on the uninsured, employer-sponsored health insurance costs and trends in states’ Medicaid enrollment and spending.

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State Medicaid Coverage of Perinatal Services: Summary of State Survey Findings -- November 2009
This report examines state Medicaid program policies regarding coverage of pregnancy-related services. It details state-level Medicaid eligibility and enrollment policies for pregnant women, as well as scope of coverage for prenatal and screening services, delivery and post-partum care, educational classes and support services.

State Medicaid Coverage of Family Planning Services: Summary of State Survey Findings -- November 2009
This report presents state-by-state policies on coverage of key areas in reproductive health for low-income women, including contraception, preconception care, screenings for sexually transmitted diseases and coverage within special state Medicaid family planning programs.

Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program Provisions in the House Leadership Bill: Affordable Health Care for America Act (HR 3962) -- November 2009
This brief compares the Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program provisions in the House Leadership health reform bill, H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, to current law.

Putting Children on the Express Lane to Health Insurance: Streamlining Enrollment and Renewal of Children in Medicaid and CHIP Through Express Lane Eligibility -- October 2009

Putting Children on the Express Lane to Health Insurance: Streamlining Enrollment and Renewal of Children in Medicaid and CHIP Through Express Lane Eligibility

Medicaid Beneficiaries and Access to Care -- October 2009

This fact sheet summarizes Medicaid beneficiaries' experience in obtaining access to care. Research shows that Medicaid compares favorably with private coverage in connecting low-income children and adults with primary and preventive care.

The Crunch Continues: Medicaid Spending, Coverage and Policy in the Midst of a Recession -- September 2009

Our annual 50-state survey finds that number of people on Medicaid and state spending on the program are climbing sharply as a result of the recession, straining state budgets and pressuring officials to curb costs despite increased financial help from the federal government through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

State Fiscal Conditions & Medicaid -- September 2009

This fact sheet summarizes the relationship of Medicaid with state budgets and discusses the current fiscal situation in the states and how it is affecting Medicaid programs.

Medicaid Benefits: Online Database -- September 2009
This searchable database, updated to include data through October 2008, houses comprehensive information on Medicaid benefits in the 50 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. territories. It includes data about 46 services, including whether the benefit is covered, the populations that are eligible to receive various benefits, and the limitations, co-payments and payment rules that apply to the benefits.

Matching Health Benefit Packages to Health Needs: Key Issues To Consider In Health Reform -- September 2009

Three reports and a video examine the range of health care needs and costs that people face today against the backdrop of the scope of health coverage that may be available to them under health reform.

Children and Health Care Reform: Assuring Coverage That Meets Their Health Care Needs -- September 2009

This issue brief examines the health care needs and health costs of children and analyzes the specific health care needs of two children in particular, including one with serious health challenges, against the backdrop of the health coverage that may be available under health reform.

This report examines state Medicaid program policies regarding coverage of pregnancy-related services. It details state-level Medicaid eligibility and enrollment policies for pregnant women, as well as scope of coverage for prenatal and screening services, delivery and post-partum care, educational classes and support services.

This report presents state-by-state policies on coverage of key areas in reproductive health for low-income women, including contraception, preconception care, screenings for sexually transmitted diseases and coverage within special state Medicaid family planning programs.

This brief compares the Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program provisions in the House Leadership health reform bill, H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, to current law.

Putting Children on the Express Lane to Health Insurance: Streamlining Enrollment and Renewal of Children in Medicaid and CHIP Through Express Lane Eligibility

This fact sheet summarizes Medicaid beneficiaries' experience in obtaining access to care. Research shows that Medicaid compares favorably with private coverage in connecting low-income children and adults with primary and preventive care.

Our annual 50-state survey finds that number of people on Medicaid and state spending on the program are climbing sharply as a result of the recession, straining state budgets and pressuring officials to curb costs despite increased financial help from the federal government through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

This fact sheet summarizes the relationship of Medicaid with state budgets and discusses the current fiscal situation in the states and how it is affecting Medicaid programs.

This searchable database, updated to include data through October 2008, houses comprehensive information on Medicaid benefits in the 50 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. territories. It includes data about 46 services, including whether the benefit is covered, the populations that are eligible to receive various benefits, and the limitations, co-payments and payment rules that apply to the benefits.

Three reports and a video examine the range of health care needs and costs that people face today against the backdrop of the scope of health coverage that may be available to them under health reform.

This issue brief examines the health care needs and health costs of children and analyzes the specific health care needs of two children in particular, including one with serious health challenges, against the backdrop of the health coverage that may be available under health reform.

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Medicaid/SCHIP: Low-Income Families

Although the children in low-income families are generally eligible for Medicaid or SCHIP, the vast majority of parents in these families do not qualify for publicly-subsidized coverage unless they have income far below the poverty line and minimal assets. Since these parents tend to work in low-wage jobs that often do not offer health insurance coverage, they are at high risk of being uninsured – close to one third of parents in families with income below 200 percent of the poverty line are uninsured. When low-income working parents lack coverage, they are more likely to go without needed care or to incur catastrophically high medical bills. A growing body of research also indicates the children of parents without health insurance are more likely themselves to be uninsured and to lack access to care. One particularly vulnerable group of low-income families is those in which the parents have recently left welfare for employment. Although these families generally are eligible to receive some transitional health care coverage through Medicaid after leaving welfare, they often miss out on this coverage due to challenging enrollment procedures and end up uninsured.