Medicaid Benefits: Clinic Services (Excluding Mandatory FQHC and RHC Services) January 17, 2019 State Indicator
Medicaid Benefits: Inpatient Hospital Services, other than in an Institution for Mental Disease January 17, 2019 State Indicator
Initiative 18|11: What Can We Do About The Cost Of Health Care? January 15, 2019 Issue Brief This conference report summarizes discussions at a March 2018 conference in Washington with 30 leaders from the health care community to launch Initiative 18/11, a partnership between the Society of Actuaries and KFF to address the rising cost of health care in the United States. It also lays out the next steps for the initiative.
How Quickly are States Connecting Applicants to Medicaid and CHIP Coverage? January 11, 2019 Issue Brief In November 2018, CMS released new state data on MAGI Medicaid and CHIP application processing time. These data reflect continued progress in reporting of performance indicators that CMS established in 2013 to facilitate data-driven program management and improvement.
Chart of the Week: Who Are California’s Uninsured? January 11, 2019 Slide The latest Chart of the Week provides a look at the socioeconomic breakdown of the uninsured population in California, sourced from KFF’s State Health Facts database.
Larry Levitt Answers 3 Questions on Calif. Governor’s Proposed Individual Mandate, Expanded Subsidies January 9, 2019 Issue Brief California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced broad plans to the state’s health care system almost immediately after taking the oath of office. Larry Levitt, Senior Vice President for Health Reform at KFF, answers three questions about what the plan’s individual mandate and expanded subsidies could mean for the state and nationwide.
The Detail That Could Make Medicare for All Generous — and Expensive January 9, 2019 Perspective In this Axios column, Drew Altman wades in to the Medicare for All discussion focusing on the pros and cons of a critical but under-discussed feature of the proposals-they have no cost sharing.