U.S. State Health Policy, Public Opinion & Research

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This redesigned and updated website provides the latest state-level data on demographics, health, and health policy, including health coverage, access, financing, and state legislation and budgets.

New Analysis Shows Effect of Rising Unemployment on Health Coverage, Medicaid and SCHIP Spending and Enrollment
Every one percentage point rise in the unemployment rate leads to a 1.1 million increase in the uninsured population and a one million increase in Medicaid and SCHIP enrollment, according to a new Kaiser analysis. Another report analyzes the history of Medicaid during recent economic downturns.

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States Moving Towards Comprehensive Health Care Reform -- May 2008

With the problem of the uninsured continuing to grow, states have taken the lead in developing proposals to reform of their health care systems with the goal of significantly increasing the number of people with health coverage. An interactive map and related summaries of plans track which states have enacted or are planning comprehensive initiatives to cover their uninsured population.

New Analysis Shows Effect of Rising Unemployment on Health Coverage, Medicaid and SCHIP Spending and Enrollment -- April 2008

This analysis finds that every one percentage point rise in the unemployment rate leads to a 1.1 million increase in the uninsured population and a one million increase in Medicaid and SCHIP enrollment. Another report analyzes the history of Medicaid during recent economic downturns.

Medicaid, SCHIP and Economic Downturn: Policy Challenges and Policy Responses -- April 2008

This analysis projects the implications of an economic downturn for health coverage and state programs.

Medicaid in a Declining Economy: Limited Approaches for States to Control Spending -- April 2008

This brief analyzes results from annual 50-state budget surveys of Medicaid directors from 2003 to 2007 to determine how past actions by states and the federal government may impact Medicaid programs during the current economic downturn.

Vermont Health Care Reform Plan -- December 2007

This fact sheet summarizes Vermont's health reform law designed to increase health care access and reduce costs.

State Fiscal Conditions & Medicaid -- November 2007

This fact sheet, updated to include information from the recent survey of state Medicaid directors regarding fiscal year 2007 and 2008 actions, summarizes the relationship of Medicaid with state budgets and updates the current fiscal situation in the states and how it is affecting Medicaid programs.

As Tough Times Wane, States Act to Improve Medicaid Coverage and Quality: Results from a 50-State Medicaid Budget Survey for State Fiscal Years 2007 and 2008 -- October 2007

The annual 50 state survey on Medicaid and state budget actions reports a 0.5 percent enrollment decline in fiscal year 2007 and that, with an improved economy, 42 states are planning to expand coverage for the uninsured in the next year.

Why Did Medicaid Spending Decline in 2006? A Detailed Look at Program Spending and Enrollment, 2000-2006 -- October 2007

This issue brief finds that Medicaid spending declined for the first time in the program’s 40-plus year history in Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2006, falling by 0.2 percent.

New Survey Indicates Medicaid Enrollment Declines For First Time In Nearly A Decade -- October 2007

The annual 50 state survey on Medicaid and state budget actions reports a 0.5 percent enrollment decline in fiscal year 2007 and that, with an improved economy, 42 states are planning to expand coverage for the uninsured in the next year.

A Race to the Top: Illinois’s All Kids Initiative -- August 2007

This case study of Illinois' All Kids initiative describes the key features of the program, examines state decisions on program design and highlights some early program experiences.