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  • The Future of Medi-Cal: Challenges at the Federal, State, and County Level

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    This issue brief explores how California and other states are attempting to preserve a meaningful set of benefits under Medicaid during the current budget crisis, when services are most needed and state resources are most scarce. This brief is being distributed in Sacramento at the latest California Health Policy Roundtable on Tuesday, May 13, 2003. Invitation to the California Health Policy Roundtable Issue Brief: Presentation by Victoria Wachino, Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured…

  • The Financing of Pharmacy Plus Waivers: Implications for Seniors on Medicaid of Global Funding Caps

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    This policy brief describes Pharmacy Plus waivers being considered by some states for their Medicaid program and their implications for Medicaid financing. These waivers offer an opportunity for prescription drug coverage for low-income seniors, but they also include a major change in the financing of care for all seniors on Medicaid -- a cap on federal Medicaid funding for all services provided to seniors on Medicaid. Policy Brief

  • Women, Work, and Family Health: A Balancing Act

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    This issue brief examines women's roles in family health care decision-making and coordination, the effect of that involvement for women who work, and women's caregiving responsibilities. This analysis is based on data from the 2001 Kaiser Women's Health Survey, a nationally representative sample of nearly 4,000 women between the ages of 18 and 64. Issue brief (.pdf) News Release: Mothers Still Carry Primary Responsibility for Family Health -- Tradeoffs Between Caring for Children and Job Earnings…

  • State-Specific Section 1115 Waiver Fact Sheets

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    The Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured is closely following waiver activity to provide information on how these waivers are impacting the uninsured and affecting Medicaid and SCHIP and the coverage provided to low-income beneficiaries. Tennessee Section 1115 Waiver Amendment Proposal Fact Sheet California Section 1115 Waiver Fact Sheet Colorado Section 1115 Waiver Fact Sheet Delaware Section 1115 Waiver Fact Sheet Illinois Section 1115 Waiver Fact Sheet Maine Section 1115 Waiver Fact Sheet New…

  • Health Insurance Premiums and Cost-Sharing: Findings from the Research on Low-Income Populations

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    Health Insurance Premiums and Cost-Sharing: Findings from the Research on Low-Income Populations This policy brief reviews studies on the impact of premiums and cost-sharing, particularly on low-income populations, and finds that premiums generally depressed participation in public programs and cost-sharing affected health utilization, access and outcomes. Policy Brief

  • Issue Brief: Trends in Opportunistic Infection Drug Coverage and Spending by AIDS Drug Assistance Programs

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    This issue brief, prepared as part of the National ADAP Monitoring Project, examines ADAP formulary coverage of medications for the prevention and treatment of AIDS-related Opportunistic Infections across states, including trends in coverage and expenditures over time, and discusses some of the potential reasons for variations in coverage. For more information on the series see the National ADAP Monitoring Project page. Issue Brief

  • Medicaid Medically Needy Programs: An Important Source of Medicaid Coverage

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    This issue brief provides an overview of Medicaid's medically needy program; describes how it works for persons with disabilities, the elderly, and low-income families; and highlights some key issues surrounding the program. Included in the paper are hypothetical examples of ways in which individuals can qualify for the medically needy program and are intended for illustrative purposes only.

  • Rating Sex and Violence in the Media: Media Ratings and Proposals for Reform

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    Rating Sex and Violence in the Media: Media Ratings and Proposals for Reform The second release in a series of fact sheets and issue briefs on key topics in the field of children, media and health. The Media Ratings issue brief provides an overview of parental advisory ratings for movies, television, music and video games, as well as proposals to reform those rating systems. Issue Brief: Rating Sex and Violence in the Media: Media Ratings…