Outreach Strategies for Medicaid and SCHIP: An Overview of Effective Strategies and Activities

This paper highlights key components of effective outreach strategies to enroll children in Medicaid and SCHIP and also to get them access to care once enrolled. In addition, the paper examines how these strategies have been implemented in states and the challenges of continuing to push for enrollment as states face continued fiscal pressures and barriers to participation are resurrected.

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This national survey released by the Kaiser Family Foundation finds that Americans increasingly believe the U.S. should be a global leader on HIV/AIDS, including spending more money to fight the epidemic abroad and at home. This comes despite an American characteristic distaste for foreign aid and at a time when there is a growing budget deficit. Six in ten Americans agree that the U.S. is a global leader and has a responsibility to help fight HIV/AIDS in developing countries — up from 44% in 2002.

With this June marking the 25th year of the epidemic (on June 5, 1981, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued its first warning about a disease that would become known as AIDS), there is an opportunity to reflect on the public’s general knowledge about the disease. According to the survey results, significant percentages of Americans still think HIV might be spread through kissing, sharing a drinking glass and touching toilet seat — 37%, 22% and 16% respectively.

The was designed and analyzed by survey researchers at the Kaiser Family Foundation. Interviews were conducted between March 24 and April 18, 2006, among a nationally representative random sample of 2,517 respondents 18 years old and older. The survey covers a variety of topics including HIV/AIDS as a problem for our nation, knowledge and perceptions about HIV/AIDS, domestic HIV spending and program priorities, views on the global HIV epidemic, and African Americans and HIV.

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Additional Findings: HIV Testing

Additional Findings: Opinions and Experiences of 18- to 25-Year-Olds

Despite the success of Medicaid and SCHIP in reducing the number of uninsured low-income children by one-third in the last decade, over eight million children remain uninsured. Seventy percent of these uninsured children are eligible for public health coverage. This report by the Children’s Partnership lays out a plan for creating a series of enrollment doorways that make enrollment and renewal of children both routine and timely — as close to automatic as possible. The recommendations require a combination of both state and federal action..

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This report examines the stability of dual eligibility for the seven million Americans who rely on Medicaid to fill the gaps in their Medicare coverage and its implications for Medicare’s new prescription drug benefits.

The analysis focuses on the duration of dual eligibility, the rates of gain and loss of Medicaid coverage and sources of Medicare supplementation preceding and following periods of Medicaid enrollment. The paper analyzes data from the Medicare Current Beneficiaries Surveys from 1997 to 2000 and finds that Medicaid is a very stable source of Medicare supplementation.

This report was prepared for the Foundation by Bruce Stuart and Puneet Singhal of the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy.

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These toplines provide the complete survey questions and responses to the Survey of Americans on HIV/AIDS conducted between March 24 and April 18, 2006. The survey covers a variety of topics including HIV/AIDS as a problem for our nation, knowledge and perceptions about HIV/AIDS, domestic HIV spending and program priorities, views on the global HIV epidemic, and African Americans and HIV.

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Chartpack: 2006 Survey of Americans on HIV/AIDS

These charts highlight data from the Survey of Americans on HIV/AIDS conducted between March 24 and April 18, 2006. The survey covers a variety of topics including HIV/AIDS as a problem for our nation, knowledge and perceptions about HIV/AIDS, domestic HIV spending and program priorities, views on the global HIV epidemic, and African Americans and HIV.

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What do you think is the most important problem in health or health care for the government to address?  Is there another problem you think is almost as important for the government to address?

Apr-03

COSTS (NET)

35

Cost of prescription drugs/medicines

15

Cost of health care

15

Cost of insurance/affordable insurance

7

Costs – other (incl. doctor and hospital costs)

3

Seniors’ issues (NET)

23

Senior citizens’ care/ issues (incl. Social Security)

12

Coverage of rx drugs (for elderly and disabled)

8

Medicare

5

MEDICAL CONDITIONS/PROCEDURES (NET)

16

Cancer/Cancer Research

6

AIDS/AIDS research/HIV

4

Medical Conditions/ Procedures – other

10

ACCESS (NET)

23

Universal coverage / coverage for uninsured

15

Health care availability (general)

4

Health care for the poor

3

Access to health care – other (incl. staff cutbacks and difficulties w/pre-existing conditions)

3

INSURANCE COMPANY CONCERNS (NET)

8

Health insurance (general)

5

HMO/Managed care concerns

3

OTHER POLICY (NET)

9

Children’s care/issues

3

Quality of care

2

Other policy/social issues (incl. abortion, drug abuse, Medicaid, etc.)

4

Note: Adds up to more than 100 percent because respondents were allowed to give more than one answer.

Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Methodology: A nationally representative sample of 1,211 adults ages 18 and older was interviewed by telephone by Princeton Survey Research Associates International between April 3 and April 6, 2003.

What do you think is the most important problem for the government to address? Is there another problem you think is almost as important for the government to address?

Asked of one-half of respondents (n=603)

Jun-03

ECONOMY (NET)

41

The economy

24

Unemployment

12

Poverty/homelessness

5

Rising gas/fuel prices

1

WAR/FOREIGN POLICY (NET)

18

War (general)

5

War with Iraq

5

Foreign policy/Foreign relations

4

World peace/Peace in the Middle East

2

Middle East crisis

2

TERRORISM/NATIONAL SECURITY (NET)

15

National security

8

Terrorism/Sept. 11 attacks

6

War on terrorism

1

TAXES/BUDGET (NET)

15

Taxes/tax reform

7

National budget/deficit

6

Reduce government spending

1

HEALTH CARE (NET)

14

Health care/health care reform

7

Prescription drug costs too high

3

Medicare

2

Health insurance

1

EDUCATION (NET)

11

CRIME (NET)

5

Crime/violence

2

Drug problems

2

OTHER GOVERNMENT ISSUES (NET)

8

Size of government is too large

2

Honesty in government

2

Other

5

Note: Adds up to more than 100 percent because respondents were allowed to give more than one answer.

Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Methodology: A nationally representative sample of 1,210 adults ages 18 and older was interviewed by telephone by Princeton Survey Research Associates International between June 5 and June 8, 2003.

What do you think is the most important problem for the government to address? Is there another problem you think is almost as important for the government to address?

Asked of one-half of respondents (n=603)

Dec-03

ECONOMY (NET)

28

The economy

16

Unemployment

7

Poverty/homelessness

5

Rising gas/fuel prices

*

WAR/FOREIGN POLICY (NET)

28

War with Iraq

12

War (general)

11

Foreign policy/Foreign relations

2

World peace/Peace in the Middle East

1

Middle East crisis

*

HEALTH CARE (NET)

14

Health care/health care reform

7

Medicare

3

Health insurance

2

Prescription drug costs too high

1

TERRORISM/NATIONAL SECURITY (NET)

8

Terrorism/Sept. 11 attacks

4

National security

3

War on terrorism

1

TAXES/BUDGET (NET)

7

National budget/deficit

4

Taxes/tax reform

3

Reduce government spending

1

EDUCATION (NET)

6

CRIME (NET)

4

Crime/violence

2

Drug problems

1

OTHER GOVERNMENT ISSUES (NET)

7

Honesty in government

—

Size of government is too large

1

Other

5

Note: Adds up to more than 100 percent because respondents were allowed to give more than one answer.

Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Methodology: A nationally representative sample of 1,206 adults ages 18 and older was interviewed by telephone by Princeton Survey Research Associates International between December 3 and December 7, 2003.

What do you think is the most important problem for the government to address? Is there another problem you think is almost as important for the government to address?

Asked of one-half of respondents (n=627)

Apr-04

ECONOMY (NET)

42

Unemployment

19

The economy

13

Rising gas/fuel prices

6

Poverty/homelessness

4

WAR/FOREIGN POLICY (NET)

27

War/Situation with Iraq

15

War (general)

9

Foreign policy/Foreign relations

2

World peace/Peace in the Middle East

1

TERRORISM/NATIONAL SECURITY (NET)

19

Terrorism/Sept. 11 attacks

9

National security

8

War on terrorism

2

HEALTH CARE (NET)

18

Health care/health care reform

10

Health insurance

3

Prescription drug costs

3

Medicare

2

TAXES/BUDGET (NET)

11

Taxes/tax reform

6

National budget/deficit

4

Reduce government spending

1

EDUCATION (NET)

8

CRIME (NET)

6

Crime/violence

2

Drug problems

2

SOCIAL SECURITY (NET)

3

OTHER GOVERNMENT ISSUES (NET)

7

Honesty in government

1

Size of government is too large

1

Other

5

Note: Adds up to more than 100 percent because respondents were allowed to give more than one answer.

Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Methodology: A nationally representative sample of 1,201 adults ages 18 and older was interviewed by telephone by Princeton Survey Research Associates International between April 1 and April 5, 2004.