Medicaid spending on home and community-based service (HCBS) waivers dominates spending on community-based long-term care services offered through the Medicaid program. This paper examines trends in HCBS waiver enrollment and spending in recent years.

Report (.pdf)

This fact sheet summarizes the findings of the DC Health Access Survey, released in the Fall of 2003. It includes information on topics including: the demographics of the uninsured adults in the District of Columbia, findings about where and to what extent uninsured adults in the District of Columbia get medical care, and financial barriers to care.

Fact Sheet (.pdf)

Survey Highlights, Chartpack, and Toplines

In 2002, the state of Washington eliminated state-funded Medicaid look-alike coverage for certain immigrant families. These families then became eligible for more limited coverage in the state’s Basic Health program. This report details the process of this transition and the outcomes for coverage and access for these individuals.

Report (.pdf)

May 10 – 16, 2004 is Cover the Uninsured Week. This week, organized by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, was developed to focus the nation’s attention on America’s uninsured population.

On May 5, 2004, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation launched Cover the Uninsured Week at an event in Washington, DC.

Webcast: Cover the Uninsured Week Launch

On May 10, 2004, The Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured is sponsoring a breakfast briefing, “The Cost of Care for the Uninsured: What Do We Spend & Who Pays?” releasing the latest numbers from an ongoing Commission project.

Webcast of Briefing Issue Brief Released at Briefing: The Cost of Care for the Uninsured: What Do We Spend, Who Pays, and What Would Full Coverage Add to Medical Spending?

Agenda

News Release

Speaker Biographies

Fact sheets, issue briefs, reports, chartbooks, and testimony on the uninsured issue from the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Fact Sheet: The Uninsured and Their Access to Health Care

Report: The Uninsured: A Primer – Key Facts About Americans Without Health Insurance

Chartbook: Health Insurance Coverage in America: 2002 Data Update

Testimony: Uninsured in America – testimony by Diane Rowland, Executive Vice President and Executive Director of KCMU, to the U.S. House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health

Report: Challenges and Tradeoffs in Low-Income Family Budgets: Implications for Health Coverage

Fact Sheet: Lack of Coverage: A Long-Term Problem for Most Uninsured

Issue Brief: Coverage and Cost Impacts of the President’s Health Insurance Tax Credit and Tax Deduction Proposals

Report: Sicker and Poorer: The Consequences of Being Uninsured

Chartbook: Access to Care for the Uninsured

Fact Sheet: The Uninsured in Rural America

Chartbook: Health Insurance Coverage in Rural America

Report: 2003 Employer Health Benefits Survey

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Medicaid and State-Funded Coverage for Adults: Estimates of Eligibility and Enrollment

Lack of health insurance coverage for low-income adults remains a pressing policy challenge. In 2002, low-income adults who were uninsured accounted for nearly half of the uninsured population. This report provides an overview of nonelderly adult eligibility for and enrollment in Medicaid and state-funded coverage, nationally and in 13 study states.

Executive Summary (.pdf)

Full Report (.pdf)

Appendix (.pdf)

Preparing for the Medicare Drug Discount Card Rollout A Conference Call Discussion

With Medicare beneficiaries eligible to subscribe to a discount drug card as of May 3 and use them as of June 1, there is little time to clear up any confusion or answer outstanding questions about the program. Dozens of private companies are sponsoring national or regional cards, including some Medicare managed care plans. Enrollment fees could be as high as $30 per year for the two years leading up to 2006. Low-income beneficiaries may qualify for a free discount drug card and up to $600 in subsidies per year to help pay for their drugs.

The Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured and the National Association of State Medicaid Directors sponsored a conference call on April 29, 2004 to discuss issues surrounding the drug discount card rollout.

Agenda

Speaker Biographies

Nancy Atkins’ Presentation

Patricia Nemore’s Presentation

10 Things You Should Know About the Medicare Endorsed Discount Drug Card

The Medicare Prescription Drug Discount Card Program: Implications for Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries – Issue Paper

Challenges and Tradeoffs in Low-Income Family Budgets: Implications for Health Coverage – Report

This report explores the experiences of families trying to make ends meet on limited budgets. By discussing these families’ work, spending patterns, financial challenges, priorities and tradeoffs and health care and coverage, this report intends to provide a deeper understanding of families’ financial pressures and choices and information to assess the impact of current and proposed policies.

Report (.pdf)

Striving to Make Ends Meet: Low-Income Families’ Finances and Health Coverage

The Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured released new reports and held a policy briefing on the challenges and tradeoffs low-income families face when dealing with their budgets and the implications for health coverage.

Challenges and Tradeoffs in Low-Income Family Budgets: Implications for Health CoverageFaces of Medicaid

Webcast of April 20, 2004 Policy Briefing