This issue paper examines the policies in the HIFA waiver initiative that provide incentives for states to use Medicaid/SCHIP funds to assist in the purchase of private insurance options. It also reports on how states have responded to these new policies and what key policy questions are raised about premium assistance programs.

Issue Paper (.pdf)

This chartbook presents analysis of national data on health insurance coverage based on a county’s proximity to a large urban area. It answers questions of how much health insurance coverage differs among people living in rural vs. urban communities, as well as, the differences in socio-economic and employment characteristics of those living in rural vs. urban counties.

Chartbook (.pdf)

This issue paper provides information on the out-of-pocket expenses for prescription drugs that low-income individuals would face under the Senate versus the House Medicare prescription drug benefit legislation.

Issue Paper (.pdf)

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This guide, designed to help you and your parents sort through basic issues about Medicare and health coverage, was written by the Medicare Rights Center in collaboration with the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and was updated in 2003.

The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, based in Menlo Park, California, is a nonprofit, independent national health care philanthropy and is not associated with Kaiser Permanente or Kaiser Industries.

Medicare Rights Center is a national, not-for-profit consumer service organization that helps people understand Medicare rights, benefits, and options. Through hotline counseling, education, and public policy programs, Medicare Rights Center works to ensure that seniors and people with disabilities get the health care they need and the coverage they are due.

The authors wish to thank the following individuals for their contributions: Eric Carlson, Geraldine Dallek, Joyce Dubow, Claire Edwards, Barbara Manard, Patricia McGinnis, Teresa McMeans, and Patricia Nemore. The guide was edited by Lynn L. Lewis and the Stein Group, and designed by Supon Design Group, formerly Gibson Creative. This website was developed by Words Pictures Ideas.