Maine Section 1115 Waiver
Fact Sheet (.pdf)
Health Insurance Premiums and Cost-Sharing: Findings from the Research on Low-Income Populations
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.
California Section 1115 Waiver
Fact Sheet (.pdf)
Link to the Women’s Research and Education Institute
Baby Boom to Generation X: Progress in Young Women’s Health
Baby Boom to Generation X: Progress in Young Women’s Health, by Alina Salganicoff, Barbara Wentworth, and Liberty Greene of the Kaiser Family Foundation, a chapter from The American Woman 2003-2004, Daughters of a Revolution–Young Women Today, Cynthia Costello, Vanessa Wight, and Anne J. Stone, editors. The chapter explores the changes that have taken place in young women’s health over the past twenty-five years. It discusses young women’s health status and access to care since the 1970s, outlines programmatic developments in health care as they affect young women, and examines the impact of cultural shifts in reproductive health and maternity care as well as the contribution of new medical advances.
State-Specific Section 1115 Waiver Fact Sheets
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 Mexico Section 1115 Waiver Fact Sheet
Health Insurance Premiums and Cost-Sharing: The Impact on Low-Income Populations
This fact sheet summarizes the issues surrounding premiums and cost-sharing in public coverage programs and discusses the impact of these mechanisms on participation and health outcomes, particularly for low-income populations.
Fact Sheet (.pdf)
Delaware Section 1115 Waiver
Where Is The Growth in the Uninsured Population Coming From?
The Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured co-sponsored a policy briefing today to discuss the dynamics of the uninsured population in America. In 2001, the uninsured population grew by 1.4 million people. To increase understanding of who these people are and answer the question of whether the uninsured problem was shifting to higher-income Americans, findings from two new KCMU reports were presented. You may also view background materials on the uninsured and a webcast of the policy briefing.
Changes in Health Care Coverage 2000-2001
This background report analyzes 2001 U.S. Census Bureau data on health coverage to determine the trends that led to 1.4 million people losing health coverage from 2000 to 2001.
The New Middle-Class of Uninsured Americans — Is it Real?
This issue paper discusses and answers the question are the newly uninsured in 2001 predominantly from the middle-class. The paper examines U.S. Census Bureau s data and concludes that most of the increase in the uninsured (1.3 million people) was among low-income people with incomes less than 200% of the poverty level.