50 Million Uninsured: The Faces Behind the Headlines
Almost 50 million Americans lacked health insurance in 2010 -- about a million more than in 2009.
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Impact of the Medicaid Fiscal Relief Provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
Issue BriefThe American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), enacted in February 2009, has provided $103 billion in federal fiscal relief to state Medicaid programs over a period of two-and-a-half years to help them address the effects of the 2007-2009 recession.
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Connecting Eligible Immigrant Families to Health Coverage and Care: Key Lessons from Outreach and Enrollment Workers
Issue BriefBeginning in 2014, health coverage options will significantly expand under health reform through an expansion in Medicaid eligibility and by making tax credits available to help individuals purchase coverage through new Health Benefit Exchanges.
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Update: State Budgets in Recession and Recovery
Issue BriefState revenues have been rebounding after experiencing a severe decline caused by the Great Recession that ran from December 2007 through June 2009. Nevertheless, tax collections remain below their 2008 peak level and state and local governments continue to shed jobs.
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California's "Bridge to Reform" Medicaid Demonstration Waiver
Fact SheetThis issue brief provides an overview of California's "Bridge to Reform" Medicaid Demonstration Waiver, which was approved in 2010 and will make up to roughly $8 billion in federal Medicaid matching funds available to California over a five-year period to expand coverage to low-income uninsured adults and preserve and improve the county-based safety-net.
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Examining Medicaid Managed Long-Term Service and Support Programs: Key Issues To Consider
Issue BriefThere is increased interest among states in operating Medicaid managed long-term services and support (MLTSS) programs rather than paying for long-term services and supports (LTSS) on a fee-for-service basis, as has been the general practice.
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Medicaid’s Long-Term Care Users: Spending Patterns Across Institutional and Community-based Settings
Issue BriefThe nation's primary payer for long-term services and supports, Medicaid finances 43 percent of all spending on long-term care services and covers a range of services and supports, including those needed by people to live independently in the community, as well as services provided in institutions.
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State Options That Expand Access to Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services
ReportThis background paper examines various aspects of the Medicaid program that can expand access to home and community-based services (HCBS) and rebalance long-term care spending in favor of HCBS.
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The Uninsured and Their Health Care Needs: How Have They Changed Since the Recession?
Issue BriefThis analysis uses the Center for Studying Health System Change's (HSC) 2010 Health Tracking Household Survey, the 2007 HSC Health Tracking Household Survey and the 2003 HSC Community Tracking Household Survey to describe the uninsured population and how it has changed over the past decade, especially between 2007 and 2010 when the recession caused many…
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A Profile of Medicaid Managed Care Programs in 2010: Findings from a 50-State Survey
ReportMost Medicaid beneficiaries nationally are enrolled in some form of managed care, and, with current budget pressure and health reform on the horizon, states are expected to increase their reliance on managed care to deliver services in their Medicaid programs.