Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers: Health Insurance Coverage and Access to Care
Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers: Health Insurance Coverage and Access to Care Nearly three million workers earn their living through migrant or seasonal farm labor.
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Ten Myths about the Uninsured
Fact SheetLack of health insurance coverage among millions of Americans remains one of this nation’s most pressing social challenges, but one that is often not well understood.
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A Medicaid Perspective on Medical Support Cooperation: A Study of Procedures in Five States
ReportThis report examines how medical support requirements impact parents applying for Medicaid coverage for themselves and their children. The report draws from case studies of medical support procedures obtained in five states: Arizona, Connecticut, Minnesota, South Carolina and Wisconsin. Report (.
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Current Issues in Medicaid Financing
ReportIn recent years there has been much discussion about states’ use of creative financing to draw down additional federal funds for Medicaid financing. Some suggest a curb on these practices and the President’s FY2006 budget includes provisions targeting intergovernmental transfers (IGTs). The Commission has produced a fact sheet and briefs on Medicaid financing issues.
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MaineCare and Its Role in Maine’s Healthcare System
ReportThis paper explores the role of MaineCare, Maine’s Medicaid program, in the state’s health care system and the relationship between MaineCare and the Dirigo Health plan that the state approved in 2003. Report (.
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New Directions for Medicaid Section 1115 Waivers: Policy Implications of Recent Waiver Activity
Issue BriefNew Directions for Medicaid Section 1115 Waivers: Policy Implications of Recent Waiver Activity Seventeen states have had comprehensive Section 1115 waivers approved since January 2001. This brief provides an overview of this recent waiver activity and reviews the implications for coverage and access to care. Policy Brief (.
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One State’s Medicaid Managed Care Formulary Operations: A Look at Pennsylvania, 2001-2002
ReportOne State’s Medicaid Managed Care Formulary Operations: A Look at Pennsylvania, 2001-2002 This report examines formulary implementation under mandatory Medicaid managed care in Pennsylvania between 2001 and 2002. It looks at one state during a yearlong period; formulary operations are likely to vary across states and programs and over time.
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Health Coverage for Low-Income Adults: Eligibility and Enrollment in Medicaid and State Programs, 2002
Issue BriefHealth Coverage for Low-Income Adults: Eligibility and Enrollment in Medicaid and State Programs, 2002 This policy brief provides new information on the number and characteristics of nonelderly adults eligible for Medicaid and other public coverage and on their enrollment.
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The President’s FY 2006 Budget Proposal:
ReportOverview and Briefing Charts This chartpack reviews the President’s FY 2006 budget request to Congress and highlights overall budget assumptions and funding for major health programs. It begins with a description of the federal budget process, followed by an overview of federal surplus/deficit spending patterns dating back to 1969.
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Dual Eligibles: Medicaid’s Role for Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries
Fact SheetDual Eligibles: Medicaid's Role for Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries This fact sheet and set of tables describe the over 7 million “dual eligibles,” the low-income elderly and persons with disabilities who are enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid.