Managed Care and Low-Income Populations: A Case Study of Managed Care in Tennessee
This report is an update to the July 1995 case study on managed care in Tennessee released as part of the Kaiser/Commonwealth Low-Income Coverge and Access Project.
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Where is Medicaid Spending Headed?
Fact SheetThis content package page includes a report providing an overview of the changes in Medicaid expenditures since 1988, including an analysis of the slowdown in Medicaid growth since 1992. Also included in the package is a press release, chart pack and fact sheet on Medicaid spending and enrollment trends. News Release News Release: Medicaid Spending Growth Rate Slows Fact Sheet Fact Sheet Report Report
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Where is Medicaid Spending Headed?
Other PostEnrollment Another important factor is that Medicaid enrollment increases slowed substantially. After increasing by 7.9 percent annually between 1988 and 1992, enrollment growth slowed to 5.3 percent per year in the following three years (Table 2). Table 3 shows that the rate of growth in enrollment of Medicaid beneficiaries slowed between 1991 and 1995. Enrollment growth increased by 11 percent in 1992 but by only 1.8 percent in 1995. Enrollment growth among the aged slowed…
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Where is Medicaid Spending Headed? – Fact Sheet
Fact SheetMedicaid Enrollment and Spending Growth Overview In 1995, Medicaid provided health and long-term care for 34.8 million low-income, elderly, and disabled Americans at a cost of $157.3 billion, $151.8 billion for services and $5.5 billion for administration. After expanding considerably in the early 1990's, Medicaid spending and enrollment growth have slowed markedly. Medicaid spending growth has declined from 22.4 percent per year to 9.5 percent per year between 1992 and 1995. Preliminary data suggest the…
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Where is Medicaid Spending Headed? – Report
ReportWhere is Medicaid Spending Headed? Prepared for: The Kaiser Commission on the Future of Medicaid Prepared by: John Holahan and David Liska, The Urban Institute December 1996 In 1995, the United States witnessed a major debate over the future course of the Medicaid program. At the heart of this debate were the individual entitlement to benefits, the desire to limit federal spending, and the degree of control and flexibility given to states over their separate…
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Uninsured Children in the South
Other PostOver 4 million Southern Children have no Health Insurance Embargoed for release until: 8:30 am, ET, Monday, December 9, 1996 For more information contact: Chris Ferris (202)347-5270 New Study: Despite Recent Gains, South Still Home to Disproportionate Share ofNation's Uninsured Children Washington, D.C. -- A new report, sponsored by the Kaiser Family Foundation and prepared by the Southern Institute on Children and Families, finds that the South was home to 4.1 million uninsured children in…
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Medicaid Update: Expenditures and Beneficiaries in 1994 – Policy Brief
Issue BriefMedicaid Expenditures and Beneficiaries: 1994 Update October 1998 Medicaid is the nation's major public financing program for low-income Americans. After several years of rapid increase in the early 1990s, enrollment and spending growth have moderated and returned to historical levels. For the second consecutive year, annual growth in Medicaid spending was under 10 percent. The estimates presented in this policy brief are based on analyses prepared by The Urban Institute and update previous analyses conducted…
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Uninsured Children in the South
Fact SheetOver 4 million children living in the South have no health insurance coverage. While the South experienced a decrease (3 percent) in the number of uninsured children from 1989 to 1993 -- the number of uninsured children nationally increased by 9 percent (Figure 1) -- the region accounts for a dispro-portionately high share of uninsured children in America. Over a third (36 percent) of American children live in the South, but the region accounted…
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The Southern Institute on Children and Families: Uninsured Children in the South
ReportSecond Report The Southern Institute on Children and Families released the first report on Uninsured Children in the South in November 1992. The report provided estimates of uninsured children by state with age and income breakouts related to Medicaid. This is the second report on Uninsured Children in the South. It provides estimates of uninsured children in each southern state from two perspectives: number of uninsured children in 1993 with percent of uninsured children by…
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Medicaid Update: Expenditures and Beneficiaries in 1994
Issue BriefThis policy brief analyzes Medicaid enrollment and spending in 1994. It examines changes in program enrollment and spending between 1992 and 1994 and explains the factors behind the spending growth. Detailed tables and trend information can be found in Medicaid Expenditures and Beneficiaries: National and State Profiles and Trends, 1984-1994 (#2045).This data book provides extensive informationon Medicaid expenditures and beneficiaries nationally and for each state in 1994. Information is included by type of service and…