Access to Care by Health Insurance Status, 2011
Access to Care by Health Insurance Status, 2011 Download Source KCMU analysis of 2011 NHIS data …
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Health Coverage by Race and Ethnicity: The Potential Impact of the Affordable Care Act
Issue BriefExecutive Summary One of the key goals of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is to reduce the number of uninsured through a Medicaid expansion and the creation of health insurance exchange marketplaces with advance premium tax credits to help moderate-income individuals pay for this coverage.
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Key Facts on Health Coverage for Low-Income Immigrants Today and Under the Affordable Care Act
Fact SheetBeginning in 2014, the Affordable Care Act will expand Medicaid and create new health insurance exchanges that will significantly increase coverage options for citizens and lawfully present immigrants. This brief provides an overview of health coverage for immigrants today and their new coverage options under health reform. Fact Sheet (.
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Medicaid: A Primer – Key Information on the Nation’s Health Coverage Program for Low-Income People
Issue BriefThis Medicaid primer provides an overview of the nation's largest health coverage program, which covers more than 62 million low-income individuals, including children and families, people with disabilities and seniors who are also covered by Medicare. Medicaid also is the dominant source of the country’s long-term care financing. The program will expand significantly under the Affordable Care Act in 2014.
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Community Health Centers in an Era of Health Reform: An Overview and Key Challenges to Health Center Growth
Issue BriefOver 1,100 federally funded community health centers play a vital role in ensuring access to health care for a predominantly low-income population in medically underserved communities. Health centers’ ability to provide comprehensive primary care and improve access to high-quality care while holding down health care cost growth has been well-documented.
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Reversing the Trend? Understanding the Recent Increase in Health Insurance Coverage among the Nonelderly Population
Issue BriefThis brief examines why the number of nonelderly uninsured people in the U.S. declined by 1.2 million in 2011, the latest year for which Census data are available.
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Testimony: An Overview of the Medicare Program and Medicare Beneficiaries’ Costs and Service Use
Event Date:EventJuliette Cubanski, Associate Director of the Foundation's Program on Medicare Policy, testified on Feb. 27, 2013 before the Senate Special Committee on Aging to provide an overview of the Medicare program and Medicare beneficiaries' costs and service utilization. Testimony (.
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Immigration Reform and Access to Health Coverage: Key Issues to Consider
Issue BriefThe Obama administration and a bipartisan group of U.S. senators recently released blueprints for immigration reform proposals that include a roadmap to citizenship for the 11 million undocumented immigrants currently residing in the United States. Subject to meeting specified requirements, these individuals would be able to apply for a provisional lawful status.
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Money Follows the Person: A 2012 Survey of Transitions, Services and Costs
Issue BriefThe Affordable Care Act extended the Money Follows the Person (MFP) demonstration grant program through 2016, giving states further options to transition Medicaid beneficiaries living in institutions back to the community.
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Quick Take: Medicaid: 3 Key Issues to Watch in 2013
Fact Sheet2013 will be a historic year for Medicaid with the implementation of major provisions to expand coverage and streamline enrollment in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) less than a year away, a surge in activity around care delivery reforms that seek to improve care and potentially reduce costs, and the unfolding of fiscal developments at…