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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 PopulationsThis 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. Policy Brief
Issue Brief Read MoreState-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 SheetCalifornia Section 1115 Waiver Fact SheetColorado Section…
Issue Brief Read MoreChanges 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.Report
Report Read MoreThe 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…
Report Read MoreRegulation of Private Long-Term Care Insurance: Implementation Experience and Key Issues
Regulation of Private Long-Term Care Insurance: Implementation Experience and Key IssuesWhile private long-term care insurance (LTCI) has been available since the mid-1970s, its popularity has grown rapidly in recent years, and Congress is considering proposals that would further encourage LTCI purchase through expanded tax subsidies. Yet there has been little…
Report Read MorePrivate Long-Term Care Insurance: Who Should Buy It and What Should They Buy?
Private Long-Term Care Insurance: Who Should Buy It and What Should They Buy?Despite the growing interest in private long-term care insurance (LTCI), there has been little independent examination of how much protection LTCI policies provide consumers or whether LTCI policies are a worthwhile purchase for people of average means. This…
Report Read MoreWho Pays and How Much? The Cost of Caring for the Uninsured
This report answers how much the country spends on care for the uninsured and how much care the uninsured receive compared to insured Americans. It is part of our Cost of Not Covering the Uninsured project.Report
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