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Analysis of Focus Groups Concerning Managed Care and Medicare
A report and press release summarizing the findings of 14 focus groups held in eight cities nationwide to explore the attitudes and experiences of Medicare beneficiaries in managed care programs, particularly health maintenance organizations (HMOs), and those with traditional fee-for-service coverage, as well as pre-Medicare beneficiaries aged 60-65. A fact…
Report Read More Health Insurance Coverage and Health Expenditures
This overview report is the first in a series prepared for the Kaiser Family Foundation by the Barents Group to study current — and future — health care spending and coverage in three key states: New York, California, and Texas. It provides a comprehensive picture of health care spending and…
Report Read More Analysis of Texas Health Care Expenditures: 1994-2000
Report: Analysis of Texas Health Care Expenditures 1994-2000
Report Read More Medicaid and Managed Care: Lessons from the Literature
This report reviews and synthesizes the literature from the past 20 years evaluating managed care's impact on access, quality, beneficiary's health status, and the cost of care for the Medicaid population.Report:
Report Read More Access to Care: Is Health Insurance Enough?
This policy brief focuses on access issues facing the low-income population generally and Medicaid beneficiaries specifically. The brief examines how well Medicaid beneficiaries have fared in obtaining access to care, the types of access barriers that confront Medicaid beneficiaries, and the issues and options for addressing these barriers.Policy Brief: Access…
Issue Brief Read More Directions for Health Reform: Testimony before the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, United States Senate
This testimony presents a brief overview of the uninsured and health insurance coverage in the United States. The testimony describes the important role that the Medicaid program has come to play in providing health insurance coverage for 32 million low-income Americans, and it provides some perspective on policy options for…
Event Read More National Survey of Public Opinion on Welfare: Views of Americans With or Without Welfare Experience
National Survey of Public Opinion on Welfare: Views of Americans With or Without Welfare ExperienceA report from the Kaiser-Harvard program on the Public and Health/Social Policy on differences in opinions of Americans with welfare experience compared with those without such experience on the welfare system and welfare reform. This report…
Poll Finding Read More The Impact of a 5 Percent Medicaid Expenditure Growth Cap: A State Level Analysis
This policy brief examines the projected impact of a 5% expenditure growth cap on Medicaid expenditures over the period 1996 to 2002. It highlights the differential implications that would result under this type of proposal.Policy Brief: The Impact of a Five Percent Medicaid Expenditure Growth Cap, A State Level Analysis
Issue Brief Read More State Variations In Medicaid: Implications For Block Grants And Expenditure Growth Caps
Medicaid, jointly financed by state and federal governments, is made up of over 50 separate programs with disparate populations covered and services offered. In an effort to better understand the implications of federal policy changes for the financing structure of Medicaid, the Kaiser Commission on the Future of Medicaid…
Issue Brief Read More Medicaid and Federal, State and Local Budgets
This policy brief explains the current Medicaid financing arrangements between federal, state and local governments, examines the role of Medicaid in federal and state budgets, and identifies severalimportant considerations on evaluating proposals to limit federal Medicaid spending.Policy Brief: Medicaid and Federal, State, and Local Budgets
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