Article and Policy Forum Examine Medicare, Health Reform and the Challenges Facing People With Disabilities September 8, 2010 Event Wednesday, Sept. 8, the Foundation held a policy workshop examining Medicare, health reform and the challenges facing people with disabilities. Younger Medicare beneficiaries with disabilities are much more likely than seniors in the program to report problems accessing and paying for needed medical services, Kaiser Family Foundation researchers report in…
Medicaid Expansion Through Marketplace Premium Assistance September 17, 2013 Fact Sheet This fact sheet compares the two Medicaid premium assistance authorities (state plan option and demonstration waiver) and identifies key beneficiary protections in Medicaid expansion premium assistance programs.
Massachusetts and Ohio: Capitated Financial Alignment Demonstrations for Dual Eligible Beneficiaries Compared January 29, 2013 Fact Sheet The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with Massachusetts and Ohio to test a capitated financial alignment model to integrate care and align financing for people who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid in 2013. CMS also has signed an MOU with…
Quick Take: Medicaid: 3 Key Issues to Watch in 2013 February 22, 2013 Fact Sheet 2013 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…
Medicare’s Role for Latinos March 30, 1999 Fact Sheet Medicare’s Role for LatinosFact Sheet: The Medicare Program: Medicare’s Role For Latinos
Medicare: Options for Reform, A Public Dialogue on Health Care: The Future of Medicare September 29, 1998 Report A public education brochure describing Medicare reform options that are being considered by Congress. This fact sheet is also a part of a packet of information as part of a joint public information project between Kaiser Family Foundation and League of Women Voters of public meetings held across the United…
Retiree Health Trends and Implications of Possible Medicare Reforms – Report August 30, 1997 Report Retiree Health Trends and Implications of Possible Medicare ReformsPrepared by: Hewitt Associates LLC Prepared for: Kaiser Medicare Policy ProjectSeptember 1997Preparation of this report was supported by The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Grant Number 96-1710B. The study consists of a review and analysis of recent trends in the provision of…
Targeting Medicare Drug Benefits: Costs and Issues May 30, 2001 Report This report, written by Marilyn Moon and Matthew Storeygard of the Urban Institute, estimates the potential cost of targeting drug benefits to low-income Medicare beneficiaries and those with catastrophic drug expenses and discusses some of the key programmatic issues that could arise under this approach. The authors predict that a…
Medicare and Low-Income Beneficiaries July 1, 1999 Fact Sheet As part of The Faces of Medicare, a collection of fact sheets profiling the characteristics and health needs of different groups of Medicare beneficiaries, highlights key facts about Medicare’s low-income population, who have have greater health needs than those with higher incomes.Fact Sheet