Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports: An Overview of Funding Authorities September 25, 2013 Fact Sheet This fact sheet summarizes the various Medicaid long-term services and supports provisions by funding authority.
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.
Health Coverage for the Black Population Today and Under the Affordable Care Act July 24, 2013 Fact Sheet The Affordable Care Act (ACA) could help many uninsured Blacks through the law’s expansion of Medicaid and the creation of new health insurance exchange marketplaces with tax credits to help moderate-income people purchase coverage. This brief provides an overview of the Black population in the U.S., their health coverage today and the potential impact of the ACA coverage expansions.
U.S. Funding for Global Health: The President’s FY 2014 Budget Request May 23, 2013 Fact Sheet This budget analysis reviews U.S. funding for global health programs included in the fiscal year 2014 Budget Request released on April 10, 2013.
Summary of the Affordable Care Act April 25, 2013 Fact Sheet This document summarizes the comprehensive 2010 health reform law, often called the Affordable Care Act or ACA, including changes made to it by subsequent legislation, with a focus on provisions to expand coverage, control costs, and improve delivery systems.
Quick Take: Key Considerations in Evaluating the ACA Medicaid Expansion for States April 18, 2013 Fact Sheet A central goal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) is to significantly reduce the number of uninsured by providing a continuum of affordable coverage options through Medicaid and new Health Insurance Exchanges. Following the June 2012 Supreme Court decision, states face a decision about whether to adopt…
Medicaid and Its Role in State/Federal Budgets and Health Reform: A Fact Sheet April 17, 2013 Fact Sheet This fact sheet highlights key issues about Medicaid, including the structure, financing and purpose of the program, its role for low-income beneficiaries, its share of the federal budget and state budgets and the significant implications of the coverage expansion under the Affordable Care Act. Fact Sheet (.pdf) Related chartpack: Medicaid and…
Medicaid and Its Role in State/Federal Budgets & Health Reform April 17, 2013 Fact Sheet This chartpack from the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured addresses five key questions about the Medicaid program. They include: What is Medicaid and what does it do? What does Medicaid cost and why? What is Medicaid’s role in state budgets? What is Medicaid’s role in the federal budget?…
Health Insurance Market Reforms: Portability March 6, 2013 Fact Sheet Most Americans have access to health insurance through an employer-sponsored health plan, a fact that has made changing or losing a job a complex issue for the purposes of maintaining health insurance. Moving to a new job can be hard if the employer does not offer health insurance, or if…
Key Facts on Health Coverage for Low-Income Immigrants Today and Under the Affordable Care Act March 4, 2013 Fact Sheet Beginning 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 (.pdf)
