Welfare and Work: How Do They Affect Parents’ Health Care Coverage? May 31, 2002 Fact Sheet Welfare and Work: How Do They Affect Parents’ Health Care Coverage?This fact sheet presents an overview of issues involving health care coverage for parents who are shifting from welfare to the workforce.Fact Sheet
Welfare Reform and American Indian Tribes April 2, 2002 Fact Sheet American Indian tribes have new options under the 1996 Welfare Reform legislation that created Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), a block grant enacted to replace the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). TANF, which expires in September of this year, provides cash assistance to poor families with children,…
American Indian Families and Tribes: Key Issues in Welfare Reform Reauthorization April 1, 2002 Fact Sheet Fact Sheet
Uninsured &Their Access to Health Care February 28, 2002 Fact Sheet The Uninsured and Their Access to Health CareA fact sheet outlining the uninsured problem using year 2000 data.Fact Sheet
Sexual Activity and Substance Use Among Youth February 6, 2002 Fact Sheet Teens and young adults face many pressures and decisions involving alcohol, drugs, and sexual activity decisions that often occur simultaneously. Almost one quarter of sexually active young people aged 15-24 report having sex without a condom because they were drinking or using drugs at the time. These findings are from…
Sexual Activity and Substance Use Among Youth January 30, 2002 Fact Sheet Teens and young adults face many pressures and decisions involving alcohol, drugs, and sexual activity decisions that often occur simultaneously. Almost one quarter of sexually active young people aged 15-24 report having sex without a condom because they were drinking or using drugs at the time. These findings are from…
Rising Unemployment and the Uninsured January 22, 2002 Fact Sheet A brief policy analysis (revised as of January 2002) examines the relationship between the unemployment rate and increases in the uninsured and finds that for every percentage point increase in the unemployment rate, 1.2 million people will become uninsured.
Medicaid’s Role for Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries January 2, 2002 Fact Sheet Medicaid’s Role for Low-Income Medicare BeneficiariesAn overview that identifies low-income Medicare beneficiaries (dual eligibles), how Medicaid can provide care for them, and the challenges to accessing care.Fact Sheet: Medicaid’s Role for Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries
New Public Education Campaign to Inform Latinos About HIV and Other Sexual Health Issues December 3, 2001 Fact Sheet
Medicaid and Managed Care November 30, 2001 Fact Sheet This fact sheet provides an overview of the Medicaid program’s increasing reliance on managed care to deliver services. Fact Sheet