Where is Medicaid Spending Headed? – Report November 29, 1996 Report Where is Medicaid Spending Headed?Prepared for: The Kaiser Commission on the Future of MedicaidPrepared by: John Holahan and David Liska, The Urban InstituteDecember 1996In 1995, the United States witnessed a major debate over the future course of the Medicaid program. At the heart of this debate were the individual entitlement…
State Facts: Health Needs, and Medicaid Financing January 30, 1998 Fact Sheet This data book provides a profile of selected indicators of health needs, insurance coverage, and the role of Medicaid in each state with comparative statistics for the United States.Fact Sheet: California Facts
The Changing Composition of Health Insurance Coverage in the United States December 30, 1994 Report This paper analyzes changes in insurance coverage that have occurred at the national level between 1988 and 1994.Report: The Changing Composition Of Health Insurance Coverage In The United States
Explaining the Recent Growth in Medicaid Spending September 29, 1993 Report This article highlights the findings of the Commission's analysis of the Medicaid spending growth during the 1988 -1991 period. It provides the analysis underlying the Commission's report, The Medicaid Cost Explosion: Causes and Consequences (# 2001).Report:
Health News Index – March/April 2003 April 1, 2003 Poll Finding Health News Index March/April, 2003 The Health News Index measures public attention to and knowledge about leading health stories covered in the news in February and March. The Health News Index is designed to help news media and people in the health field gain a better understanding of which health…
U.S. Spending on Global HIV/AIDS June 29, 2002 Issue Brief This policy brief examines federal spending on the global HIV/AIDS epidemic, with a primary emphasis on spending and activities to benefit resource-poor countries. United States spending on international HIV/AIDS activities in resource-poor countries began in the mid-1980s; and in FY 2002, the U.S. will devote $1 billion to combating HIV/AIDS…
Medicare and Prescription Drugs: A Chartpack May 31, 2002 Report This chartpack presents a brief overview of the state of prescription drug coverage among the Medicare population. It reviews the impact of lack of coverage on beneficiaries' access to prescription drugs, as well as current levels of total and out-of-pocket spending on prescription drugs.Chart Pack
State Variation in Medicaid Pharmacy Benefit Use Among Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries February 28, 2002 Report This study examines Medicaid pharmacy benefit use and spending among beneficiaries dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid in 10 states by analyzing 1995 enrollment and claims data from a new 12-state database. The study finds that dual-eligibles are relatively high users of the Medicaid pharmacy benefit, with substantial variation in…
Prescription Drug Discount Cards: Current Programs and Issues January 31, 2002 Report As policymakers consider a range of approaches to providing prescription drug coverage to the Medicare population in today s tight budgetary environment, one proposal that has been put forth by the Bush Administration is that of a Medicare-endorsed prescription drug discount card program. This report describes the range of existing…
New York’s Disaster Relief Medicaid: Insights and Implications for Covering Low-Income People July 30, 2002 Report This focus group study is of New Yorkers who enrolled in Disaster Relief Medicaid (DRM), a temporary public health insurance program created after the September 11th attacks. It is based on findings from six focus groups conducted with Hispanic, Chinese, and African American New Yorkers.