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  • Native Americans and Medicaid: Coverage and Financing Issues

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    Native Americans and Medicaid:Coverage and Financing Issues Prepared by Andy Schneider and JoAnn Martinez, The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities for The Kaiser Commission on the Future of Medicaid December 1997 Table 1: Medicaid Eligibility Thresholds Pregnant Women, Infants and Children (Effective October 1997) Other Eligibility Categories State Pregnant Women and Infants Children Under Age Six Children Ages Six and Older Upper Age Limit Asset Test Required Supplemental Security Income, 1996 Max. AFDC Payments…

  • Choices Under the New State Child Health Insurance Program: What Factors Shape Cost and Coverage? – Policy Brief

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    Choices Under The New State Child Health Insurance Program: What Factors Shape Cost And Coverage? January 1998 The State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), enacted as part of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, provides over $20 billion in federal funds over five years to cover low-income uninsured children. This program gives states considerable flexibility in designing expanded health insurance coverage for children. The way states design their programs -- use of Medicaid or a…

  • Emergency Contraception: All Talk and No Action?

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    The Entertainment Media as "Sex Educators?" And, Other Ways Teens Learn About Sex, Contraception, STDs, and AIDS June 24, 1996 What Sources Do Teenagers Rely on for Information About Sex and Birth Control? According to a 1996 Kaiser Family Foundation Survey of teens, teens say they currently get information about sex and birth control from a variety of sources including: their parents (72%); teachers, school nurses, or sex education classes (69%); their friends (other than…

  • Overview of Medicaid Managed Care Provisions in the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 – Report

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      Overview of Medicaid Managed Care Provisions in the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 Prepared by Andy SchneiderThe Center on Budget and Policy Priorities for The Kaiser Commission on the Future of Medicaid December 1997 This paper was prepared for The Kaiser Commission on the Future of Medicaid with support from The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. The views represented in this report are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views…

  • State AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs):  A National Status Report on Access

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    The ADAP Survey Survey Methods In an effort to monitor the impact of the environment on ADAP programs and the individuals they serve, the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation funded a two-year project, the National ADAP Monitoring Project, with the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD). NASTAD is an association of the individuals who direct AIDS prevention, care and treatment services at the state level. NASTAD's partner in the project is the…

  • Emergency Contraception: All Talk and No Action?

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    A fact sheet, Q&A and resource list prepared for a briefing held for journalists in New York City on December 18, 1997 in New York City as part of a joint program by The Alan Guttmacher Institute, The Kaiser Family Foundation and the National Press Foundation. This program focused on efforts to break through barriers to emergency contraception, as well as future opportunities for expanding access. New surveys conducted for the Kaiser Family Foundation of…

  • State AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs): A National Status Report on Access – Report

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    State AIDS Drug Assistance Programs: A National Status Report on Access Acknowledgments This report would not have been possible without the generous financial support of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and their continuing commitment to be at the forefront of HIV/AIDS policy issues. The authors would especially like to thank Dr. Mark D. Smith, who assisted with initiating the project and Dr. Sophia Chang and Tina Hoff of the Kaiser Family Foundation for their…

  • State AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs):  A National Status Report on Access – Toplines/Survey

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    A State-by-State Profile of ADAPs: Key Access & Budget Categories (as of July 1997) State Financial Eligibility *1(% above federal poverty level) Medical Eligibility *2(CD4=CD4 cell count, vl=viral load) Protease Inhibitors Covered *3(4 drugs approved) Non- nucleosides Covered(2 drugs approved) OI Prophylaxis Covered *4(14 drugs recom- mended) Other Medications Covered Total Est. Budget(FY 1997) State Contri- bution as % of Total Est. Budget(FY 1997) ADAP Clients Served Per Month *5(December 1996) Emergency Cost-Containment Measures (1996-…

  • State AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs):  A National Status Report on Access – News Release

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    Despite Funding Increases In Recent Years, Many States Limiting AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs) In Response To Growing Demand And Costs Drugs Covered, Eligibility, and State Contribution Vary Widely Across State ADAPs Embargoed for release until: 9:30 am, EST, Thursday, July 10, 1997 Washington, D.C. -- As expensive new drug therapies prove more promising in treating peopleliving with HIV/AIDS, a survey of the nation's 52 state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs, or ADAPs,finds that despite an…

  • State AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs):  A National Status Report on Access – Main Page

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    State AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs): A National Status Report on Access A survey of AIDS Drug Assistance Programs or ADAPs, which provide drug financing for people living with HIV/AIDS who do not have private or public health insurance, in the fifty states and the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. The study includes information on ADAP eligibilty requirements, budgets, state contribution to the program, drugs covered and "emergency measures" states have taken to contain…