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Medicaid State Fact Sheets
FeatureWhat percentage of people are covered by Medicaid in your state? Our State Medicaid fact sheets provide a snapshot with key data for Medicaid in every state related to current coverage, access, and financing, as well as a politics section for each state.
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Adults Who Report Not Seeing a Doctor in the Past 12 Months Because of Cost by Sex
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Women Who Report Visiting a Dentist or Dental Clinic within the Past Year by Race/Ethnicity
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Health Care on the Brink of the Fiscal Cliff
Event Date:EventThe Alliance for Health Reform and the Kaiser Family Foundation present a November 16 briefing to discuss the components of this key policy crossroads with a particular emphasis on the implications for health programs and the health care industry. Automatic cuts would not apply to Medicaid, but Medicare providers would experience 2 percent payment cuts.
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Health Care After the Supreme Court Decision: What’s Next?
Event Date:EventThe Alliance for Health Reform and the Kaiser Family Foundation discuss the recent Supreme Court ruling on the constitutionality of the health reform law.
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Report and Video Highlight Health Coverage Struggles, Other Economic Concerns of Working Families
Event Date:EventThis report and video from the Kaiser Family Foundation's Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured (KCMU) illustrate the financial struggles of many families in the United States and show the central role of health care costs and coverage in a household's economic stability.
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Today’s Topics In Health Disparities: Is the Health Care System Ready for Health Reform?
Event Date:EventOn Wednesday, November 4, at 1 p.m. ET, this Today's Topics In Health Disparities live webcast examined how ready the health care system is for the influx of newly covered individuals that health reform aims to deliver.
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Oral Health: Putting Teeth into the Health Care System
Event Date:EventThe Alliance for Health Reform and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation sponsored an August 17 briefing to discuss oral health coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). While PPACA ensures dental coverage for children, challenges remain to improve dental health access and coverage for adults.
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The State of Children’s Health, Care and Coverage
Event Date:EventA record 90 percent of children now have health coverage – more than a third of whom are covered by Medicaid and CHIP. Yet about 7.5 million children remain uninsured, including 5 million who are eligible for Medicaid and CHIP but not enrolled.