Faces of the Medicaid Expansion: Experiences and Profiles of Uninsured Adults Who Could Gain Coverage
These two papers provide insight into how state decisions to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act are likely to impact people.
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Kaiser’s Monthly Update on Health Disparities
Other PostKaiser's Disparities Research Roundup This Kaiser Disparities Research Roundup is a regularly updated summary of new research on health care disparities.
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What Do They Mean When They Talk About Pre-Existing Health Conditions?
PerspectiveOne health care issue about which the presidential candidates acknowledge they have differences is how the health care system should treat people with pre-existing health conditions.
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Medicaid Financing: An Overview of the Federal Medicaid Matching Rate (FMAP)
Issue BriefSince its enactment in 1965, the Medicaid program has used the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) to determine the federal government's share of the cost of covered services in state Medicaid programs. On average, the federal share has been 57 percent.
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Pulling it Together: How the ACA Can Help The Homeless
From Drew AltmanEstimates are that there are approximately 630,000 people who are homeless on any given night in the U.S. -- about two-thirds in shelters and one-third on the street or without real shelter. Several million people are estimated to experience homelessness over the course of a year. About two-thirds are individuals and the balance are in families.
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How the ACA Changes Pathways to Insurance Coverage for People with HIV
PerspectiveThere are multiple sources of insurance coverage and care for people with HIV in the United States. These include public programs, such as Medicaid and Medicare, and the Ryan White HIV/AIDS program, as well as private coverage through an employer or in the individual market.
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Resources Examine Racial and Ethnic Disparities Among Men at the State Level
Other PostThe Foundation has created a package of resources, including a comprehensive report, fact sheets and other materials, that document the persistence of disparities on 22 indicators between white men and men of color, including rates of diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, AIDS and cancer, and access to health insurance and health screenings.
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Putting Men’s Health Care Disparities on the Map: Health Status Highlights
ReportThis fact sheet provides a brief overview of racial disparities in health status among men of different races in the United States.
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Putting Men’s Health Care Disparities on the Map: Examining Racial and Ethnic Disparities at the State Level
ReportThis Kaiser Family Foundation report finds that men of color in almost every state continue to fare worse than white men on a variety of measures of health, health care access and other social determinants of health.
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Medicaid Coverage and Care for the Homeless Population: Key Lessons to Consider for the 2014 Medicaid Expansion
ReportBeginning in 2014, the Affordable Care Act ACA provides for a significant Medicaid expansion uninsured, low-income adults. Given their low incomes and high uninsured rate, individuals experiencing homelessness could significantly benefit from this expansion. However, it will be important to address the barriers they face to enrolling in coverage and accessing needed care.