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Percent of Adults and Children with an Emergency Room Visit in the Past Year by Citizenship Status, 2011 Download Source KCMU analysis of 2011 NHIS data.
Health-Insurance-Coverage-for-Children-by-English-Proficiency-&-Parents-English-Proficiency-2009-DISPARITIES Download Source KCMU/Urban Institute analysis of 2009 American Community Survey
Medicaid Enrollees and Expenditures, FFY 2009 Download Source KCMU/Urban Institute estimates based on data from FFY 2009 MSIS and CMS-64, 2012. MSIS FFY 2008 data were used for PA, UT, and WI, but adjusted to 2009 CMS-64
Children’s Eligibility for Medicaid/CHIP by Income, January 2013 Download Source Based on the results of a national survey conducted by the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured and the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families, 2013
The Nonelderly Uninsured Population by Age and Parent Status, 2011 Download Source KCMU/ Urban Institute analysis of 2012 ASEC Supplement to the CPS
Number of Nonelderly Uninsured Individuals, 2007-2011 Download Source KCMU/Urban Institute analysis of 2009 through 2012 ASEC Supplement to the CPS. Holahan J and Chen V. “Changes in Health Insurance Coverage in the Great Recession, 2007-2010.” Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. December 2011.
Access to Care by Health Insurance Status, 2011 Download Source KCMU analysis of 2011 NHIS data
Women Take Primary Responsibilities for Children’s Medical Needs Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation, 2008 Kaiser Women’s Health Survey
Almost half of working mothers must miss work when children are sick Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation, 2008 Kaiser Women’s Health Survey
Medicaid, the nation’s public health insurance program for low-income people, now covers nearly 60 million Americans, including many working families, low-income elderly, and individuals with disabilities. Medicaid beneficiaries tend to be poorer and sicker than those enrolled in private insurance. Given these characteristics, federal law limits the extent to which states can charge premiums and cost-sharing, particularly for pregnant women, children and adults but allows flexibility for individuals with incomes above 100% of the federal…
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