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Access to Care by Health Insurance Status, 2011
FeatureAccess to Care by Health Insurance Status, 2011 Download Source KCMU analysis of 2011 NHIS data …
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Medicaid’s Role for Selected Populations
FeatureMedicaid_s role for selected populations Download Source NOTE: FPL-- Federal Poverty Level. The U.S. Census Bureau's poverty threshold for a family with two adults and one child was $19,318 in 2016.
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Percent of Adults and Children with an Emergency Room Visit in the Past Year by Citizenship Status, 2011
FeaturePercent 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.
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Uninsured Rates of Children, by Citizenship Status, 2011
FeatureUninsured Rates of Children, by Citizenship Status, 2011 Download Source KCMU/Urban Institute analysis of March 2011 Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement…
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Medicaid at 50
ReportThe Medicaid program, signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on July 30, 1965, will reach its 50th anniversary this year, a historic milestone. This report reflects on Medicaid’s accomplishments and challenges and considers the issues on the horizon that will influence the course of this major health coverage and financing program moving forward.
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About a Quarter of Teens and Adults Have Taken Action to Express Views on Climate Change in Past 3 Years
FeatureRecent polling with The Washington Post shows a similar share of adults and teens have taken action to express their views on climate change or global warming in the past three years.
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36 States Saw Declines in Monthly Medicaid, CHIP Enrollment Since 2017
FeatureFollowing enrollment gains since the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid and CHIP enrollment declined in 36 states, by 1.9 million nationwide, between December 2017 and July 2019.
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CHIP TIPS: Children’s Oral Health Benefits
Issue BriefThis brief examines a new requirement under the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 that state CHIP programs cover comprehensive dental benefits. The reauthorization law also allows states with separate CHIP programs to offer a dental-only plan for children who have other health insurance but lack adequate dental benefits.
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E-Health Snapshot: Harnessing Technology To Improve Medicaid and SCHIP Enrollment and Retention Practices
ReportInformation technology holds considerable promise for improving outreach to families with uninsured children, getting them enrolled in Medicaid and SCHIP and keeping them covered. This report documents the promising practices underway across the country to use technology to make enrollment and renewal more efficient, more responsive to family needs and more accountable to the public.