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  • Private Long-Term Care Insurance: A Viable Option for Low and Middle-Income Seniors?

    Issue Brief

    In the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, the federal government made it harder for individuals to qualify for Medicaid nursing home benefits by increasing penalties on individuals who have transferred assets for less than fair market value during the past five years and by making individuals with home equity above $500,000 ineligible for nursing home benefits. The legislation also lifts the moratorium on the number of states that may operate Long-Term Care (LTC) Partnership Programs,…

  • The Implications of a Loss in Public Health Coverage

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    A new Health Affairs article and a policy brief examine the implications of cuts to public coverage programs like Medicaid and SCHIP. The Health Affairs article finds that Medicaid and SCHIP cuts would increase emergency department visits by the uninsured, suggesting that cost containment actions on public coverage programs would shift costs to hospital uncompensated care. The policy brief examines the share of current enrollees in public programs who would have other coverage options if…

  • A Pre-Katrina Look At the Health Care Delivery System For Low-Income People In New Orleans

    Issue Brief

    A Pre-Katrina Look At the Health Care Delivery System For Low-Income People InNew Orleans This issue brief offers a retrospective look at how care was provided to poor residents in New Orleans before Hurricane Katrina hit. It describes the structure of the public safety net and briefly discusses the challenges facing the system as it tries to rebuild. Issue Brief (.pdf)

  • What Happens When Public Coverage Is No Longer Available?

    Issue Brief

    This policy brief examines national data to determine the share of current enrollees of public health coverage programs who would have alternate coverage options if public coverage were no longer available. The authors estimate that no more than 9 percent of low-income adults would have access to an alternative source of insurance in the absence of public coverage. This research suggests that the vast majority of current enrollees affected by cutbacks in eligibility for public…

  • Uninsured and Their Access to Health Care, 2005

    Fact Sheet

    The Uninsured and Their Access to Health Care This fact sheet describes the characteristics of the uninsured population, the difference health insurance makes, and why there is a large uninsured population. Fact Sheet (.pdf)

  • A Profile of African Americans, Latinos, and Whites with Medicare:

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    This chartpack highlights demographic data about African Americans, Hispanics and whites with Medicare to highlight potential implications for outreach efforts under the new Medicare drug benefit. The information is being used in a series of November 2005 briefings at the start of the first open-enrollment period for the new benefit. Chartpack (.pdf)

  • African Americans and the New Medicare Drug Benefit

    Poll Finding

    In a few short weeks, Medicare will undergo big changes that will have a major impact on nearly 4 million African American seniors and younger people with permanent disabilities who rely on Medicare for their health coverage. More than four in ten African Americans with Medicare lack coverage for their prescription drugs for at least part of the year. Many others will need to make decisions about their existing coverage and the new Medicare benefit.…

  • Hispanics and the New Medicare Drug Benefit

    Poll Finding

    In a few short weeks, Medicare will undergo big changes that will have a major impact on more than 3 million Hispanic seniors and younger people with permanent disabilities who rely on Medicare for their health coverage. More than one in three Hispanics with Medicare lack coverage for their prescription drugs for at least part of the year. Many others will need to make decisions about their existing coverage and the new Medicare benefit. Starting…

  • New Reports Profile the Growing Uninsured Population and Portray the Health Care Safety Net as Increasingly Strained

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    Five Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured reports released at a policy briefing profile the growing uninsured population and portray the health care safety net as increasingly strained to meet uninsured people’s needs. News Release Covering the Uninsured: Growing Need, Strained Resources Federal Spending on the Health Care Safety Net from 2001-2004: Has Spending Kept Pace with the Growth in the Uninsured? Health Affairs article, Changes in Economic Conditions and Health Insurance Coverage, 2000-2004…