Medicaid and Prescription Drugs
Summarizes the coverage of outpatient prescription drugs by Medicaid. Many low-income seniors and other Medicaid recipients rely on this benefit as their only means of drug coverage.
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Family Circle/Kaiser Family Foundation National Survey on Health Care & Other Elder Care Issues
Poll FindingAs part of a joint project with Family Circle, this national survey examines the knowledge and experiences of 806 adults with a parent 65 and older in an effort to understand their role in helping their aging parents.
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Immigrants’ Access to Health Care
Issue BriefImmigrants account for 20 percent of the uninsured. There are many reasons for immigrants' lack of coverage, but the welfare reform law of 1996 was significant in restricting Medicaid eligibility for certain immigrant populations.
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Medicaid Eligibility and Citizenship Status: Policy Implications for Immigrant Populations
Issue BriefA policy brief that provides an overview of Medicaid eligibility and citizenship status, including a discussion of recent legislative changes.
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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Access to Health Insurance and Health Care
Fact SheetRacial and ethnic groups in the United States continue to experience major differences in health status compared to the majority white population. Although many factors affect health status, the lack of health insurance and other barriers to obtaining health services markedly diminish minorities' use of both preventive services and medical treatments.
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A Side-by-Side Comparison of Selected Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage Proposals
ReportThis document provides a side-by-side comparison of four major federal proposals under consideration to provide outpatient prescription drug coverage to Medicare beneficiaries.
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New Numbers on Enrollment of Uninsured Children
ReportThis report reveals that the total number of children enrolled in state CHIP programs had grown to 1.8 million by December 1999, a 112% increase from December 1998. Although enrollment doubled in 20 states during that year, growth did begin to moderate in several states that had implemented their programs relatively earlier on.
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Issues in the 2000 Election: Health Care
Poll FindingIssues in the 2000 Election: Health Care The Washington Post/Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard University national survey on "Issues in the 2000 Election: Health Care" is the second in a series of surveys examining policy issues in the 2000 national elections.
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New Report Looks at Health Care Trends in California Compared to Rest of Nation
ReportA new chartbook by the Kaiser Family Foundation shows that on most, though not all indicators, California's health care system fares poorly when compared to the U.S. as a whole.
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Other PostSUMMARY OF CALIFORNIA VERSUS THE U KEY HEALTH CARE FACTS IN CALIFORNIA AND THE U.S. California U.S. Percentage uninsured (non-elderly) (1998) 24.4% 18.3% Percentage of children uninsured (1998) 20.8% 15.5% Percentage of non-elderly enrolled in Medicaid: 1998 11.1% 8.4% 1994 14.3% 10.