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  • What Is the Current Population Survey Telling Us About the Number of Uninsured?

    Issue Brief

    This brief describes the main concerns with the Census Bureau’s CPS health coverage estimates and how analysts have attempted to adjust for problems, and concludes with implications for how the CPS might be enhanced in order to improve the measurement of health insurance coverage. Issue Paper (.pdf)

  • The Role of Consumer Copayments for Health Care: Lessons From the RAND Health Insurance Experiment and Beyond

    Report

    The appropriate level of cost-sharing for patients remains a key issue in designing both private and public health insurance. This report reviews the groundbreaking RAND Health Insurance Experiment from the 1970s to offer insights into current policy debates about appropriate cost-sharing levels. One of the most ambitious health policy studies in U.S. history, the RAND experiment randomly assigned thousands of families to insurance with varying levels of patient co-insurance. The researchers followed the participants for…

  • Health Coverage For Low-Income Children.

    Fact Sheet

    Health Coverage For Low-Income Children This fact sheet profiles the low-income children population, describes sources of health insurance coverage for the population, and summarizes trends and issues about their health coverage. Fact Sheet (.pdf)

  • Medicaid and CHIP Health Reform Implementation Timeline

    Issue Brief

    This timeline highlights the implementation dates for provisions in the new health reform law that are related to Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program. While major expansions of Medicaid are set to occur in 2014, many other key provisions in the health reform law become effective between 2010 and 2014. Timeline (.pdf)

  • Optimizing Medicaid Enrollment: Spotlight on Technology – Wisconsin’s ACCESS Internet Portal

    Issue Brief

    This brief examines how ACCESS, a web-based, self-service tool developed by the state of Wisconsin, helps Wisconsin residents find out whether they may be eligible for BadgerCare Plus and other public programs, as well as apply for benefits, check and renew benefits, and report changes to keep their eligibility current -- all online. It is the second brief in a Spotlight on Technology series profiling several states' innovative applications of technology to Medicaid enrollment efforts.…

  • Survey of Consumer Experiences in Managed Care – News Release

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    New Survey Offers Insight Into Experiences of Managed Care Consumers Majority of Sacramento Managed Care Consumers Report No Difficulty with Their Plan, But Over a Quarter Had Problems For Immediate Release:Wednesday, November 19, 1997 Contacts:Heather Balas,Kaiser Family Foundation, (650) 854-9400 Katie Salvas,Sierra Health Foundation, (916) 922-4755 Magdalena Beltran-del Omo,The California Wellness Foundation, (818) 589-6600 Lauren Schaefer,Health Rights Hotline, (916) 551-2147 Medicaid Beneficiaries Report Highest Rate of Difficulty Sacramento, California -- Much national attention is currently…

  • Access to Care for S-CHIP Adolescents

    Report

    The second in a series of reports on implementation issues and challenges in the first year of S-CHIP finds that the five study states have not focused special attention on the unique service needs of this age group, such as risk assessment and counseling, reproductive and sexual health services, and mental health services, when designing their programs. REPORT Download

  • Small Employers and Health Insurance and State Reforms of Small Group Health Insurance

    Fact Sheet

    Fact sheets on health insurance among small employers and state reforms of small group health insurance. Fact Sheet: Small Employers and Health Insurance Fact Sheet: Small Employers and Health Insurance Fact Sheet: State Reforms of Small Group Health Insurance Fact Sheet: State Reforms of Small Group Health Insurance

  • Study on the Consequences of Uninsurance Featured in a New Journal Supplement

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    A June 2003 supplement of Medical Care Research and Review presents a compelling case that health insurance does lead to improved health and better access to care. The supplement, with Thomas Rice as guest editor, includes four commentaries on the topic by John Ayanian, Stuart Butler, Karen Davis, and Richard Kronick. The supplement, published by Sage Publications and supported by the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured (KCMU), features Jack Hadley s exhaustive review…

  • Striving to Make Ends Meet:  Low-Income Families’ Finances and Health Coverage

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    Striving to Make Ends Meet: Low-Income Families’ Finances and Health Coverage The Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured released new reports and held a policy briefing on the challenges and tradeoffs low-income families face when dealing with their budgets and the implications for health coverage. Challenges and Tradeoffs in Low-Income Family Budgets: Implications for Health CoverageFaces of Medicaid Webcast of April 20, 2004 Policy Briefing