Implications Of A Federal Block Grant Program For Medicaid
This issue brief examines the broad implications of converting Medicaid to block grant financing, one of several ideas that have been put forth to help reduce the federal deficit.
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Mental Health Financing in the United States: A Primer
ReportThis primer provides an overview of behavioral health care, reviews the sources of financing for such care, assesses the interaction between different payers, and highlights recent policy debates in mental health.
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Medicaid Spending Growth and the Great Recession, 2007-2009
Fact SheetThis fact sheet examines how the recent recession drove up Medicaid enrollment as millions of Americans lost jobs and income, and how that increase in enrollment has been the primary cause of the increase in overall Medicaid spending. Fact Sheet (.
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Medicaid Spending Growth over the Last Decade and the Great Recession, 2000-2009
ReportThis report examines Medicaid spending growth nationally during the last decade, with a focus on growth during the recession of 2007 to 2009.
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Resources Examine Recession-Driven Record Medicaid Enrollment and Assess Medicaid Spending Growth
Fact SheetThree papers from the Foundation's Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured examine Medicaid enrollment and spending during the recent recession.
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Trends in Health Insurance Coverage in the U.S.: The Impact of the Economy
Event Date:EventThe rising number of uninsured, who they are and how they might obtain health insurance coverage were much debated during the consideration and passage of health reform in the last year.
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Designing a Marketplace that Works: Steps to Affordable Coverage
Event Date:EventThe Affordable Care Act enacted in March 2010 calls for the establishment of state health insurance exchanges — marketplaces through which individuals and small businesses can purchase affordable insurance. These exchanges must begin operation by January 1, 2014.
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New Reports Find States Expecting 7.4 Percent Growth in Medicaid Spending In Fiscal Year 2011 As the Recession’s Lingering Effects Drive Up Enrollment
News ReleaseStates Face New Budget and Workforce Challenges As Temporary Federal Aid Nears End And Health Reform Planning Heats Up WASHINGTON, D.C.
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2010 Survey of Americans on the U.S. Role in Global Health
Poll FindingThis survey is the third in a series by the Foundation that aims to illuminate the American public’s views and knowledge of U.S. efforts to improve health for people in developing countries.
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Health Reform Implementation: When Sausage-Making Moves Downtown
Event Date:EventPanelists at this briefing examine what's happening behind the scenes to implement the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. An overview of federal policymaking and the efforts by stakeholders and others to affect final policies pertaining to the health reform law is provided.