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  • Medicaid Enrollment and Expenditures by Federal Core Requirements and State Options

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    To receive federal Medicaid matching funds, states that participate in Medicaid must meet federal requirements, which include covering specified “federal core” enrollee groups and mandatory health benefits. States also may choose to cover additional “state expansion” enrollees and optional benefits with federal Medicaid matching funds. The federal core eligibility standards have expanded incrementally over time, mostly for children and pregnant women, as the Medicaid program separated from welfare. Moreover, many states have taken up options…

  • Ask the Experts About Reform: Where Are We Now and Where Are We Headed?

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    The Alliance for Health Reform and Eli Lilly co-sponsored this briefing to have an expanded panel of prominent experts answer questions about the current health reform efforts.Questions addressed include: What is the status of major reform bills? How do they differ from each other, and from the plan that may emerge from the Senate Finance Committee? What are some of the outstanding issues that will need to be decided to get a bill to the…

  • Briefing – Medicare: A Primer

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    This briefing provided an overview of the Medicare program and its role in the health care system. Panelists discussed who is eligible for Medicare, what benefits are covered and how the program is administered. Medicare financing and the program's role in health reform was also explained. More information on Medicare from the Kaiser Family Foundation can be found in the related documents below. This March 11 briefing was cosponsored by the Kaiser Family Foundation and…

  • Innovative Financing Mechanisms for Global Health: Overview & Considerations for U.S. Government Participation

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    When leaders from the world's 20 major economies gather for the upcoming G-20 Summit in France, one of their priorities will be finding new ways to maintain and expand the impact of global development programs in the wake of an international financial crisis and mounting efforts to control public spending and debt. The previous decade saw significant increases in support for global health, but there is growing pressure on traditional funding channels. As a result,…

  • The Health of Safety-Net Hospitals: How are They Faring? What’s the Outlook?

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    The Alliance for Health Reform and The Commonwealth Fund discusses the critical role of safety-net hospitals in providing care to vulnerable populations. Panelists will explore such questions as: Who does the safety-net system currently serve and how will this patient mix change as the health reform law plays out? How are safety-net hospitals faring in the current economic environment and how are they altering the way they provide care? How are states and safety-net systems…

  • Pulling it Together: When Premiums Go Up 39%

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    Our group that works on health care cost issues just updated an analysis that sheds light on what’s really happening to people in the individual health insurance market, the issue Secretary Sebelius, a former Kansas insurance commissioner, and others have put in the spotlight by calling on Anthem and other insurance companies to account for their proposed high premium increases. The analysis shows that people buying health insurance on their own in the individual market…

  • Pulling it Together: The People Behind The Entitlement Debate

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    Well before we have any clarity on the impact of the election on health reform, the pundits are handicapping the prospects of efforts to make a serious dent in the national debt and deficit.  Three national commissions are hammering out recommendations for reducing the debt and reining in entitlement spending, putting two giant health programs that serve the elderly, disabled and low-income Americans, Medicaid and Medicare, as well as Social Security, in the crosshairs of…

  • Chronic Disease Prevention: Saving Lives, Saving Money

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    The Alliance for Health Reform and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation sponsored a July 13 luncheon briefing to discuss whether or not public health investments can help prevent chronic disease and reduce escalating health care costs. For more information, please visit the Alliance's event page. Full version: Video   Speakers for this session: The panel was moderated by Ed Howard of the Alliance. Ursula Bauer, CDC National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion…

  • Why Does Medicaid Spending Vary Across States: A Chartbook of Factors Driving State Spending

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    This detailed chartbook provides an illustrative overview of some of the key factors that contribute to the substantial variation in Medicaid spending across states today. The chartbook provides a broad range of state-by-state data on subjects including state revenue and spending, the demand for public services, health care markets, and state Medicaid policy choices. Understanding this variation can be important for assessing state fiscal issues, the differences across states and their implications for federal and…

  • Pulling It Together: Predicting the Future

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    A fair amount of attention was given recently to projections made by the Chief Actuary of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) about the new health reform law, and how they compare to previous estimates by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). No doubt the various projections will be grist for claims made in the upcoming political season, so it is important to be clear about the differences between the two estimates and to…