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UPDATED: An updated version of this analysis is now available online. Recent policy debate has focused on the issue of rising health care costs and whether it might be possible to control costs by requiring consumers to pay a larger share of their health care costs out of pocket.
In his latest column for The Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank, Drew Altman dives into this week’s release of the Social Security and Medicare Trustees Report to discuss the good news that may have been missed.
This November 9, 2011 webcast features an expert panel discussing the outcomes of the Cannes G-20 Summit and implications for global health. It is part of the Foundation's "U.S. Global Health Policy: In Focus" series.
Sources of Medicare Revenue, 2012 Download Source 2013 Annual Report of the Boards of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds.
Medicaid Enrollees and Expenditures, FFY 2009 Download Source KCMU/Urban Institute estimates based on data from FFY 2009 MSIS and CMS-64, 2012.
Medicaid Spending and Enrollment are Affected by Changes in Economic Conditions and Policy Download Source SOURCE: Medicaid Enrollment June 2013 Data Snapshot, KCMU, January 2014. Spending Data from KCMU Analysis of CMS Form 64 Data for Historic Medicaid Growth Rates.
Medicaid Provides Support for Providers and Services in the Health Care System Download Source CMS, Office of the Actuary, National Health Statistics Group, National Health Expenditure Accounts, 2013.
The Federal Government will Fund the Vast Majority of Medicaid Expansion Costs Download…
Premium assistance is the use of public funds through Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to purchase private coverage. States have pursued premium assistance with varied objectives, including covering parents not otherwise eligible for public coverage and promoting the use of private coverage.
This budget analysis reviews U.S. funding for global health programs included in the fiscal year 2014 Budget Request released on April 10, 2013.
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