A Gender Gap in Economic Security for Seniors
Following up on an earlier column for The Wall Street Journal's Think Tank on seniors and poverty, Drew Altman looks at why older women will be more at risk of economic insecurity than men in the future.
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Medicaid Financial Eligibility: Primary Pathways for the Elderly and People with Disabilities
Issue BriefThis issue brief details the various eligibility pathways by which individuals with disabilities and the elderly can qualify for Medicaid coverage. The program, which serves as a safety net for many of the nation’s poorest and sickest individuals, provides health coverage to nearly 60 million Americans, including 8.5 million with disabilities and 8.
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Comparing Poverty Rates under the Official Census Poverty Measure and the Supplemental Poverty Measure
InteractiveThis interactive graphic illustrates how poverty rates among seniors in each of the 50 states change under two different Census Bureau measures of poverty: the official poverty measure and an alternative supplemental poverty measure, which takes into account health care and housing costs among other factors.
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Income Distribution of Medicare Beneficiaries 65 and Older, by Gender, 2009
FeatureIncome Distribution of Medicare Beneficiaries 65 and Older, by Gender, 2009 Download…
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Income and Out-of-Pocket Expenses Among Older Medicare Beneficiaries, by Gender and Age
FeatureIncome and Out-of-Pocket Expenses Among Older Medicare Beneficiaries, by Gender and Age Download…
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Projecting Income and Assets: What Might the Future Hold for the Next Generation of Medicare Beneficiaries?
ReportAs national attention turns to the federal deficit, some policymakers have proposed reforms to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security that could have significant implications for current and future generations of seniors and younger adults with disabilities.
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Medicaid Eligibility, Enrollment Simplification, and Coordination under the Affordable Care Act: A Summary of CMS’s March 23, 2012 Final Rule
Issue BriefThis brief provides a summary of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) March 23, 2012 final rule to implement the ACA provisions relating to Medicaid eligibility, enrollment simplification and coordination. The rule, which is effective Jan.
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Medicare’s Income-Related Premiums Under Current Law and Changes for 2019
Issue BriefMost people with Medicare pay the standard monthly premium for Part B and Part D coverage, which is set to cover 25 percent of per capita program costs, but a relatively small share of beneficiaries with higher incomes are required to pay higher premiums. This issue brief describes the legislative history of Medicare's income-related premiums and changes to these premiums that will take effect in 2019, based on a provision in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.
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Updated Brief and Interactive Map Examine Poverty Among Seniors in the U.S.
News ReleaseA new Kaiser Family Foundation brief and interactive map provide the latest national and state-level estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau of the share and number of people ages 65 and older who are living in poverty.
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Living Close to the Edge: Financial Challenges and Tradeoffs for People on Medicare
ReportAs Congress and other policymakers weigh potentially major changes to the Medicare program as part of the deficit-reduction debate, this Kaiser Family Foundation report highlights the role Medicare now plays in the lives of beneficiaries and the challenges many face in paying for their health care and other living expenses on a fixed budget.