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A new report examines state efforts to expand Medicaid and SCHIP coverage to low-income parents and assesses the potential impact of insurance coverage for parents on access to care for themselves and their children.
A new policy brief examines the role of Medicaid in state budgets, the reasons behind rising growth in the program, and explores strategies for states to cope with higher spending in tough economic times.
This fact sheet summarizes the issues surrounding premiums and cost-sharing in public coverage programs and discusses the impact of these mechanisms on participation and health outcomes, particularly for low-income populations. Fact Sheet (.
Welfare and Work: How Do They Affect Parents' Health Care Coverage? This fact sheet presents an overview of issues involving health care coverage for parents who are shifting from welfare to the workforce.
Completed for the National Conference of State Legislatures and the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, by Health Management Associates. Compiled from Medicaid State Plans and Amendments approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and from State websites, with verification by State and Territorial Medicaid officials in March 2003.
A new comprehensive Kaiser Family Foundation report analyzes key trends that have shaped the Medicare Part D marketplace since the program launched nine years ago, providing a detailed assessment of changes in plan availability, enrollment, premiums and cost sharing in both private stand-alone drug plans, and Medicare Advantage drug plans.
Medicare beneficiaries with low incomes and modest assets can qualify for additional financial help with Medicare premiums and cost sharing through both the Medicare Savings Programs and Medicare’s Part D Low-Income Subsidy for prescription drug coverage.
This policy watch provides an update on the status of state adoption and implementation of the Medicaid 12-month postpartum coverage extension option as states wrap up their 2022 legislative sessions.
Using findings from the 2014 Kaiser Survey of Low-Income Americans and the ACA, this report examines who the low-income uninsured adults in Missouri are, what their health care access and financial security experiences have been, and why they remain uninsured. It compares findings to those enrolled in Medicaid and to the low-income privately insured.
Continuing an effort to explore Affordable Care Act (ACA) implementation in the states, the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Blue Shield of California Foundation examined ACA implementation in California (CA) at a Sacramento, Calif. briefing and panel discussion on May 28. A state official, experts and advocates discussed issues and challenges related to implementation of the law, and the practical impact of providing coverage to roughly 4.5 million Californians who have coverage via the state marketplace or the Medi-Cal expansion.
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