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Medicaid Moving Forward

Mar 9, 2015

Issue Brief

Medicaid is the nation’s main public health insurance program for people with low incomes, and it is the single largest source of health coverage in the U.S., covering nearly 70 million Americans. Medicaid also finances 16% of total personal health spending in the nation. States design and administer their own Medicaid programs within federal requirements, and states and the federal government finance the program jointly. As a major payer, Medicaid is a core source of financing for safety-net hospitals and health centers that serve low-income communities, including many of the uninsured. It is also the main source of coverage and financing for both nursing home and community-based long-term care.

Kaiser Analysis Finds Record Medicaid Enrollment Growth in 2009

Feb 18, 2010

News Release

Largest Ever One-Year Increase Illustrates Medicaid’s Role In Covering People During Economic Downturns But Further Strains Tight State Budgets WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the country mired in a deep recession, nearly 3.

Visualizing Health Policy: Medicaid—Its Role Today and Under the Affordable Care Act

Aug 21, 2012

Other

The August 2012 Visualizing Health Policy infographic examines the role Medicaid plays in the lives of many Americans today, and how that role will change under the Affordable Care Act.

New York’s Disaster Relief Medicaid: Insights and Implications for Covering Low-Income People

Jul 30, 2002

Report

This focus group study is of New Yorkers who enrolled in Disaster Relief Medicaid (DRM), a temporary public health insurance program created after the September 11th attacks. It is based on findings from six focus groups conducted with Hispanic, Chinese, and African American New Yorkers.

COBRA Coverage for Low-Income Unemployed Workers

Oct 1, 2001

Fact Sheet

Summarizes the COBRA health coverage law, how it is administered, what its limitations are, and how it impacts low-income workers.

How Well Does the Employment-Based Health Insurance System Work for Low-Income Families?

Aug 30, 1998

In a Time of Growing Need: State Choices Influence Health Coverage Access for Children and Families

Sep 30, 2005

Report

The annual 50-state survey of enrollment and eligibility policies in Medicaid and SCHIP for low-income families reveals that 20 states are taking actions to simplify procedures and requirements for beneficiaries and, in some cases, expand eligibility.

Immigrants’ Access to Health Care After Welfare Reform: Findings from Focus Groups in Four Cities-1608

Nov 29, 2000

Report

Immigrants' Access to Health Care After Welfare Reform: Findings from Focus Groups in Four Cities A new analysis of focus groups in Los Angeles, Miami, New York, and San Antonio reveal immigrants' knowledge of and attitudes toward public programs such as Medicaid and CHIP.

Medicaid Programs in the South and Southwest Cover a Higher Share of Births

Mar 13, 2013

Feature

Medicaid Programs in the South and Southwest Cover a Higher Share of Births Download Source Sonfield, A., Kost, K., Benson Gold, R., & Finer, L.B. (2011). The public cost of births resulting from unintended pregnancies: National and state-level estimates.

KFF Data Note: Americans’ Views on the Personal Impact of the ACA and the Supreme Court’s Decision

Mar 26, 2012

Perspective

As the Supreme Court hears cases challenging the constitutionality of parts of the Affordable Care Act, a relatively small share of the public thinks the Supreme Court’s decision will have a lot of impact on their family (28 percent).

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