Poorer Women Shoulder a Greater Burden of Illness
Poorer Women Shoulder a Greater Burden of Illness Download Source 2008 Kaiser Women’s Health Survey, Kaiser Family Foundation…
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Medicaid Programs in the South and Southwest Cover a Higher Share of Births
FeatureMedicaid 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.
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Importance Of Medicaid To Own Family Varies By Household Income
FeatureImportance Of Medicaid To Own Family Varies By Household Income Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health, The Public’s Health Care Agenda for the 113th Congress (conducted January 3-9, 2013)…
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Key Facts on Health Coverage for Low-Income Immigrants Today and Under the Affordable Care Act
Fact SheetBeginning in 2014, the Affordable Care Act will expand Medicaid and create new health insurance exchanges that will significantly increase coverage options for citizens and lawfully present immigrants. This brief provides an overview of health coverage for immigrants today and their new coverage options under health reform. Fact Sheet (.
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Medicaid: A Primer – Key Information on the Nation’s Health Coverage Program for Low-Income People
Issue BriefThis Medicaid primer provides an overview of the nation's largest health coverage program, which covers more than 62 million low-income individuals, including children and families, people with disabilities and seniors who are also covered by Medicare. Medicaid also is the dominant source of the country’s long-term care financing. The program will expand significantly under the Affordable Care Act in 2014.
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Premiums and Cost-Sharing in Medicaid
Issue BriefMedicaid, the nation’s public health insurance program for low-income people, now covers nearly 60 million Americans, including many working families, low-income elderly, and individuals with disabilities. Medicaid beneficiaries tend to be poorer and sicker than those enrolled in private insurance.
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Premiums and Cost-Sharing in Medicaid: A Review of Research Findings
Issue BriefMedicaid covers nearly 60 million Americans. Because the population covered by the program is low-income, federal law limits the extent to which states can charge premiums and cost-sharing amounts, particularly for pregnant women, children and adults with incomes below poverty.
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JAMA Forum: Great Expectations and the Affordable Care Act
Perspective"Great Expectations and the Affordable Care Act," Larry Levitt's February 2013 post for The JAMA Forum, is now available online.
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Faces of the Medicaid Expansion: How Obtaining Medicaid Coverage Impacts Low-Income Adults
ReportThe Affordable Care Act (ACA) seeks to fill the longstanding gap in Medicaid coverage for low-income adults by expanding eligibility to a minimum floor of 138% of the federal poverty level (FPL), or $24,344 for a family of 3 in 2012.
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Visualizing Health Policy: Medicaid Expansion Under the Affordable Care Act
OtherThe March 2013 Visualizing Health Policy infographic looks at how expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act will impact low-income and uninsured people, and how these groups will be affected in states that do not expand the program.