Medicaid Coverage During a Time of Rising Unemployment
A new brief policy analysis illustrates the relationship between rising unemployment and increased Medicaid enrollment and spending. Brief Policy Analysis
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Medicaid and Managed Care
Fact SheetThis fact sheet provides an overview of the Medicaid program's increasing reliance on managed care to deliver services. Fact Sheet
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Women and Medicare: Making the Connection
Other PostWomen and Medicare: Making the Connection This briefing examines Medicare s role in meeting older women's health needs, the gaps in Medicare's benefits package for women, and the emerging debate over prescription drug coverage and Medicare reform.
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Medicare and Medicaid for the Elderly and Disabled Poor
Fact SheetThis fact sheet provides an overview of the role of Medicare and Medicaid in serving these beneficiaries, describes the health status of dual Medicare/Medicaid beneficiaries, and discusses issues of managed care and access to care.This fact sheet is a summary of a longer Background Paper (#2132), which is also available. Fact Sheet
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A Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit: Implications for Medicaid and Low-Income People
ReportThe Senate and House of Representatives each approved legislation in June of 2003 that would establish outpatient prescription drug coverage for Medicare beneficiaries as part of Medicare program reform. Among the key differences in the House and Senate bills that still must be addressed are the treatment of Medicaid beneficiaries and the structure of low-income subsidy programs. The way in which these issues are resolved will have major implications for Medicaid beneficiaries, other low-income individuals,…
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Moving Immigrants from a Medicaid Look-Alike Program to Basic Health in Washington State: Early Observations
ReportIn 2002, the state of Washington eliminated state-funded Medicaid look-alike coverage for certain immigrant families. These families then became eligible for more limited coverage in the state's Basic Health program. This report details the process of this transition and the outcomes for coverage and access for these individuals. Report (.pdf)
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The Uninsured And The Difference Health Insurance Makes
Fact SheetThis fact sheet describes the characteristics of the uninsured and explains the recent increase in this population. It also examines the difference that health insurance can make and how health reform is expected to cover millions more people.
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The Impact of Medicaid and SCHIP on Low-Income Children’s Health
Issue BriefThis policy brief reviews the literature and examines the impact of Medicaid and SCHIP on coverage, access to care and health for the nation's low-income children. Issue Brief (.pdf)
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NPR/KFF/HSPH Survey: Public Views on SCHIP Reauthorization: Topline
Poll FindingThese toplines present detailed survey results from an October 2007 survey conducted jointly by NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and the Harvard School of Public Health on the public’s views and opinions of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program and the pending legislation surrounding its reauthorization. Toplines (.pdf)
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New Reports and Briefing Focus on Dental Health Coverage and Access
Fact SheetMore than 100 million Americans have no insurance to help cover dental needs. With health reform discussions ongoing, the Foundation's Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured (KCMU) cosponsored a briefing which examined oral health in the broader conversation of improving quality and expanding access. Three new reports from KCMU were released at the event. Access to Affordable Dental Care: Gaps for Low-Income Adults Filling an Urgent Need: Improving Children’s Access to Dental Care in…