Inside Deficit Reduction: What Now?
The Budget Control Act of 2011 tasked members of a "Super Committee" to find at least $1.2 trillion in deficit reduction over the next decade.
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Express Lane Eligibility: How to Enroll Large Groups of Eligible Children in Medicaid and CHIP
ReportThis issue paper explores the potential for increasing enrollment in children's health insurance programs through "Express Lane Eligibility." Express Lane Eligibility is the accelerated enrollment of low-income uninsured children already participating in other income-comparable publicly funded programs, such as WIC or school lunch, into Medicaid or CHIP.
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Access to Care for S-CHIP Children with Special Health Needs
Issue BriefA study of California, Connecticut, Maryland, Missouri, and Utah CHIP programs show that the states have features in place for special needs children, but problems of provider availability and service authorization did sometimes occur. This is the first in a series of reports on implementation issues and challenges in the first year of CHIP.
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Summary of Medicaid “Mandatory” and “Optional” Eligibility and Benefits
Fact SheetA fact sheet that summarizes Medicaid's "mandatory" and "optional" categories of beneficiaries and services is useful in understanding aspects of currently discussed reforms to the program. Fact Sheet For more information click to our policy brief on the same topic.
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Health Insurance for Unemployed Workers
Event Date:EventSubmitted testimony of Diane Rowland, executive director of the Commission, about health insurance options for unemployed workers. She was scheduled to testify to the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, but the hearing was postponed.
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Low-Income Parents’ Access to Medicaid Five Years After Welfare Reform
Issue BriefThis policy brief examines health coverage for low-income parents after the 1996 welfare law broke the historical connection between Medicaid coverage and welfare. Many states have altered their rules and some have expanded coverage for low-income working parents.
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The Implications of a Loss in Public Health Coverage
Event Date:EventA new Health Affairs article and a policy brief examine the implications of cuts to public coverage programs like Medicaid and SCHIP.
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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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Health Coverage for Low-Income Americans: An Evidence-Based Approach to Public Policy
ReportHealth Coverage for Low-Income Americans: An Evidence-Based Approach to Public Policy This report offers an evidence-based framework for developing public policy approaches to covering low-income Americans.
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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 (.