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  • Welfare, Work and Health Care

    Report

    As the U.S. Congress works on legislation to reauthorize Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), the nation's welfare program, the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured cosponsored a briefing on the health-related issues of the reauthorization. Chart Pack: Welfare Reform Reauthorization: A Focus on the Health Issues Summary Comparison of Key Health-Related Provisions in TANF Reauthorization Legislation and Proposals (June 28, 2002) Fact Sheet -- Welfare and Work: How Do They Affect Parents' Health…

  • Transitional Medical Assistance (TMA): Medicaid Issue Update

    Fact Sheet

    This fact sheet presents the key questions and answers regarding transitional medical assistance as a part of the Medicaid program and its relationship to Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), the welfare program. Fact Sheet

  • Enrolling Children and Families in Health Coverage: The Promise of Doing More

    Report

    The 50 state survey of enrollment simplification and renewal procedural reforms, shows that states continue to take steps to transform the Medicaid program from its origins as a welfare-based program into something resembling a more traditional health insurance program. Report (.pdf) >>All 50-State Children's Health Coverage Reports

  • Low-Income Parents’ Access to Medicaid Five Years After Welfare Reform

    Issue Brief

    This 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. Policy Brief

  • Reaching Uninsured Children Through Medicaid: If You Build It Right, They Will Come

    Report

    This report analyzes enrollment data of recent years and draws on state experiences to outline the key strategies that will lead to successful enrollment in public health coverage programs and finds that improving enrollment in Medicaid drives improved overall enrollment into a state s public coverage programs. REPORT Download

  • Survey on Health Care

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    NPR/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard Kennedy School of Government Survey on Health Care A survey by NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and Harvard s Kennedy School of Government finds that many Americans have real problems when it comes to accessing and paying for health care, and even if they haven't yet faced a problem, many worry about getting and paying for care in the future. The survey also shows that, while people think helping seniors with the…

  • National Survey of Physicians Part IV: Doctors, Payors, and Low-Income Patients

    Poll Finding

    As part of the Kaiser Family Foundation's National Survey of Physicians, this portion of the survey examines differences in provider payment rates from different payors, such as Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurers, and explores providers experiences with these different payors and with providing treatment for uninsured and low-income patients. Highlights and Chart Pack