Medicaid Eligibility for the Elderly
The purpose of this issue paper is to explain Federal Medicaid eligibility policy for the low-income elderly population and discusses Federal and State policy options to improve coverage. Issue Paper
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Medicaid Programs to Assist Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries: Medicare Savings Programs Case Study Findings
ReportMedicaid Programs to Assist Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries: Medicare Savings Programs Case Study Findings This report summarizes the findings of a five state case study examining their actions to bolster enrollment in their Medicare Savings Programs for Medicare beneficiaries who qualify for Medicaid assistance with their premiums and co-insurance. Background Paper
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Medicaid Coverage During a Time of Rising Unemployment
Other PostA new brief policy analysis illustrates the relationship between rising unemployment and increased Medicaid enrollment and spending. Brief Policy Analysis
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Medicaid’s Disabled Population and Managed Care
Fact SheetMedicaid's Disabled Population and Managed Care This fact sheet highlights the key facts about the Medicaid managed care programs that serve persons with disabilities. It describes the Medicaid disabled population and the role managed care plays in serving them. It also provides information on enrollment in managed care, program features, and issues such as quality assurance, rate setting, and benefits. Fact Sheet
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Health Coverage for Low-Income Children
Fact SheetThis fact sheet, last updated in March 2001, discusses health insurance status of low-income children and reviews current programs to provide coverage to this population. FACT SHEET Download
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The Uninsured in Rural America
Fact SheetSummarizes the number of uninsured individuals in rural America, who they are, and the barriers to coverage they experience. Fact Sheet
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Medicaid Beneficiaries and Access to Care
Fact SheetThe health reform law relies on a large expansion of Medicaid to reach many low-income uninsured people, many of them adults. This fact sheet summarizes Medicaid beneficiaries' experience in obtaining access to care, a subject that is of keen interest in view of the planned expansion of the program. Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program have substantially increased coverage among low-income Americans, especially children. Research shows that Medicaid compares favorably with private coverage in…
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Expanding Medicaid under Health Reform: A Look at Adults at or below 133% of Poverty
Issue BriefThis issue brief from the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured examines the key characteristics of the 17.1 million low-income uninsured adults who currently have incomes that would qualify them for Medicaid under the expansion of the program in health reform. The planned expansion of Medicaid to all individuals with incomes at or below 133 percent of the federal poverty level will establish a national foundation of coverage based on income. Adults whose incomes…
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Resuming the Path to Health Coverage for Children and Parents: A 50-State Update on Eligibility Rules, Enrollment and Renewal Procedures, and Cost-Sharing Practices in Medicaid and SCHIP in 2006
Poll FindingMaintaining and expanding health coverage for children and parents will likely be in the forefront of health care policy debates in Washington and state capitols in 2007. With states generally in better financial shape since the fiscal crisis earlier in the decade, many have expressed interest in improving access to their Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Programs (SCHIP). A new 50-state survey shows that one-third of states (17) increased access to health coverage in…
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Enrolling Children in Medicaid and SCHIP: Insights From Focus Groups With Low-Income Parents
ReportThis focus group report explores the perceptions, motivations, and experiences of low-income parents enrolling their children in Medicaid and SCHIP. The 11 focus groups were conducted in Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles and Miami in early 2007. Report (.pdf)