Florida’s Medicaid Prescription Drug Benefit: A Case Study
Florida's Medicaid Prescription Drug Benefit: A Case Study A new study summarizes and discusses the state s attempt to reform its Medicaid prescription drug benefit program. Background Paper
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Barriers to Medicaid Enrollment for Seniors: Findings from 10 Focus Groups with Low-Income Seniors
ReportMedicaid coverage substantially improves access to health care and lessens the financial burden of medical care for low-income seniors, but the program currently reaches only half of all poor Medicare beneficiaries. This report presents findings of focus groups with low-income seniors in an effort to understand barriers to enrollment for those who are eligible for Medicaid but who are not enrolled in the program, and to learn about the experiences of low-income seniors who are…
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Medicaid’s Role for Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries
Fact SheetMedicaid's Role for Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries An overview that identifies low-income Medicare beneficiaries (dual eligibles), how Medicaid can provide care for them, and the challenges to accessing care. Fact Sheet: Medicaid's Role for Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries
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Medicaid: Purchasing Prescription Drugs
Issue BriefMedicaid: Purchasing Prescription Drugs A policy brief explaining how Medicaid purchases outpatient drugs and outlining the policy tools available to states to limit the rate of growth in spending on prescription drugs. Policy Brief (28 pages)
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Outpatient Prescription Drug Benefits Under Medicaid: Detailed Case Studies
ReportA report on Indiana, Massachusetts, Montana, North Carolina, Oregon, and Pennsylvania prescription drug programs illustrating the issues and challenges for delivering drugs via Medicaid, managed care, and pharmaceutical assistance programs. Report
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Medicare Chartbook
ReportThe Medicare Chartbook includes data and background information critical to understanding the Medicare program and the challenges it faces in keeping up with the rising costs of health care and in ensuring the program s future financial security.
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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 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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Trends in Health Plans Serving Medicaid — 2000 Data Update
ReportAn updated study follows trends in commercial health plan participation in Medicaid managed care and includes new analyses on the performance of Medicaid-dominated and commercial plans on measures of effective care and access to care, and on the extent to which plans restrict their Medicaid service areas.
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Women’s Health Data Book: A Profile of Women’s Health in the United States
Fact SheetThe Women's Health Data Book: A Profile of Women's Health in the United States, offers the latest data and trends on the wide range of health issues that affect women across their life spans. Published by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health, the Data Book is edited by Dawn Misra, Ph.D. This book addresses social and economic factors and provides up-to-date information on chronic conditions, reproductive health, mental health, violence,…