Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage: Facts, Options, and Implications
Testimony by Patricia Neuman, Sc.D.
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Medicaid Eligibility and Citizenship Status: Policy Implications for Immigrant Populations
Issue BriefA policy brief that provides an overview of Medicaid eligibility and citizenship status, including a discussion of recent legislative changes.
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Reaching Uninsured Children Through Medicaid: If You Build It Right, They Will Come
ReportThis 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.
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Transitional Medical Assistance (TMA): Medicaid Issue Update
Fact SheetThis 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.
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SCHIP Program Enrollment: June 2002 Update
ReportThis report presents information on the number of children enrolled in SCHIP for each state, for specific months from 1998 to June 2002. As of June 2002, the SCHIP program covered 3.6 million low-income children. An increase of 571,000 from the previous June.
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Maintaining Health Coverage and Securing the Medicaid Safety Net in a Sluggish Economy
Fact SheetThe current economy is a key concern as federal and state leaders worry about the expected rise in unemployment and the related loss of employer health coverage.
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Medicaid and HIV/AIDS Policy: A Basic Primer
ReportThe Medicaid Primer presents in depth information on Medicaid, the federal/state program that provides health coverage for low-income families and people with disabilities and is the largest source of public financing for HIV/AIDS care in the
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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.
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Lessons from the Field: Increasing Enrollment in Children’s Health Insurance in Los Angeles County
ReportA new background report highlights health coverage trends for children in Los Angeles County, examines some of the factors behind Medi-Cal enrollment growth, and attempts to draw relevant lessons for other counties and states. Also see "First Glance at the Children's Health Initiative in Santa Clara County, California".
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Medicaid Support for Family Planning in the Managed Care Era
ReportAs the largest source of public funding for contraceptive care in the United States, Medicaid plays a crucial role in financing family planning services and supplies for millions of low-income women across the nation.