COBRA Coverage for Low-Income Unemployed Workers
Summarizes the COBRA health coverage law, how it is administered, what its limitations are, and how it impacts low-income workers.
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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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Covering Parents through Medicaid and SCHIP: Potential Benefits to Low-Income Parents and Children
ReportA new report examines state efforts to expand Medicaid and SCHIP coverage to low-income parents and assesses the potential impact of insurance coverage for parents on access to care for themselves and their children.
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Major Differences in the BBA Medicaid Managed Care Regulation
Other PostA side-by-side comparison of the original and revised Federal rule for new consumer protection and quality assurance requirements for Medicaid managed care.
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Pieces of the Puzzle
ReportA new report describes the Report to Congress by the Department of Health and Human Services on consumer protection and quality assurance requirements for Medicaid managed care and discusses the differences between the original Federal rule and the revised one.
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Trends in CHIP Expenditures: State-by-State Data
Issue BriefA new brief reviews the latest data available on states' use of CHIP funds and explores the effect of a pending dip in CHIP funding on states' ability to provide health care coverage to uninsured, low-income children.
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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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CHIP Program Enrollment: December 2000
ReportA new report reveals that CHIP provided coverage for 2.7 million low-income children in December 2000, a 48% increase from December 1999. The report also shows that enrollment in CHIP has consistently increased by roughly 900,000 children per year in its first three years of operation.
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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.
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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.