Congressional Testimony on Expanding Health Care Coverage
On May 5, 2009, the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance held a roundtable discussion on health-care coverage issues as part of its health reform efforts.
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Report and Video Highlight Health Coverage Struggles, Other Economic Concerns of Working Families
Event Date:EventThis report and video from the Kaiser Family Foundation's Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured (KCMU) illustrate the financial struggles of many families in the United States and show the central role of health care costs and coverage in a household's economic stability.
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Next Steps in Covering Uninsured Children: Findings from the Kaiser Survey of Children’s Health Coverage
Issue BriefThis issue brief provides key findings from the Kaiser Survey of Children's Health Coverage, including that many low- and middle-income working families with an uninsured child do not have access to employer-sponsored health insurance.
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Managed Care and Low-Income Populations: Case Study of Managed Care in Maryland
ReportThis report analyzes Maryland's Medicaid managed care program, HealthChoice, an ambitious and broad-reaching effort to reform the financing and delivery of health care for over 300,000 low-income individuals.
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Parents’ Views of Children’s Health Insurance Programs: A Survey of Denied Applicants for Kaiser Permanente’s Child Health Plan
Poll FindingIn 1997, Kaiser Permanente launched the Child Health Plan to provide subsidized health insurance for low income California children not eligible for Medi-Cal (California's Medicaid program) or Healthy Families (California's State Children's Health Insurance Program).
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States’ Role in Administering the New Part D Low-Income Subsidy Program: A Conference Call Discussion
Other PostStates' Role in Administering the New Part D Low-Income Subsidy Program: A Conference Call Discussion The Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) created a major new subsidy program for an estimated 14 million low-income Medicare beneficiaries that will provide assistance with their cost-sharing obligations under the Part D drug benefit.
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Problems Getting Care Due to Cost or Paying Medical Bills Among Medicare Beneficiaries
Issue BriefThere is ongoing discussion as to whether Congress should waive COVID-19 treatment costs. To inform these discussions, this analysis examines the extent of health care cost-related problems among Medicare beneficiaries. The analysis is based on a composite measure of cost-related burdens that includes problems getting care due to cost, delays seeking care due to cost, and problems paying medical bills among people with Medicare.
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Primers on Key Health Care Topics and Programs
Issue BriefThe Kaiser Family Foundation maintains a number of primers providing overviews of key health care programs and issues. Written by Foundation staff, each primer provides key data and information that helps illustrate the topic and its relevance for the nation's health care system.
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Express Lane Eligibility Efforts: Lessons Learned from Early State Cross-Program Enrollment Initiatives
Issue BriefThe Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA) provides states new options to reach and enroll eligible but uninsured low-income children into Medicaid and CHIP.
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Consumers’ Experience in Massachusetts: Lessons For National Health Reform
ReportThis report examines the impact of state health reform efforts on the lives of ordinary people in Massachusetts, including a look at coverage provided by both public programs and private sources. It focuses specifically on people's ability to afford and obtain needed care. Report (.