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  • March 30, 2006 Policy Forum to Release the National ADAP Monitoring Report

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    The National ADAP Monitoring Report provides the latest data on state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs). ADAPs, authorized under Title II of the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act, provide HIV/AIDS-related prescription drugs to uninsured and underinsured individuals living with HIV/AIDS. ADAPs operate in 57 U.S. states, territories, and associated jurisdictions. The report, the tenth in an annual series, was prepared by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the National Alliance of State and…

  • National ADAP Monitoring Project, Annual Report, 2006

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    The National ADAP Monitoring Report, 2006 provides the latest data on state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs). ADAPs, authorized under Title II of the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act, provide HIV/AIDS-related prescription drugs to uninsured and underinsured individuals living with HIV/AIDS. ADAPs operate in 57 U.S. states, territories and associated jurisdictions. The report, the tenth in an annual series, was prepared by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the National Alliance of State…

  • State Financing of the Medicare Drug Benefit:  New Data on the “Clawback”

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    State Financing of the Medicare Drug Benefit: New Data on the "Clawback" Beginning in 2006, states will be obligated to finance part of the new Medicare prescription drug benefit via a monthly "clawback" payment to the federal government. This issue update analyzes the latest data and provides an overview of the state financing of the Medicare drug benefit. Issue Brief (.pdf)

  • New State Surveys Show State Budgetary Pressures on Medicaid Easing, But Long-Term Challenges for Program Remain

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    Three KCMU state surveys indicate improving economy and sustained state cost-containment actions have improved the outlook for Medicaid and SCHIP, but long-term challenges remain due to factors affecting overall health care system. News Release Summary of Findings (.pdf) Medicaid Budgets, Spending and Policy Initiatives in State Fiscal Years 2005 and 2006 State Medicaid Outpatient Prescription Drug Policies: Findings from a National Survey, 2005 Update In a Time of Growing Need: State Choices Influence Health Coverage…

  • Medicaid and the 2003-05 Budget Crisis–State Case Studies

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    This series of case studies examines how eight states (Alabama, California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Texas, and Washington) from around the nation responded to their budget crises from 2003 to 2005, with a focus on how Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Programs were affected. Additionally, an overview of the eight states' experiences was published in the journal Health Affairs. Health Affairs article (free access)Three Years Of State Fiscal Struggles: How Did Medicaid And…

  • Financing the Medicaid Program: The Impact of Federal Fiscal Relief, April 2004 Fact Sheet

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    Financing the Medicaid Program: The Impact of Federal Fiscal Relief, April 2004 This fact sheet summarizes why federal fiscal relief to states was granted in 2003, including additional money for Medicaid; the impact of the relief in easing state budgetary pressure; and what may occur in the states after the fiscal relief expires in June 2004. Fact Sheet (.pdf)

  • Current Issues in Medicaid Financing – An Overview of IGTs, UPLs, and DSH

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    Medicaid is financed jointly by the federal government and states. This shared financing has produced tension at times over the appropriate share of the cost of the program. This report explains briefly the mechanisms used by states in recent years to finance their share of Medicaid expenditures. Issue Brief (.pdf)

  • Is the State Fiscal Crisis Over?  A 2004 State Budget Update – Report

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    Is the State Fiscal Crisis Over? A 2004 State Budget Update - Issue Brief This paper, which updates a September 2003 analysis by the Rockefeller Institute of Government, finds that although the state fiscal situation is improving, states are by no means out of the woods yet. Issue Brief (.pdf)

  • State Responses to Budget Crisis in 2004: An Overview of Ten States – Overview and Case Studies

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    In this report we examine how ten states from around the nation have responded to their budget crises in fiscal year 2004. While states vary in the depth of the budget pressures they faced, as state revenues remained depressed, all were required to make difficult choices among spending reductions, tax increases, or other revenue measures. In general, we found states with few exceptions relied on targeted revenue measures, such as cigarette and alcohol taxes, but…

  • State Budgets and Health Coverage:  An Update on FY 2004 and Beyond

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    State Budgets and Health Coverage: An Update on FY 2004 and Beyond New reports released at a January 28, 2004 briefing updating a survey on Medicaid budget trends, the future fiscal outlook of states, and case studies of ten states and their budget conditions. Webcast of January 28, 2004 Briefing News Release Report: States Respond to Fiscal Pressure: A 50-State Update of State Medicaid Spending Growth and Cost Containment Actions Issue Brief: Is the State…