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  • An Introduction to Medicaid and CHIP Eligibility and Enrollment Performance Measures

    Issue Brief

    The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently established 12 new Medicaid and CHIP eligibility and enrollment performance indicators for states to report beginning in October 2013. These indicators provide insight into the performance of new eligibility and enrollment policies established under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). In December 2013, CMS released initial reports for a subset of the indicators. This brief provides an overview of the new performance indicators; the initial data; and…

  • Medical Debt Among People With Health Insurance

    Report

    This report examines the causes and contributors to medical debt, medical bankruptcy, and other difficulties with medical bills among people with insurance. Through in-depth interviews of nearly two-dozen people and quantitative analysis of national survey data, the authors of this report find that in-network and out-of-net-work cost sharing primarily contribute to medical debt among the insured.

  • How Will the Uninsured in Washington Fare Under the Affordable Care Act?

    Fact Sheet

    This state report explains how the ACA expands coverage in Washington, including a breakdown of how many uninsured people are eligible for Medicaid, how many are eligible for financial assistance to help them buy private insurance in the new Marketplace and how many will not receive any financial assistance at all. The report also details, in specific dollar figures, the income levels at which people in Washington are eligible for Medicaid or financial assistance in…

  • How Will the Uninsured in Minnesota Fare Under the Affordable Care Act?

    Fact Sheet

    This state report explains how the ACA expands coverage in Minnesota, including a breakdown of how many uninsured people are eligible for Medicaid, how many are eligible for financial assistance to help them buy private insurance in the new Marketplace and how many will not receive any financial assistance at all. The report also details, in specific dollar figures, the income levels at which people in Minnesota are eligible for Medicaid or financial assistance in…

  • How Will the Uninsured in California Fare Under the Affordable Care Act?

    Fact Sheet

    This state report explains how the ACA expands coverage in California, including a breakdown of how many uninsured people are eligible for Medicaid, how many are eligible for financial assistance to help them buy private insurance in the new Marketplace and how many will not receive any financial assistance at all. The report also details, in specific dollar figures, the income levels at which people in California are eligible for Medicaid or financial assistance in…

  • How Will the Uninsured in New Mexico Fare Under the Affordable Care Act?

    Fact Sheet

    This state report explains how the ACA expands coverage in New Mexico, including a breakdown of how many uninsured people are eligible for Medicaid, how many are eligible for financial assistance to help them buy private insurance in the new Marketplace and how many will not receive any financial assistance at all. The report also details, in specific dollar figures, the income levels at which people in New Mexico are eligible for Medicaid or financial…

  • How Will the Uninsured in Alabama Fare Under the Affordable Care Act?

    Fact Sheet

    This state report explains how the ACA expands coverage in Alabama, including a breakdown of how many uninsured people are eligible for Medicaid, how many are eligible for financial assistance to help them buy private insurance in the new Marketplace and how many will not receive any financial assistance at all. The report also details, in specific dollar figures, the income levels at which people in Alabama are eligible for Medicaid or financial assistance in…

  • How Will the Uninsured in Delaware Fare Under the Affordable Care Act?

    Fact Sheet

    This state report explains how the ACA expands coverage in Delaware, including a breakdown of how many uninsured people are eligible for Medicaid, how many are eligible for financial assistance to help them buy private insurance in the new Marketplace and how many will not receive any financial assistance at all. The report also details, in specific dollar figures, the income levels at which people in Delaware are eligible for Medicaid or financial assistance in…

  • How Will the Uninsured in Massachusetts Fare Under the Affordable Care Act?

    Fact Sheet

    This state report explains how the ACA expands coverage in Massachusetts, including a breakdown of how many uninsured people are eligible for Medicaid, how many are eligible for financial assistance to help them buy private insurance in the new Marketplace and how many will not receive any financial assistance at all. The report also details, in specific dollar figures, the income levels at which people in Massachusetts are eligible for Medicaid or financial assistance in…