A Special Series: The Kaiser Family Foundation and ABC/WCVB Local TV News Initiative – Report July 1, 1997 Report A Special SeriesThe Kaiser Family Foundation and ABC/WCVB Local TV News Initiative:Caring For An Elderly RelativeGrowing numbers of families today are struggling with the challenges of getting and paying for long-term care for elderly relatives. As the population ages and more women enter the workforce, the problems of caring for…
The Financing of Pharmacy Plus Waivers: Trade Offs Between Expanding Rx Coverage and Global Caps in Medicaid April 30, 2003 Report Background Paper
Medicaid Programs to Assist Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries: Working Paper on Medicare Savings Programs in Washington May 1, 2003 Report This report is a case study of Washington's efforts to increase enrollment in their Medicare Savings Programs under Medicaid for low-income Medicare beneficiaries.Background Paper
State Budget Constraints: The Impact on Medicaid December 31, 2002 Fact Sheet State Budget Constraints: The Impact on MedicaidThis fact sheet summarizes the relationship of Medicaid with state budgets and discusses the current fiscal challenges in the states and how it is affecting Medicaid programs. Fact Sheet
Case Study: Michigan’s Medicaid Prescription Drug Benefit December 31, 2002 Report Case Study: Michigan's Medicaid Prescription Drug BenefitThis report describes the legislative process behind and content of Michigan's Pharmaceutical Product List (MPPL), a selection of preferred drugs available to be prescribed in the Medicaid program with little restriction. Providers would be required to obtain prior authorization from the state to prescribe…
The North Carolina Health Choice Enrollment Freeze of 2001: Findings in Brief December 31, 2002 Report This report analyzes enrollment data and conveys focus group findings about the impact of North Carolina’s freezing enrollment in their SCHIP program. Report
SCHIP Program Enrollment: June 2002 Update December 30, 2002 Report This 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.
Medicaid: Issues and Challenges September 29, 2003 Event Diane Rowland, executive vice president of the Kaiser Family Foundation and executive director of the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, testified to the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Health on the issues and challenges facing Medicaid in providing health and long-term care coverage for the…
Medicaid Spending: What Factors Contributed to the Growth Between 2000 and 2002? September 1, 2003 Issue Brief The report finds that rapid Medicaid spending growth has been driven, in part, by enrollment increases resulting from the loss of income and private insurance coverage during the current economic downturn, together with continued increases in hospital and prescription drug costs that have affected the entire health care sector. Issue…
Medicaid Managed Care: An Analysis of the Health Care Financing Administration’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking October 30, 1998 Report Medicaid Managed Care: An Analysis of the Health Care Financing Administration's Notice of Proposed RulemakingReport: Medicaid Managed Care: An Analysis…