Simplified Eligibility for Children’s Medicaid in Texas: A Status Report at Nine Months December 31, 2002 Report Simplified Eligibility for Children's Medicaid in Texas: A Status Report at Nine MonthsThis report describes the initial success of Texas new law in removing barriers to children's Medicaid participation and provides the baseline information needed to observe and interpret how the next phase of implementation, the EPSDT mandate, will enhance…
Medicaid Eligibility for the Elderly April 29, 1999 Report The purpose of this issue paper is to explain Federal Medicaid eligibility policy for the low-income elderly population and discusses Federal and State policy options to improve coverage.Issue Paper
The Dynamics of Current Medicaid Enrollment Changes December 31, 1997 Report Insights three focus groups consisting mainly of state officials with everyday involvement in welfare and Medicaid eligibility issues. The groups were asked to identify and discuss the important forces and factors behind the overall changes in enrollment.Report Report
The Dynamics of Current Medicaid Enrollment Changes – Report December 31, 1997 Report The Dynamics of Current Medicaid Enrollment ChangesReport available in PDF format.Return to topThe Dynamics of Current Medicaid Enrollment ChangesReport
Immigrant Health Care Conference Call April 30, 2001 Report Federal and state policymakers face a major challenge in addressing the health needs of an increasingly diverse population. That challenge can be even greater in the growing number of cities and states with large immigrant communities. In a Commission-sponsored conference call on May 15, experts on immigrant health issues discussed…
Building Strong Medicaid Managed Care Programs: A Guide To Help Consumer Advocates Participate in Strengthening HIV/AIDS Provisions in Managed Care June 29, 2000 Report This new report, prepared by NAPWA with support of the Foundation, grew out of a key recommendation in the Making Medicaid Managed Care Work report, and is designed to provide people with HIV and their advocates with the tools for understanding Medicaid managed care contracts and for working with states…
Managed Care and Low Income Populations in Texas: 1996-1998 Update December 2, 1999 Report This report, Managed Care and Low-Income Populations in Texas: 1996-1998 Update, updates our 1996 case study of Texas' Medicaid managed care initiatives and their affect on low-income populations. The authors conclude that Medicaid managed care in Texas has had mixed results. It is one of a series of reports from…
Making It Simple: Medicaid for Children and CHIP Income Eligibility Guidelines and Enrollment Procedures September 30, 2000 Report This is a study of the enrollment process in children’s Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in the 50 states and Washington, DC. Prepared by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, the study is comprised of a nationwide telephone survey of state officials, a review of state…
New Medicaid Data from 21 States Find Recent Enrollment Increases March 31, 2000 Report New data prepared for the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured released April 12 find recent Medicaid enrollment increases in more than half of the 21 states surveyed. A companion report describes survey results on ways states are trying to simplify the enrollment process.Report News Release: New Medicaid Data…
Making Medicaid Managed Care Work: An Action Plan for People Living With HIV June 29, 2000 Report This is an update of an earlier report also prepared by The National Association of People with AIDS (NAPWA), with support from the Foundation. That report was the product of a 1996 meeting of people with HIV, their advocates, and researchers designed to provide information about Medicaid managed care for…