Health Coverage for Children and Families in Medicaid and SCHIP: State Efforts Face New Hurdles January 1, 2008 Report Health Coverage for Children and Families in Medicaid and SCHIP: State Efforts Face New HurdlesThe seventh annual 50-state survey of eligibility rules, enrollment and renewal procedures, and cost-sharing practices in Medicaid and SCHIP for children and families reports that nearly two-thirds of states expanded access to Medicaid and SCHIP between…
Current Issues in Medicaid: A Mid-FY2008 Update Based on a Discussion with Leading Medicaid Directors January 1, 2008 Report Current Issues in Medicaid: A Mid-FY2008 Update Based on a Discussion with Leading Medicaid DirectorsThis report provides a brief mid-fiscal year 2008 update on current issues in Medicaid, from the perspective of state Medicaid directors who administer the program. Medicaid directors identified a number of key issues, concerns and priorities…
Medicaid’s Role for People With Disabilities December 31, 2007 Event Diane Rowland testified before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health about Medicaid’s development as a vital source of coverage for people with disabilities and its current role providing coverage and access to health services and supports for this population. Testimony (.pdf)
New Requirements for Citizenship Documentation in Medicaid December 18, 2007 Fact Sheet This fact sheet provides information on the new federal requirement that all U.S. citizens and nationals applying for or renewing their Medicaid coverage provide documentation of their citizenship status and examines the implications for Medicaid beneficiaries and the states. Fact Sheet (.pdf) Previous versions January 2007 (.pdf) July 2006 (.pdf)
Nursing Home Reform: Then and Now November 29, 2007 Video To mark the 20th anniversary of the passage of landmark federal legislation to improve the quality of nursing home care, the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (known as OBRA 87), this video examines the history surrounding the law. The video includes a look at the state of nursing home…
New Resources and Briefing Explore Nursing Home Reform Twenty Years After Passage of Landmark Law November 29, 2007 Event To mark the 20th anniversary of the passage of landmark federal legislation to improve the quality of nursing home care, the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (known as OBRA 87), the Kaiser Family Foundation released new resources and cosponsored a Washington, D.C. briefing. Among the resources released were new…
Nursing Home Care Quality: Twenty Years After the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 November 29, 2007 Report Nursing Home Care Quality: Twenty Years After the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987To mark the 20th anniversary of the passage of landmark federal legislation to improve the quality of nursing home care, the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (known as OBRA '87), this report explains the key provisions…
Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (CHIPRA): The revised CHIPRA Bill (H.R. 3963) Compared to the Original Bill (H.R. 976) October 31, 2007 Issue Brief Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (CHIPRA): The revised CHIPRA Bill (H.R. 3963) Compared to the Original Bill (H.R. 976)The U.S. House and Senate passed a revised version of Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (CHIPRA) that was intended to address key concerns of opponents of…
Medicaid Enrollment & Spending Trends October 10, 2007 Fact Sheet Medicaid Enrollment and Spending TrendsThis fact sheet summarizes trends of enrollment and spending in the Medicaid program from 2000 to 2006. Fact Sheet, October 2007 (.pdf) Previous Versions: May 2006 (.pdf) June 2005 (.pdf) February 2001 (.pdf) September 1999 (.pdf) October 1998 (.pdf)
NPR/KFF/HSPH Survey: Public Views on SCHIP Reauthorization: Topline September 30, 2007 Poll Finding These toplines present detailed survey results from an October 2007 survey conducted jointly by NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and the Harvard School of Public Health on the public’s views and opinions of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program and the pending legislation surrounding its reauthorization. Toplines (.pdf)