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Putting Children on the Express Lane to Health Insurance: Streamlining Enrollment and Renewal of Children in Medicaid and CHIP Through Express Lane Eligibility This series of issue briefs explains and examines key issues related to Express Lane Eligibility, a new tool authorized by the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 that helps states streamline enrollment and renewal of children in Medicaid and CHIP. The Sleeper in Health Reform: Long-Term Care and the CLASS Act A component of two major health reform proposals in Congress would establish a national voluntary program to allow for voluntary pre-financing of long-term care through payroll deductions and then provide a cash benefit to purchase services. See an archived webcast of a Kaiser briefing on this major provision, known as the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act. The Crunch Continues: Medicaid Spending, Coverage and Policy in the Midst of a Recession The annual 50-state survey by the Foundation's Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured finds sharp rises in Medicaid enrollment and spending during the economic downturn, straining state budgets and pressuring officials to curb program costs despite extra financial help from the federal government. Health Insurance Coverage in America, 2008 The latest version of the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured's annual online chartbook provides a comprehensive profile of the uninsured and health insurance coverage overall, including downloadable PowerPoint figures and Excel tables for the nonelderly population, children, nonelderly adults and working adults. Updated: Medicaid Benefits Database This comprehensive database, updated to include data through October 2008, houses information on Medicaid benefits in the 50 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. territories. Changes in Health Insurance Coverage, 2007–2008: Early Impact of the Recession This issue brief examines trends in health insurance coverage from 2007 to 2008, a period marked by the start of a deep recession. It finds that the share of the nonelderly population covered by employer-provided insurance declined, the share covered by public programs increased and the number of uninsured people continued to rise. The downturn affected coverage for adults differently that it affected coverage for children.

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State Variation and Health Reform: A Chartbook -- November 2009

Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program Provisions in the House Leadership Bill: Affordable Health Care for America Act (HR 3962) -- November 2009

Putting Children on the Express Lane to Health Insurance: Streamlining Enrollment and Renewal of Children in Medicaid and CHIP Through Express Lane Eligibility -- October 2009

Changes in Health Insurance Coverage, 2007-2008: Early Impact of the Recession -- October 2009

Health Reform Issues: State Financing and Medicaid -- October 2009

The COBRA Subsidy and Health Insurance for the Unemployed -- October 2009

Medicaid and State Budgets: From Crunch to Cliff -- October 2009

Health Coverage of Children: The Role of Medicaid and CHIP -- October 2009

The Sleeper in Health Reform: Long-Term Care and the CLASS Act -- October 2009

Medicaid Beneficiaries and Access to Care -- October 2009

Health reform initiatives will have differential effects on states. This chartbook pulls together key data related to state variation in areas such as unemployment rates, poverty levels, fiscal conditions, eligibility levels for public programs, the uninsured rate and access to care.

This brief compares the Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program provisions in the House Leadership health reform bill, H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, to current law.

Putting Children on the Express Lane to Health Insurance: Streamlining Enrollment and Renewal of Children in Medicaid and CHIP Through Express Lane Eligibility

This issue brief examines trends in health insurance coverage from 2007 to 2008, a period marked by the start of a deep recession. It finds that the share of the nonelderly population covered by employer-provided insurance declined, the share covered by public programs increased and the number of uninsured people continued to rise.

This issue brief highlights some of the potential benefits and costs to the states associated with a significant expansion of Medicaid of the sort proposed in leading health reform bills in Congress.

This issue brief written by Kaiser staff examines the potential impact and limitations of new temporary subsidies created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to help people maintain their employer-sponsored health coverage after a layoff.

This fact sheet discusses the status of Medicaid and state budgets in light of the continuing recession and the federal fiscal relief provided to state Medicaid programs through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

This fact sheet summarizes the latest coverage data on the nation's children and examines the key role played by two public health coverage programs, Medicaid and CHIP.

This Kaiser briefing examines the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act, a provision in two leading health reform bills that would establish a national voluntary insurance program to allow for voluntary pre-financing of long-term care through payroll deductions and then provide a cash benefit to purchase services.

This fact sheet summarizes Medicaid beneficiaries' experience in obtaining access to care. Research shows that Medicaid compares favorably with private coverage in connecting low-income children and adults with primary and preventive care.

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