Cover the Uninsured Week 2006 – Kaiser Family Foundation Resources May 2, 2006 Fact Sheet May 1-7, 2006, is Cover the Uninsured Week, organized by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and several partner organizations. The Kaiser Family Foundation has a wide range of resources on the topics of health coverage and the nation’s uninsured population to assist you in your work related to these issues.…
Outreach Strategies for Medicaid and SCHIP: An Overview of Effective Strategies and Activities April 29, 2006 Report Outreach Strategies for Medicaid and SCHIP: An Overview of Effective Strategies and ActivitiesThis paper highlights key components of effective outreach strategies to enroll children in Medicaid and SCHIP and also to get them access to care once enrolled. In addition, the paper examines how these strategies have been implemented in…
Medicaid Long-Term Services Reforms in the Deficit Reduction Act March 31, 2006 Issue Brief The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA) was signed by the President in February 2006 and included major changes to the Medicaid program. This brief provides an overview of the changes to the rules and direction of Medicaid long-term care services as enacted in the DRA.Issue Brief (.pdf)
2002 State and National Medicaid Enrollment and Spending Data (MSIS) March 1, 2006 Report This set of tables, prepared by the Urban Institute for the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, presents state-by-state information on Medicaid enrollment, expenditures, and spending per enrollee for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2002. These tables are based on analysis of data from the Medicaid Statistical Information System (MSIS)…
What Happens When Public Coverage Is No Longer Available? December 30, 2005 Issue Brief This policy brief examines national data to determine the share of current enrollees of public health coverage programs who would have alternate coverage options if public coverage were no longer available. The authors estimate that no more than 9 percent of low-income adults would have access to an alternative source…
Medicaid and Budget Reconciliation: Implications of the House and Senate Bills November 30, 2005 Issue Brief This issue brief provides an overview of the federal budget context and then highlights key Medicaid savings proposals in the House and Senate bills and discusses the implications of the proposed changes. Issue Brief (.pdf)Updated Issue Brief – Medicaid and Budget Reconciliation: Implications of the Conference Report (January 2006)
Medicaid Budgets, Spending and Policy Initiatives in State Fiscal Years 2005 and 2006 September 30, 2005 Poll Finding The 50-state annual survey of about budget conditions and Medicaid cost containment actions in FY2005-06 shows that all states implemented and planned more Medicaid cost-containment actions, but are also implementing expansions as the gap between Medicaid spending growth and state tax revenue narrowed.Report (.pdf)Executive Summary (.pdf)
Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment Services October 15, 2005 Fact Sheet This fact sheet summarizes the early and periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment (EPSDT) Medicaid benefit for children and the current issues and debates that could impact the benefit. Fact Sheet (.pdf)
Key Facts – Alabama and the U.S. September 9, 2005 Fact Sheet A fact sheet on the demographics and health coverage of Alabama’s population. Fact Sheet (.pdf)
Who Stays and Who Goes Home: Using National Data on Nursing Home Discharges and Long-Stay Residents to Draw Implications for Nursing Home Transition Programs August 30, 2005 Report This report analyzes survey data to describe the characteristics of two groups of nursing home residents who are 65 years or older: those who are discharged back to the community over a one year time period and those who remain in nursing homes for 90 days or longer. Over the…