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…
The California Medicaid Program at a Glance June 2, 2005 Fact Sheet This fact sheet provides an overview of California’s Medicaid program, Medi-Cal, the population that it serves, and the services it covers.Fact Sheet (.pdf)
Women and Health Care: A National Profile June 29, 2005 Report A new national survey of women on their health finds that a substantial percentage of women cannot afford to go to the doctor or get prescriptions filled. Although a majority of women are in good health and satisfied with their health care, many have health problems and do not get…
Medicaid: An Overview of Spending on “Mandatory” vs. “Optional” Populations and Services May 30, 2005 Issue Brief Medicaid: An Overview of Spending on “Mandatory” vs. “Optional” Populations and ServicesThis issue brief provides an overview of Medicaid’s optional beneficiaries and services. The brief demonstrates that although “optional” populations account for only 29 percent of Medicaid enrollment, 60 percent of all Medicaid expenditures for both “mandatory” and “optional” populations…
MaineCare and Its Role in Maine’s Healthcare System March 2, 2005 Report This paper explores the role of MaineCare, Maine’s Medicaid program, in the state’s health care system and the relationship between MaineCare and the Dirigo Health plan that the state approved in 2003.Report (.pdf)
Navigating Medicare and Medicaid: A Resource Guide for People with Disabilities, Their Families, and Their Advocates January 30, 2005 Report Navigating Medicare and Medicaid: Resource Guides for People with Disabilities, Their Families, and Their AdvocatesThese guides explain the critical role Medicare and Medicaid have come to play in the lives and the futures of roughly 20 million children, adults, and seniors with disabilities – and give people with disabilities new…