Key Facts: Women and Medicare July 1, 2001 Report Medicare is a critical source of health insurance coverage for virtually all older women in the U.S. and for many younger women who have permanent disabilities. Today, 22 million women one in five adult women rely on Medicare for basic health insurance protection. In fact, women comprise 57% of the…
Medicare and Prescription Drug Focus Groups July 1, 2001 Report Summary Report This report, : Summary Report, produced jointly by the bipartisan team of Bill McInturff of Public Opinion Strategies and Geoff Garin of Peter D. Hart Research Associates, presents key findings from a series of eight focus groups on the Medicare program and the current debate over prescription drug…
Section 1115 Waivers in Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program: An Overview July 1, 2001 Issue Brief A new policy brief provides a description of the Section 1115 law, its history, and an overview of how it plays a role in the restructuring of Medicaid and SCHIP.
Women and Medicare June 29, 2001 Fact Sheet Medicare is a critical source of health insurance coverage for virtually all older women in the U.S. and for many younger women who have permanent disabilities. Because women have longer life expectancies than men, more than half (57%) of the people covered by the program are women. In 1999, there…
SCHIP Managed Care Contracting June 29, 2001 Report The fourth in a series of reports on implementation issues and challenges in the first year of S-CHIP finds that states have been able to enter arrangements with plans for their S-CHIP population fairly easily.
Medicaid “Mandatory” and “Optional” Eligibility and Benefits June 29, 2001 Issue Brief This brief describes the current structure of the Medicaid program and provides information on coverage and spending by mandatory and optional groups.
Restructuring Medicaid Financing: Implications of the NGA Proposal June 29, 2001 Report An analysis of the National Governors Association proposal to restructure Medicaid, including the financial impact of the core of the proposal. The report considers possible responses to the reforms and outlines some issues to consider as policymakers think about reforming the program.
SCHIP Administration and Accountability June 29, 2001 Report The third in a series of reports on implementation issues and challenges in the first year of S-CHIP finds that non-Medicaid S-CHIP programs faced more administrative challenges. Success with enrollment appeared primarily related to administrative decisions, including a lower band of S-CHIP income eligibility, and the lack of premiums.
Medicaid Enrollment and Spending: A View from Two States June 29, 2001 Fact Sheet A fact sheet summarizing Medicaid spending and enrollment trends in Georgia and Rhode Island drawn from a briefing in February 2001.Fact Sheet
Covering the Low-Income Uninsured: Assessing the Alternatives June 29, 2001 Report This issue brief describes and analyzes expansions of Medicaid and SCHIP, tax credits for individually-purchased insurance, and tax credits for employment-based health insurance as options to expand health coverage of the low-income population.Issue Paper
