National Survey on Poverty in America April 29, 2001 Poll Finding Americans aren’t thinking a lot about the poor these days. A new survey by NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government found that only about one in 10 Americans names poverty, welfare, or something similar as one of the two top issues government should address.…
Medicaid’s Role for the Disabled Population Under Age 65 April 2, 2001 Fact Sheet Medicaid’s Role for the Disabled Population Under Age 65Defines the non-elderly disabled and summarizes Medicaid’s role in their health care coverage. Includes a description of enrollment requirements, benefits, spending and managed care concerns for the population.Fact Sheet
The Uninsured in Rural America April 2, 2001 Fact Sheet Summarizes the number of uninsured individuals in rural America, who they are, and the barriers to coverage they experience.Fact Sheet
Immigrants’ Health Coverage and Access April 1, 2001 Report New and recent publications on immigrant health policy explore some of the complex problems the country faces in expanding health coverage to immigrants and provide basic statistics and facts on the current status of their health care. News Release: Recent Immigrants Have Had Little Impact on the Growth in America's…
Health News Index March/April, 2001 March 31, 2001 Poll Finding Health News Index March/April, 2001 The March/April, 2001 edition of the Kaiser Family Foundation/HarvardSchool of Public Health Health News Index includes questions about major health stories covered in the news, including questions about the financial future of Social Security and Medicare. The Health News Index is designed to help…
Making Medicare Work Better March 31, 2001 Report This report by the Institute for Medicare Practice at Mount Sinai School of Medicine takes a hard look at the operational challenges facing Medicare and considers incremental, structural changes to improve the management of the Medicare program from the standpoint of beneficiaries and providers. Based on interviews with key experts…
Medicaid Overview: Briefing Charts March 30, 2001 Report Complements the Medicaid primer by providing basic information and statistics about the program through a series of charts.Chart Pack
Access to Care for S-CHIP Adolescents March 30, 2001 Report The second in a series of reports on implementation issues and challenges in the first year of S-CHIP finds that the five study states have not focused special attention on the unique service needs of this age group, such as risk assessment and counseling, reproductive and sexual health services, and…
Health Coverage for Low-Income Children March 2, 2001 Fact Sheet This fact sheet, last updated in March 2001, discusses health insurance status of low-income children and reviews current programs to provide coverage to this population.
Medicaid Managed Care for Dual Eligibles: State Profiles March 2, 2001 Report Over half a million duals were enrolled in Medicaid managed care programs in 1999. This report summarizes these efforts across the nation and profiles initiatives in each state.Background Paper