Current Issues in Medicaid Financing March 31, 2005 Report In recent years there has been much discussion about states’ use of creative financing to draw down additional federal funds for Medicaid financing. Some suggest a curb on these practices and the President’s FY2006 budget includes provisions targeting intergovernmental transfers (IGTs). The Commission has produced a fact sheet and briefs…
Policy Challenges and Opportunities in Closing the Racial/Ethnic Divide in Health Care March 1, 2005 Issue Brief This brief reviews the issues and the evidence underpinning five broad areas of policy initiatives that flow from recommendations made in the Institute of Medicine's 2002 report, Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Care.Issue Brief (.pdf)
One State’s Medicaid Managed Care Formulary Operations: A Look at Pennsylvania, 2001-2002 February 28, 2005 Report One State’s Medicaid Managed Care Formulary Operations: A Look at Pennsylvania, 2001-2002 This report examines formulary implementation under mandatory Medicaid managed care in Pennsylvania between 2001 and 2002. It looks at one state during a yearlong period; formulary operations are likely to vary across states and programs and over time.…
Policy Workshop on Formularies and Medicare February 28, 2005 Event The Kaiser Family Foundation hosted a March 14, 2005 policy workshop on the use of drug formularies in the private sector and their potential implications for beneficiaries under the new Medicare drug benefit, set to go into effect January 1, 2006. The workshop involved an expert panel, including perspectives from…
Health Coverage for Low-Income Adults: Eligibility and Enrollment in Medicaid and State Programs, 2002 February 27, 2005 Issue Brief Health Coverage for Low-Income Adults: Eligibility and Enrollment in Medicaid and State Programs, 2002This policy brief provides new information on the number and characteristics of nonelderly adults eligible for Medicaid and other public coverage and on their enrollment. Because low-income adults often work at jobs that do not offer employer-sponsored…
Medicaid Financing Issues: Intergovernmental Transfers and Fiscal Integrity January 31, 2005 Fact Sheet Medicaid Financing Issues: Intergovernmental Transfers and Fiscal IntegritySince its enactment in 1965, Medicaid has been a joint venture between the states and the federal government. While each state administers its own Medicaid program within broad federal guidelines, the federal government provides over half of the program’s financing. As a result,…
The Effects of Electronic Media on Children Ages Zero – Six: A History of Research — Issue Brief January 2, 2005 Issue Brief The Effects of Electronic Media on Children Ages Zero to Six: A History of Research — Issue BriefThis issue brief explores the history of research about the effects of electronic media on children zero to six years old (including the funding sources), summarizes the findings of the seminal studies in…
e-Health and the Elderly: How Seniors Use the Internet for Health December 31, 2004 Poll Finding A national Kaiser Family Foundation survey of older Americans found that as the Internet becomes an increasingly important resource for informing decisions about health and health care options, less than a third (31%) of seniors (age 65 and older) have ever gone online, but that more than two-thirds (70%) of…
Medicaid Enrollment in 50 States June 2003 Update October 2, 2004 Report This report provides Medicaid enrollment data as of June 2003 for all 50 states and the District of Columbia.Report (.pdf)
Public Opinion Data Note: Health Care In the Swing States and Among Swing Voters September 30, 2004 Poll Finding The Kaiser Family Foundation has put together a short Public Opinion Data Note analyzing recent polling about the importance of health care as an issue in the swing states for the upcoming November 2, 2004 elections. Public Opinion Data Note (.pdf)