Children Discharged from Foster Care: Strategies to Prevent the Loss of Health Coverage at a Critical Transition December 31, 2002 Report This report discusses the importance of maintaining health coverage for children who are discharged from foster care and presents strategies that state child welfare and Medicaid agencies can employ to reach this goal. In addition, the report also addresses the needs of children who age out of the foster care…
Disability, Health Coverage, and Welfare Reform December 30, 2002 Report This report analyzes data from a survey of 42 low-income families with children with moderate or severe disabilities to better understand the impact of welfare reform on health coverage for these families.Report
SCHIP Program Enrollment: June 2002 Update December 30, 2002 Report This report presents information on the number of children enrolled in SCHIP for each state, for specific months from 1998 to June 2002. As of June 2002, the SCHIP program covered 3.6 million low-income children. An increase of 571,000 from the previous June.
Medicaid and Prescription Drugs October 30, 2002 Fact Sheet An updated fact sheet summarizing the latest statistics and trends regarding the role of Medicaid in providing prescription drug coverage.Fact Sheet
Medicaid and the Prescription Drug Benefit October 30, 2002 Issue Brief This policy brief includes background information on Medicaid and its drug benefit, provides examples of how states are using the cost containment mechanisms at their disposal and addresses issues surrounding beneficiary access to outpatient drugs.Policy Brief
Medicaid Enrollment in 50 States: December 2001 Data Update September 29, 2002 Report This publication provides state-by-state enrollment information and identifies national trends from the data. Some of the findings include: The rate of Medicaid enrollment growth doubled during 2001. Overall enrollment increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, with positive enrollment growth in the categories of families, children and…
Changes in Insurance Coverage: 1994-2000 and Beyond August 30, 2002 Report This background report explores the insurance trends for the latter half of the 1990s and examines why the number of uninsured nonelderly Americans fell in 2000 for the second straight year.Some of the key findings include:– Between 1999 and 2000, the number of uninsured declined by 570,000; uninsured children actually…
Nursing Home Quality: State Agency Survey Funding and Performance August 2, 2002 Report This policy brief describes the resources, staffing, and performance of state licensing and certification agencies based on findings from a survey of state survey agency officials.Issue Paper
Nursing Home Staffing Standards August 2, 2002 Report This policy brief describes the current federal staffing requirements and how states separately regulate staffing levels in nursing homes. It also presents data showing actual staffing levels in over half of this country’s nursing homes exceed the levels that states and the federal government require.
New York’s Disaster Relief Medicaid: Insights and Implications for Covering Low-Income People July 30, 2002 Report This focus group study is of New Yorkers who enrolled in Disaster Relief Medicaid (DRM), a temporary public health insurance program created after the September 11th attacks. It is based on findings from six focus groups conducted with Hispanic, Chinese, and African American New Yorkers.