Paying for Nursing Home Care: Asset Transfer and Qualifying for Medicaid December 31, 2005 Issue Brief Paying for Nursing Home Care: Asset Transfer and Qualifying for MedicaidThis snapshot presents key facts on who relies on nursing home services and highlights research findings on asset transfer and its impact on Medicaid eligibility.Issue Brief (.pdf)
A Pre-Katrina Look At the Health Care Delivery System For Low-Income People In New Orleans December 30, 2005 Issue Brief A Pre-Katrina Look At the Health Care Delivery System For Low-Income People InNew OrleansThis issue brief offers a retrospective look at how care was provided to poor residents in New Orleans before Hurricane Katrina hit. It describes the structure of the public safety net and briefly discusses the challenges facing…
What Happens When Public Coverage Is No Longer Available? December 30, 2005 Issue Brief This policy brief examines national data to determine the share of current enrollees of public health coverage programs who would have alternate coverage options if public coverage were no longer available. The authors estimate that no more than 9 percent of low-income adults would have access to an alternative source…
Overview of House and Senate Budget Reconciliation December 13, 2005 Fact Sheet This fact sheet summarizes the Medicaid and Medicare provisions in the House and Senate approved budget reconciliation bills. Fact Sheet (.pdf)
Florida Medicaid Waiver: Key Program Changes and Issues December 13, 2005 Fact Sheet This fact sheet summarizes the main themes of Florida’s Medicaid waiver and discusses key issues for consideration in assessing the waiver’s impact. Fact Sheet (.pdf)
Resources on Dual Eligibles and Issues Related to Their Transition to the New Medicare Drug Benefit December 1, 2005 Event With the new Medicare prescription drug benefit available as of January 1, 2006, over 6 million low-income seniors and people with disabilities who are enrolled in both Medicaid and Medicare—also known as dual eligibles—have been transitioned from Medicaid drug coverage to new Medicare drug plans. While there are many policy…
An Implementation Perspective on Part D, the Medicare Prescription Drug Program November 30, 2005 Report This focus group of 12 state Medicaid officials conducted in November 2005 explores the current status and likely results of the Part D dual eligible transition efforts as well as other Part D-related issues of particular importance to states. It includes discussion of the transition of dual eligibles from Medicaid…
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)
Insights on Transitioning From Medicaid to the New Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit November 30, 2005 Report The Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured convened a focus group of state Medicaid officials in November 2005 to discuss the impact of the new Medicare drug program on states and Medicaid enrollees. State insights on the transition of dual eligibles and some beneficiary experiences are discussed in new…
Uninsured and Their Access to Health Care, 2005 November 5, 2005 Fact Sheet The Uninsured and Their Access to Health Care This fact sheet describes the characteristics of the uninsured population, the difference health insurance makes, and why there is a large uninsured population. Fact Sheet (.pdf)