Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Coverage: Sponsorship, Eligibility, and Participation Patterns in 2001 July 1, 2004 Report Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Coverage: Sponsorship, Eligibility, and Participation Patterns in 2001This report details who obtained employer-sponsored coverage in 2001, who did not, and why. Executive Summary (.pdf)Full Report (.pdf)
Federal Medicaid Waiver Financing: Issues for California July 1, 2004 Report Federal Medicaid Waiver Financing: Issues for CaliforniaThis issue brief focuses on the potential fiscal implications of a section 1115 Medicaid waiver for California.Report (.pdf)
Uninsured Workers in America July 1, 2004 Fact Sheet The fact sheet describes the characteristics of uninsured workers, the availability of and participation in job-based coverage, and reasons why workers are uninsured. Fact Sheet (.pdf)
SCHIP Program Enrollment: December 2003 Update July 1, 2004 Report SCHIP Program Enrollment: December 2003 UpdateThe latest survey of states on State Children's Health Insurance Program shows an enrollment decline in the second half of 2003–the first decline in the six-year history of the program.Report (.pdf)
Checking Up on Children’s Health Coverage: A Progress Report on Medicaid and SCHIP July 1, 2004 Report Checking Up on Children's Health Coverage: A Progress Report on Medicaid and SCHIPAt a July 23, 2004 Washington, DC policy briefing two new Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured reports show State Children's Health Insurance Program enrollment declined in the second half of 2003 and examine what led to…
Children’s Medicaid and SCHIP in Texas: Tracking the Impact of Budget Cuts July 1, 2004 Report Children’s Medicaid and SCHIP in Texas: Tracking the Impact of Budget CutsThe case study details the impact of Texas' legislative actions on enrollment in its Medicaid and SCHIP programs. Texas experienced the largest SCHIP enrollment decline in the nation between June 2003 and December 2003.Executive Summary (.pdf)Full Report (.pdf)
Update on the Florida SCHIP Enrollment Freeze July 1, 2004 Fact Sheet This issue update describes the latest developments regarding Florida’s enrollment freeze in their SCHIP program.Fact Sheet (.pdf)
Economic Stress and the Safety Net: A Health Center Update June 29, 2004 Issue Brief The issue paper provides data on the demographic profile of health center patients and the revenue sources available for financing their care, including recent increases in federal discretionary funding. It examines the impact of the recent economic downturn on health centers in selected communities, exploring the effect of elevated unemployment…
The New Medicare Prescription Drug Law: Issues for Dual Eligibles with Disabilities and Serious Conditions June 29, 2004 Issue Brief The New Medicare Prescription Drug Law: Issues for Dual Eligibles with Disabilities and Serious ConditionsThe new issue paper discusses the challenges the new Medicare drug program faces in meeting the needs of dual eligible individuals with disabilities, who tend to have extensive, complex and varying needs. The brief examines four…