2000 State and National Medicaid Enrollment and Spending Data (MSIS) February 29, 2004 Report This set of tables, prepared by the Urban Institute for the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, presents state-by-state information on Medicaid enrollment, expenditures, and spending per enrollee for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2000. These tables are based on analysis of data from the Medicaid Statistical Information System (MSIS)…
Uninsured in America – Testimony February 28, 2004 Event Diane Rowland, Executive Vice President and Executive Director of the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, testified on March 9, 2004 at a U.S. House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health hearing on issues concerning Americans who lack access to affordable health insurance. Testimony (.pdf) Please note: the…
Medicaid’s Federal-State Partnership: Alternatives for Improving Financial Integrity – Summary of Issues, Approaches, and Alternatives for Reform February 28, 2004 Report In this report from the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, Penny Thompson, former deputy director for the Center for Medicaid and State Operations, used existing models from the private sector and other government programs to assess Medicaid’s financial management and to develop options for improvement. This table summarizes…
Medicaid’s Federal-State Partnership: Alternatives for Improving Financial Integrity January 31, 2004 Report – ReportAs the federal government increases its scrutiny of state financing of the Medicaid program, this paper, authored by a former CMS official, evaluates the existing financial management of the Medicaid program. Using existing models from the private sector and the government, the paper identifies alternatives to improve Medicaid's financial…
Medicaid and Block Grant Financing Compared January 31, 2004 Issue Brief – Issue Brief State and federal budget pressures, rising health care costs, and new waiver initiatives have promoted debate over restructuring Medicaid at the federal and state level. Questions about how Medicaid is financed are central to this debate. This paper compares the current Medicaid financing system to a…
State Perspectives on Medicaid Long-term Care: Report from a July 2003 State Forum January 30, 2004 Report This report summarizes discussions on Medicaid and long-term care at a forum with state officials held by the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured in July of 2003. The forum, conducted by the National Academy of State Health Policy, addressed issues including Medicaid's role in long-term care, state fiscal…
SCHIP-Enrolled Children with Special Health Care Needs January 2, 2004 Report : An Assessment of Coordination Efforts Between State SCHIP and Title V ProgramsThis study explores how the State Children’s Health Insurance Program serves children with special needs and assesses the role of the Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant program in filling in gaps in coverage. It…
Lack of Coverage: A Long-Term Problem for Most Uninsured January 2, 2004 Fact Sheet This fact sheet, recently updated with 2002 data, describes how long the uninsured remain without coverage, who tends to go without insurance for long spells of time, and what difference time without coverage makes in terms of access to and utilization of care. Fact Sheet (.pdf) Link to Policy Brief:…
Dual Eligibles Tables: Enrollment and Spending, by State, 2002 January 1, 2004 Report This set of tables, prepared by the Urban Institue for the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, presents the most current state by state data on Medicaid enrollment and expenditures for dual eligibles.Full Set of Tables (.pdf)Individual Tables:Implications of the Medicare drug law for full dual eligibles:Table 1: “Full”…
Financing the Medicaid Program: The Many Roles of Federal and State Matching Funds – Policy Brief January 1, 2004 Issue Brief This paper describes Medicaid’s existing financing structure and examines its implications for the federal government, for states, and for coverage of the low-income populations Medicaid serves.Policy Brief (.pdf)