The Role of Medicaid in State Budgets October 30, 2001 Issue Brief A new policy brief examines the role of Medicaid in state budgets, the reasons behind rising growth in the program, and explores strategies for states to cope with higher spending in tough economic times. Policy Brief Also see recent publications on maintaining health coverage and securing Medicaid in today's economy
Talking with Voters About the Uninsured November 1, 2001 Report Ten focus groups were conducted with voters April through July 2001, prior to the tragedies of September 11th and broad public recognition of an economic slowdown. The report, Effective Language and Themes for Talking About the Uninsured, finds that at that time: voters were still surprised by basic facts about…
Legislative Summary: State Children’s Health Insurance Program November 29, 1997 Fact Sheet This Fact Sheet summarizes eligibility, benefits and cost-sharing, and financing rules of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program as well as other child-related Medicaid provisions from the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.Fact Sheet Fact Sheet
Uninsured in America: Key Facts About Gaps in Health Insurance Coverage – Report February 1, 1998 Report
Small Employers and Health Insurance and State Reforms of Small Group Health Insurance August 30, 1997 Fact Sheet Fact sheets on health insurance among small employers and state reforms of small group health insurance.Fact Sheet: Small Employers and Health Insurance Fact Sheet: Small Employers and Health Insurance Fact Sheet: State Reforms of Small Group Health Insurance Fact Sheet: State Reforms of Small Group Health Insurance
Parents’ Views of Children’s Health Insurance Programs: A Survey of Denied Applicants for Kaiser Permanente’s Child Health Plan December 31, 2000 Poll Finding In 1997, Kaiser Permanente launched the Child Health Plan to provide subsidized health insurance for low income California children not eligible for Medi-Cal (California’s Medicaid program) or Healthy Families (California’s State Children’s Health Insurance Program). As part of a broader evaluation of the Child Health Plan funded jointly by the…
Access to Care for S-CHIP Adolescents March 30, 2001 Report The second in a series of reports on implementation issues and challenges in the first year of S-CHIP finds that the five study states have not focused special attention on the unique service needs of this age group, such as risk assessment and counseling, reproductive and sexual health services, and…
Immigrants’ Health Coverage and Access April 1, 2001 Report New and recent publications on immigrant health policy explore some of the complex problems the country faces in expanding health coverage to immigrants and provide basic statistics and facts on the current status of their health care. News Release: Recent Immigrants Have Had Little Impact on the Growth in America's…
Managed Care and Low-Income Populations: A Case Study of Managed Care in Tennessee December 30, 1996 Report This report is an update to the July 1995 case study on managed care in Tennessee released as part of the Kaiser/Commonwealth Low-Income Coverge and Access Project.
A Profile of the Uninsured in America February 27, 1994 Report This article presents a profile of the uninsured population in the U.S., providing key facts on its size and demographics and the impact of lack of insurance on access to care and health status.Report:
