Immigrants’ Access to Health Care July 30, 2000 Issue Brief Immigrants account for 20 percent of the uninsured. There are many reasons for immigrants' lack of coverage, but the welfare reform law of 1996 was significant in restricting Medicaid eligibility for certain immigrant populations. The Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured has produced new reports on immigrant health care:…
Medicaid Eligibility and Citizenship Status: Policy Implications for Immigrant Populations July 30, 2000 Issue Brief A policy brief that provides an overview of Medicaid eligibility and citizenship status, including a discussion of recent legislative changes.Policy Brief
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Access to Health Insurance and Health Care July 30, 2000 Fact Sheet Racial and ethnic groups in the United States continue to experience major differences in health status compared to the majority white population. Although many factors affect health status, the lack of health insurance and other barriers to obtaining health services markedly diminish minorities’ use of both preventive services and medical…
NewsHour/Kaiser Survey Underscores Difficulties Faced by Those Without Health Insurance April 29, 2000 Report The National Survey on the Uninsured from The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer and the Kaiser Family Foundation is this year's first nationwide survey on Americans' attitudes about the growing uninsured population and the difficulties uninsured people face getting medical care. The survey also assesses public attitudes on options to address…
Medicaid and Children: Overcoming Barriers to Enrollment December 31, 1999 Report Findings from a National SurveyThis national telephone survey of low-income parents represents a major effort to better understand the barriers to Medicaid enrollment and to test the usefulness of ideas to facilitate enrollment in a quantitative way. Examining both parents of uninsured children who appear eligible for Medicaid and parents…
Express Lane Eligibility: How to Enroll Large Groups of Eligible Children in Medicaid and CHIP December 30, 1999 Report This issue paper explores the potential for increasing enrollment in children’s health insurance programs through “Express Lane Eligibility.” Express Lane Eligibility is the accelerated enrollment of low-income uninsured children already participating in other income-comparable publicly funded programs, such as WIC or school lunch, into Medicaid or CHIP. The paper reviews…
Variations in State Medicaid Buy-in Practices for Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries: A 1999 Update December 30, 1999 Report This report updates a 1997 Foundation report to assess how states are implementing financial protections for the 16 million Medicare beneficiaries who are low-income. These protections, generally referred to as “buy-in programs,” help low-income Medicare beneficiaries meet Medicare’s cost-sharing requirements by using state Medicaid programs to pay either all or…
Managed Care and Low Income Populations in Texas: 1996-1998 Update December 2, 1999 Report This report, Managed Care and Low-Income Populations in Texas: 1996-1998 Update, updates our 1996 case study of Texas' Medicaid managed care initiatives and their affect on low-income populations. The authors conclude that Medicaid managed care in Texas has had mixed results. It is one of a series of reports from…
Managed Care and Low-Income Populations in Florida: 1996-1998 Update December 2, 1999 Report This report, Managed Care and Low Income Populations in Florida: 1996-1998 Update, updates our 1996 case study of Florida's Medicaid managed care initiatives and their effect on low-income populations. The focus of this report is on how the program has matured and how it has affected access to care and…
Managed Care and Low-Income Populations: Four Years’ Experience with TennCare September 1, 1999 Report Managed Care and Low-Income Populations: Four Years’ Experience with TennCare This report updates an earlier study of Tennessee’s experience with restructuring their Medicaid programs. It is one of a series of reports from The Kaiser/ Commonwealth Low-Income Coverage and Access Project. This project examines how changes in the Medicaid program…