March 30, 2006 Policy Forum to Release the National ADAP Monitoring Report March 2, 2006 Event The National ADAP Monitoring Report provides the latest data on state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs). ADAPs, authorized under Title II of the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act, provide HIV/AIDS-related prescription drugs to uninsured and underinsured individuals living with HIV/AIDS. ADAPs operate in 57 U.S. states, territories,…
National ADAP Monitoring Project, Annual Report, 2006 March 2, 2006 Report The National ADAP Monitoring Report, 2006 provides the latest data on state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs). ADAPs, authorized under Title II of the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act, provide HIV/AIDS-related prescription drugs to uninsured and underinsured individuals living with HIV/AIDS. ADAPs operate in 57 U.S. states,…
State Financing of the Medicare Drug Benefit: New Data on the “Clawback” October 31, 2005 Issue Brief State Financing of the Medicare Drug Benefit: New Data on the “Clawback”Beginning in 2006, states will be obligated to finance part of the new Medicare prescription drug benefit via a monthly “clawback” payment to the federal government. This issue update analyzes the latest data and provides an overview of the…
New State Surveys Show State Budgetary Pressures on Medicaid Easing, But Long-Term Challenges for Program Remain September 30, 2005 Report Three KCMU state surveys indicate improving economy and sustained state cost-containment actions have improved the outlook for Medicaid and SCHIP, but long-term challenges remain due to factors affecting overall health care system. News Release Summary of Findings (.pdf) Medicaid Budgets, Spending and Policy Initiatives in State Fiscal Years 2005 and…
Current Issues in Medicaid Financing – An Overview of IGTs, UPLs, and DSH March 31, 2004 Issue Brief Medicaid is financed jointly by the federal government and states. This shared financing has produced tension at times over the appropriate share of the cost of the program. This report explains briefly the mechanisms used by states in recent years to finance their share of Medicaid expenditures. Issue Brief (.pdf)
Financing the Medicaid Program: The Impact of Federal Fiscal Relief, April 2004 Fact Sheet March 31, 2004 Fact Sheet Financing the Medicaid Program: The Impact of Federal Fiscal Relief, April 2004This fact sheet summarizes why federal fiscal relief to states was granted in 2003, including additional money for Medicaid; the impact of the relief in easing state budgetary pressure; and what may occur in the states after the fiscal…
Is the State Fiscal Crisis Over? A 2004 State Budget Update – Report January 1, 2004 Issue Brief Is the State Fiscal Crisis Over? A 2004 State Budget Update – Issue BriefThis paper, which updates a September 2003 analysis by the Rockefeller Institute of Government, finds that although the state fiscal situation is improving, states are by no means out of the woods yet.Issue Brief (.pdf)
State Responses to Budget Crisis in 2004: An Overview of Ten States – Overview and Case Studies January 1, 2004 Report In this report we examine how ten states from around the nation have responded to their budget crises in fiscal year 2004. While states vary in the depth of the budget pressures they faced, as state revenues remained depressed, all were required to make difficult choices among spending reductions, tax…
News on Medicaid and State Budgets – September and October 2003 November 29, 2003 Report News on Medicaid and State Budgets – September and October 2003State Budget News (.pdf) Additional news on Medicaid and state budgets
States Respond to Fiscal Pressure: State Medicaid Spending Growth and Cost Containment September 1, 2003 Report The third annual survey of the 50 states and the District of Columbia reveals that all 50 states and DC implemented Medicaid cost control strategies in FY2003 and they all planned additional action for FY2004 as they cope with fiscal crisis. Report (.pdf)
