Navigating Medicare and Medicaid, 2005: A Resource Guide for People with Disabilities, Their Families, and Their Advocates January 30, 2005 Report This guide explains the critical role Medicare and Medicaid have come to play in the lives and the futures of roughly 20 million children, adults, and seniors with disabilities – and gives people with disabilities new information to help them get the most from these programs.Full PDF Report (.pdf)Section 1:…
The New Medicare Prescription Drug Law: Issue for Enrolling Dual Eligibles into Drug Plans – Issue Paper January 1, 2005 Issue Brief The New Medicare Prescription Drug Law: Issues for Enrolling Dual Eligibles into Drug PlansThis report describes the characteristics of dual eligibles and then discussess four key elements of the transition of their drug coverage to Medicare.Issue Paper (.pdf)
Medicaid: Issues In Restructuring Federal Financing December 30, 2004 Issue Brief Medicaid: Issues In Restructuring Federal FinancingThis brief analysis summarizes how the possible restructuring of Medicaid financing could impact states, providers, and beneficiaries. Issue Brief (.pdf)
Hearing Their Voices: Lessons from the Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act (BCCPTA) October 30, 2004 Report In 2000, Congress passed a landmark law that gave states the option of extending Medicaid coverage to certain low-income women with breast or cervical cancer. In California, approximately 10,000 women have been assisted by this program. This policy brief, “Hearing Their Voices: Lessons from the Breast and Cervical…
Issues for Medicare Beneficiaries in Long-Term Care Facilities: An Analysis of the MMA and Proposed Regulations September 1, 2004 Issue Brief This paper, by Vicki Gottlich, J.D., of the Center for Medicare Advocacy, looks at issues related to the new Medicare prescription drug benefit for people with Medicare who live in nursing homes or other long-term-care settings. It is one in a series commissioned by the Kaiser Family Foundation that analyzes…
Tennessee’s New “Medically Necessary” Standard: Uncovering the Insured? July 2, 2004 Issue Brief Tennessee's New “Medically Necessary” Standard: Uncovering the Insured?This policy brief describes a new standard passed by Tennessee’s legislature for determining whether an item or service is “medically necessary” under the state’s Medicaid program, TennCare. The brief concludes with some questions regarding the implications of the new standard for the populations…
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)
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…
The U.S. Supreme Court’s Olmstead Decision: Five Years Later June 1, 2004 Event The U.S. Supreme Court’s Olmstead Decision: Five Years Later Five years after the Supreme Court’s landmark Olmstead decision applying the Americans with Disabilities Act to the right of individuals with disabilities to receive health care in a community-based setting, the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured releases two new…