Medicaid 1915(c) Home and Community-Based Service Programs: Annual Data Update November 30, 2006 Issue Brief Developing home and community-based service (HCBS) alternatives to institutional care has been a priority for many state Medicaid programs over the last two decades and the focus of Medicaid policy debates recently. While the majority of Medicaid long-term care dollars go toward institutional care, the national percentage of Medicaid spending…
National Survey of Pharmacists 2006: Full Topline Results October 30, 2006 Poll Finding National Survey of Pharmacists 2006: Full Topline ResultsThese toplines provide additional findings from a 2006 national survey of pharmacists on their views and experiences on a wide range of health care issues.Toplines (.pdf)
West Virginia Medicaid State Plan Amendment: Key Program Changes and Questions July 2, 2006 Fact Sheet This fact sheet summarizes the key changes West Virginia has approved for its Medicaid program as a result of the new flexibility available through the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. West Virginia will change the benefit package for children and parents, parents will sign a member agreement for themselves and…
Profiles of Nursing Home Residents on Medicaid July 1, 2006 Report This report illustrates through case examples the experiences and challenges of low- and modest-income people who rely on Medicaid to pay for nursing home expenses. These case examples were developed through in-person interviews with nursing home residents and their families in three states: Georgia, Kansas and Virginia. The first section…
New Publications Summarize and Explain Trends in Medicaid Spending and Enrollment May 2, 2006 Fact Sheet A new fact sheet and report analyze Medicaid spending and enrollment trends for 2000-2004. Medicaid trends are related to the state of the nation’s economy, and as the economy has strengthened, increases in enrollment and spending have slowed. Rising enrollment and health care inflation produced most of Medicaid’s spending increases.…
Cover the Uninsured Week 2006 – Kaiser Family Foundation Resources May 2, 2006 Fact Sheet May 1-7, 2006, is Cover the Uninsured Week, organized by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and several partner organizations. The Kaiser Family Foundation has a wide range of resources on the topics of health coverage and the nation’s uninsured population to assist you in your work related to these issues.…
Outreach Strategies for Medicaid and SCHIP: An Overview of Effective Strategies and Activities April 29, 2006 Report Outreach Strategies for Medicaid and SCHIP: An Overview of Effective Strategies and ActivitiesThis paper highlights key components of effective outreach strategies to enroll children in Medicaid and SCHIP and also to get them access to care once enrolled. In addition, the paper examines how these strategies have been implemented in…
Medicaid Long-Term Services Reforms in the Deficit Reduction Act March 31, 2006 Issue Brief The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA) was signed by the President in February 2006 and included major changes to the Medicaid program. This brief provides an overview of the changes to the rules and direction of Medicaid long-term care services as enacted in the DRA.Issue Brief (.pdf)
2002 State and National Medicaid Enrollment and Spending Data (MSIS) March 1, 2006 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) 2002. These tables are based on analysis of data from the Medicaid Statistical Information System (MSIS)…
What Happens When Public Coverage Is No Longer Available? December 30, 2005 Issue Brief This policy brief examines national data to determine the share of current enrollees of public health coverage programs who would have alternate coverage options if public coverage were no longer available. The authors estimate that no more than 9 percent of low-income adults would have access to an alternative source…