Medicaid

This case study describes the first year’s experience of Tennessee’s initiative, TennCare. The TennCare experience provides early insights into the issues that states will face as they move to enroll more of their low-income populations into managed care arrangements.

To gather early insights and timely information for state and federal policymakers concerning how the movement to managed care is affecting the poor and their access to care, the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and The Commonwealth Fund are jointly sponsoring case studies and population surveys in California, Minnesota, New…

This paper presents the results of a survey of 39 states and their DSH payments and the special financing arrangements in those states.Report: Medicaid Disproportionate Share and Other Special Financing Programs: A Fiscal Dilemma

An analysis of the potential financial impact of the California Health Security Act — the single payer initiative defeated by voters on the November 1994 ballot — on the state's budget and health expenditures, businesses, and families. Potential barriers to implementation such as waivers, exemptions, and legislative changes, particularly with…

Report: Medicaid and Health System Reform: The Potential for Integration into an Employer-Based System

This paper provides a detailed analysis of the fiscal impact of the Clinton Administration's Health Security Act (HSA) on states. The various subsidies in the HSA are examined as well as the impact of many proposed changes in Medicaid.Report: The Fiscal Impact Of The Clinton Health Reform Proposal On States

Hearing Before The Subcommittee On Health And The Environment Committee On Energy And Commerce Testimony

This article highlights the findings of the Commission's analysis of the Medicaid spending growth during the 1988 -1991 period. It provides the analysis underlying the Commission's report, The Medicaid Cost Explosion: Causes and Consequences (# 2001).Report:

This paper provides an historical overview of the federal budget appropriations process as it affects Medicaid and presents state level analysis of entitlement capsReport: Capping the Medicaid Entitlement: Legal Issues and Interstate Perspectives

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