How Are Safety Net Hospitals Responding to Health Care Financing Changes? July 31, 2001 Report A new background report sums up how multiple trends have led to a situation where safety net hospitals are feeling more financial pressure and are challenged to subsidize the unprofitable care of theuninsured.Background Paper For a more extensive discussion read our larger report from the same study.
Medicaid and Managed Care January 30, 2001 Fact Sheet This fact sheet provides an overview of the Medicaid program’s increasing reliance on managed care to deliver services.Fact Sheet
Managed Care For Low-Income Populations with Special Needs: The Tennessee Experience May 1, 1999 Report This paper provides a targeted review of Tennessee’s experience providing health care to individuals with special needs under TennCare, its Medicaid managed care initiative. The first part reviews the experience of TennCare Partners, the behavioral health carve-out program created in 1996. The second part reviews how TennCare’s structure affects the disabled and chronically ill.
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Overview of Medicaid July 30, 1997 Report “DSH” Provisions…the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, P.L. 105-33This report was prepared by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities for the Kaiser Commission on the Future of Mediciad.Report: Overview of Medicaid “DSH” Provisions…the Balanced Budget Act of of 1997, P.L. 105-33
The California Single-Payer Debate, The Defeat of Proposition 186 July 30, 1995 Report A report summarizing the campaigns of proponents and opponents to the California Health Security Act (Proposition 186) of 1994. The report includes findings from research commissioned by the Kaiser Family Foundation on the potential financial and administrative impact of the Act on California, as well as an analysis of the…
Federal Dollars and State Flexibility: The Debate Over Medicaid’s Future September 29, 1995 Report Federal Dollars and State Flexibility: The Debate Over Medicaid's FutureThis journal article provides a basic overview of the Medicaid program and discusses the implications of a block grant to Medicaid and its beneficiaries.Report: Federal Dollars and State Flexibility: The Debate Over Medicaid's Future
Medicaid in California: The Impact of Congressional Medicaid Changes September 29, 1995 Issue Brief This policy brief provides a summary of Medi-cal (California's Medicaid program) and explores what impact Congressional Medicaid changes may have on California.Policy Brief: Medicaid In California: The Impact Of Congressional Medicaid Changes
Medicaid Expenditures and Beneficiaries: National and State Profiles and Trends, 1990-1995 October 30, 1997 Report Report Report Chart Pack Chart Pack
Olmstead at Five: Assessing the Impact June 1, 2004 Report This report examines the impact of Olmstead v. L.C. five years after the United States Supreme Court’s 1999 landmark decision. The analysis brings together new research with a synthesis of research undertaken over the past five years, to help policymakers and program administrators understand the meaning of the Americans with…
The Impact of Recent Changes in Health Care Coverage for Low-Income People: A First Look at the Research Following Changes in Oregon’s Medicaid Program May 30, 2004 Issue Brief The Impact of Recent Changes in Health Care Coverage for Low-Income People: A First Look at the Research Following Changes in Oregon's Medicaid ProgramOregon recently restructured its Medicaid program through a Section 1115 waiver and other program changes, largely in response to particularly difficult state budget problems. This report summarizes…