Medicaid and Budget Reconciliation; Options and Implications of Savings Proposals September 29, 2005 Issue Brief Medicaid and Budget Reconciliation: Options and Implications of Savings ProposalsThis issue brief examines the context for federal Medicaid savings proposals, emerging themes for savings and the potential impact on Medicaid beneficiaries, states and providers. Issue Brief (.pdf)
Key Facts – Louisiana and the U.S. September 9, 2005 Fact Sheet Key Facts – Louisiana and the U.S. A fact sheet on the demographics and health coverage of Louisiana’s population Fact Sheet (.pdf)
Key Facts – Alabama and the U.S. September 9, 2005 Fact Sheet A fact sheet on the demographics and health coverage of Alabama’s population. Fact Sheet (.pdf)
Key Facts – Mississippi and the U.S. September 9, 2005 Fact Sheet A fact sheet on the demographics and health coverage of Mississippi’s population. Fact Sheet (.pdf)
Eliminating Adult Dental Coverage in Medicaid: An Analysis of the Massachusetts Experience August 31, 2005 Report This report examines the impact of Massachusetts eliminating coverage of most dental services for adults in its Medicaid program, MassHealth. The report findings include:In FY2004, 100,000 fewer MassHealth adult enrollees received dental services reimbursed by MassHealth than in FY2001, the year prior to the reductions;The number of private dentists actively…
Survey of Hurricane Katrina Evacuees August 31, 2005 Report To give voice to people whose lives have been devastated by Hurricane Katrina and the ensuing floods, The Washington Post, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and the Harvard School of Public Health conducted a unique survey of evacuees in shelters in the Houston area. The provides information on evacuees’ lives before…
Addressing the Health Care Impact of Hurricane Katrina August 31, 2005 Issue Brief This issue paper is an effort to begin an assessment of health care needs in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and to review some of the policy options available to the federal government to ensure access to health care for those affected by Katrina. The brief begins with a summary…
Who Stays and Who Goes Home: Using National Data on Nursing Home Discharges and Long-Stay Residents to Draw Implications for Nursing Home Transition Programs August 30, 2005 Report This report analyzes survey data to describe the characteristics of two groups of nursing home residents who are 65 years or older: those who are discharged back to the community over a one year time period and those who remain in nursing homes for 90 days or longer. Over the…
Coverage Gains Under Recent Section 1115 Waivers: A Data Update July 31, 2005 Issue Brief This brief assesses the extent to which recent Section 1115 waivers have helped reduce the number of uninsured people and finds that there has been a net gain in coverage of 426,329 people under recent waivers.Issue Paper (.pdf)
Medicaid 1915(c) Home and Community-Based Service Programs: Data Update July 30, 2005 Issue Brief Over the last four years, the Commission has been tracking the national development of the three main Medicaid HCBS programs that states can operate. The Commission also began to survey the policies, such as eligibility criteria and waiting lists that states can use to control the growth of spending on…
