Medicaid

Covering New Americans: A Review of Federal and State Policies Related to Immigrants' Eligibility and Access to Publicly Funded Health InsuranceThis brief provides an overview of health coverage challenges facing immigrants, the federal rules regarding immigrants’ eligibility for Medicaid and SCHIP, and state efforts to provide replacement coverage for immigrants…

    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…

This report provides Medicaid enrollment data as of June 2003 for all 50 states and the District of Columbia.Report (.pdf)

Health Care for Americans with DisabilitiesDownload a printable .pdf of Health Care and the 2004 Elections: Health Care for Americans with Disabilities.IssueBackgroundHealth CoveragePrescription Drugs Under Public ProgramsCoverage of Long-Term Services and SupportsFinancing Medicaid and MedicareAssessing Candidate PositionsIssueMore than 50 million individuals, or roughly one in five Americans, have a disability.…

Long Term CareDownload a printable .pdf of Health Care and the 2004 Elections: Long Term Care.IssueBackgroundOptions for Addressing Long Term Care NeedsAssessing Candidate PositionsIssueMillions of elderly and disabled Americans need long-term care services and supports. The aging of the population in the United States over the next several decades is…

This new fact sheet summarizes Tennessee’s proposed waiver amendment to its TennCare program, which was submitted to the federal government in September 2004.

The annual 50-state survey of enrollment and eligibility policies in Medicaid and SCHIP for low-income families reveals that nearly half of states (23) took actions that made it more difficult to secure and retain health coverage for children and families from April 2003 until July 2004. Report (.pdf) >>All 50-State…

Two New Reports Show Progress on Health Coverage is Threatened as States Continue to Face Growing Pressures to Control CostsTwo new KCMU 50-state surveys show states continue to face budget pressures that could limit public coverage. One survey shows all states plan more Medicaid cost-containment actions in FY2005 and the…

This paper, by Joy Pritts of the Health Policy Institute at Georgetown University, looks at issues related to drug plan marketing activities and privacy under the MMA.Issue Brief (.pdf)

This issue paper presents information from nine states that have developed and implemented disease management programs for adult Medicaid enrollees with chronic conditions such as asthma, diabetes, and congestive heart failure, or who are trying to manage these populations through capitated managed care. It examines the motivations, goals, strategies and…