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The Financing of Illinois’ Prescription Drug Demonstration Project April 29, 2002 Issue Brief

This policy brief describes the financing of Illinois' new Medicaid prescription drug waiver. Policy Brief Also see The New Medicaid and CHIP Waiver Initiatives

Transitional Medical Assistance and Welfare Reauthorization April 1, 2002 Event

Cindy Mann, senior fellow of the Commission, testified to the House Subcommittee on Health of the Energy and Commerce Committee on the role of Transitional Medical Assistance in providing health coverage to parents who obtain low-wage jobs that disqualify them for Medicaid. Please note: the video is no longer available.…

Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage: Facts, Options, and Implications March 31, 2002 Event

Testimony by Patricia Neuman, Sc.D., vice president and director of the Foundation’s Medicare Policy Project, for the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on Creating a Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit: begins with a brief review of existing sources of prescription drug coverage for the Medicare population…

Medicaid and State Budgets: An Overview of Five States’ Experiences in 2001 March 1, 2002 Report

Medicaid and State Budgets: An Overview of Five States' Experiences in 2001This issue paper provides an overview of several of the key themes that emerged across case studies of Idaho, Indiana, Missouri, North Carolina, and Texas on the role of Medicaid in states budgets.Issue Paper

Medicaid’s Role for Seniors: Challenges in a Fiscally Constrained Environment February 28, 2002 Event

Barbara Lyons, deputy director of the Commission, testified to the Senate Special Committee on Aging about how the economic downturn may affect Medicaid’s role for seniors.

Issues Facing Medicaid and CHIP February 28, 2002 Event

Cindy Mann, senior fellow of the Commission, testified to the Senate Subcommittee on Public Health of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on how to sustain and expand health care coverage for low-income children and families, and disabled and elderly people in these challenging times.

State Variation in Medicaid Pharmacy Benefit Use Among Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries February 28, 2002 Report

This study examines Medicaid pharmacy benefit use and spending among beneficiaries dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid in 10 states by analyzing 1995 enrollment and claims data from a new 12-state database. The study finds that dual-eligibles are relatively high users of the Medicaid pharmacy benefit, with substantial variation in…

Prescription Drug Discount Card Programs: Implications for Medicare Beneficiaries February 27, 2002 Report

This testimony was delivered by Tricia Neuman, a vice president of the Kaiser Family Foundation, at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on the Bush Administration's Proposals for Medicare Modernization. The statement, which draws upon a report prepared for the Foundation by Health Policy Alternatives, Inc., provides an overview of existing…

The President’s Fiscal Year 2003 Budget: An Overview of Health Programs February 27, 2002 Report

The President's Fiscal Year 2003 Budget: An Overview of Health ProgramsA new chartbook describes the government's overall budget situation and examines the health policies and programs proposed in the President's latest budget.Chartbook View a webcast of A Capitol Hill briefing on budgets and health care

The New Challenge of the Uninsured: Coverage in the Current Economy February 1, 2002 Event

Diane Rowland, executive director of the Commission, testified to the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health about health coverage for the uninsured in the current economy and discussed the special challenges of providing them coverage during uncertain economic times. Please note: the video is no longer available. If you…

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