COBRA Coverage for Low-Income Unemployed Workers October 1, 2001 Fact Sheet Summarizes the COBRA health coverage law, how it is administered, what its limitations are, and how it impacts low-income workers. Fact Sheet
Medicaid and State Budgets: An October 2001 Update October 1, 2001 Report An update to “Medicaid Budgets Under Stress: Survey Findings for State Fiscal Year 2000, 2001, and 2002.” This paper was commissioned to evaluate how several states’ fiscal outlooks have changed since September 11.
Covering Parents through Medicaid and SCHIP: Potential Benefits to Low-Income Parents and Children October 1, 2001 Report A new report examines state efforts to expand Medicaid and SCHIP coverage to low-income parents and assesses the potential impact of insurance coverage for parents on access to care for themselves and their children.
Pieces of the Puzzle September 30, 2001 Report A new report describes the Report to Congress by the Department of Health and Human Services on consumer protection and quality assurance requirements for Medicaid managed care and discusses the differences between the original Federal rule and the revised one.Report Executive Summary
Access to Care and Use of Health Services by Low-Income Women September 29, 2001 Issue Brief This article, by Ruth Almeida and Lisa Dubay of the Urban Institute and Grace Ko of Brown University, examines the effect of insurance on low-income women’s access to care and use of health services. Using the 1997 National Survey of America’s Families, it examines access to health care for three…
Trends in CHIP Expenditures: State-by-State Data September 29, 2001 Issue Brief A new brief reviews the latest data available on states’ use of CHIP funds and explores the effect of a pending dip in CHIP funding on states’ ability to provide health care coverage to uninsured, low-income children.
Lessons from the Field: Increasing Enrollment in Children’s Health Insurance in Los Angeles County September 2, 2001 Report A new background report highlights health coverage trends for children in Los Angeles County, examines some of the factors behind Medi-Cal enrollment growth, and attempts to draw relevant lessons for other counties and states. Also see “First Glance at the Children’s Health Initiative in Santa Clara County, California”.
CHIP Program Enrollment: December 2000 September 1, 2001 Report A new report reveals that CHIP provided coverage for 2.7 million low-income children in December 2000, a 48% increase from December 1999. The report also shows that enrollment in CHIP has consistently increased by roughly 900,000 children per year in its first three years of operation.
Medicaid Support for Family Planning in the Managed Care Era August 1, 2001 Report As the largest source of public funding for contraceptive care in the United States, Medicaid plays a crucial role in financing family planning services and supplies for millions of low-income women across the nation. In the past 15 years, managed care has become the primary way of delivering care to…
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.
