Overview and Financing

Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. March 2007. Medicaid at a Glance.
This fact sheet provides an overview of the Medicaid program, the populations that it serves, and the services that it covers.

Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Feb 2008. Medicaid: Overview and Impact of New Regulations.
This brief focuses on the six new Bush Administration regulations that have been the source of considerable controversy and explains current policy, the proposed regulatory changes as well as the impact and issues with these changes.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. April 2006. Medicaid Overview.
This website provides a general overview of the Medicaid Program, including information on screening tools, when eligibility starts, and what is not covered. The site also provides links to CMS Medicaid Data Sources, guidelines on Medicaid Pharmacy Benefits Use and Reimbursement, and fact sheets and figures on Medicaid eligibility, as well as Medicaid At-a-Glance 2005.

Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Oct 2007. Medicaid Enrollment and Spending Trends.
This fact sheet summarizes trends of enrollment and spending in the Medicaid program from 2000 to 2006.

Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Oct 2006. Medicaid Benefits: Online Database - Prescription Drugs.
This online data base provides a state-by-state breakdown of the prescription drug benefits covered by Medicaid.

Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. April 2005. Current Issues in Medicaid Financing.
This fact sheet and briefs on Medicaid financing issues specifically relate to states' use of creative financing to draw down additional federal funds for Medicaid over the past several years and recent provisions targeting intergovernmental transfers (IGTs).

Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. April 2008. Medicaid, SCHIP, and Economic Downturn: Policy Challenges and Policy Responses.
This analysis examines the implications of a downturn for health coverage and state programs and projects the impact of a one percentage point rise in the national unemployment rate on Medicaid and SCHIP and the number of uninsured individuals. The analysis also documents how federal fiscal relief during the last economic downturn of 2003-2004 helped to stabilize Medicaid eligibility and let states avoid deeper budget cuts.

Medicaid and the States

Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. State Medicaid Fact Sheets.
Click on one state to see a fact sheet comparing that state to the overall U.S. with the latest Kaiser data or customize a fact sheet comparing two states.

Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Medicaid & SCHIP: State Health Facts.
This page provides information about the states health coverage programs for the low-income, including Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Includes topics such as enrollment, eligibility requirements, managed care participation, spending and federal matching amounts, and enrollment practices and links to recently updated articles and fact sheets related to these issues.

Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Nov 2007. State Fiscal Conditions and Medicaid.
This fact sheet, updated to include information from the recent survey of state Medicaid directors regarding fiscal year 2007 and 2008 actions, summarizes the relationship of Medicaid with state budgets and updates the current fiscal situation in the states and how it is affecting Medicaid programs.

The Georgetown University Health Policy Institute Center for Children and Families. States Moving Forward.
This analysis provides details on states that have recently implemented or enacted initiatives to expand or improve health coverage through Medicaid and SCHIP.

Krause B, National Governor's Association Center for Best Practices, Health Policies Studies Division. March 2008. Medicaid Redesigned: State Innovations in Health Coverage and Delivery.
This issue brief examines the efforts begin made by many states to redesign their Medicaid programs to improve the efficiency of the system, as well as the health of their beneficiaries.

Children's Health Care- Medicaid and SCHIP

Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Sept 2007. Health Coverage of Children: The Role of Medicaid and SCHIP.
This fact sheet summarizes the latest coverage data on the nation's children and examines the key role played by two public health coverage programs, Medicaid and SCHIP.

Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. May 2007. Impacts of Medicaid and SCHIP on Low-Income Children's Health.
This fact sheet examines the impact of Medicaid and SCHIP on coverage, access to care and health for the nation's low-income children.

Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Jan 2008. State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP): Reauthorization History.
This fact sheet provides an overview of the reauthorization debate for the State Children's Health Insurance Program in 2007.

The Georgetown University Health Policy Institute, Center for Children and Families. Medicaid and SCHIP Programs.
This site provides a state-by-state breakdown of information on the eligibility, enrollment and retention procedures, and crowd-out measures of state Medicaid/SCHIP programs—for children, parents, and pregnant women. Data are provided from a national survey conducted by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities for the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured.

Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Feb 2008. President’s FY 2009 Budget and SCHIP.
This fact sheet summarizes the President’s Fiscal Year 2009 budget proposal and places it in the context of last year’s SCHIP reauthorization debate.

Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Aug 2007. Dental Coverage and Care for Low-Income Children: The Role of Medicaid and SCHIP.
This fact sheet provides an overview of dental care access and coverage for low-income children.

Long-Term Care

Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Dec 2007. Medicaid and Long-Term Care Services.
This fact sheet provides an overview of long-term care services, delivery of such services, and the large role Medicaid plays in financing long-term care.

Georgetown University Long-Term Care Financing Project. Jan 2007. Medicaid and Long-Term Care.
This fact sheet describes the role Medicaid plays in financing long-term care, in designing state Medicaid long-term care programs, and in providing home and community-based care services.

Georgetown University Long-Term Care Financing Project. June 2007. Long-Term Care Financing: Policy Options for the Future.
This report explores various options for a new public-private partnership for long-term care financing. The options considered include eight proposals developed by experts commissioned for this project and four additional proposals from other sources.

HIV/AIDS

Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Oct 2006. Medicaid and HIV/AIDS.
This fact sheet examines the role of Medicaid for people with HIV/AIDS.

Immigrants

Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Dec 2007. New Requirements for Citizenship Documentation in Medicaid.
This fact sheet provides information on the new federal requirement that all U.S. citizens and nationals applying for or renewing their Medicaid coverage provide documentation of their citizenship status and examines the implications for Medicaid beneficiaries and the states.

Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. April 2006. Medicaid and SCHIP Eligibility for Immigrants.
This fact sheet provides an overview of the current rules on immigrants' eligibility for Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program.