Sources for Further Research
Webcast: Understanding Medicaid
The Alliance for Health Reform and the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured sponsor this event that reviews the basics of Medicaid.
kaisernetwork.org, April 4, 2005
Medicaid Spending and Enrollment: State and National Data Update
This series of tables provides recent data on state-by-state and national Medicaid spending and enrollment, prepared for the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured by the Urban Institute.
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, January 26, 2005
Kaiser Family Foundation: 50-State Survey on Medicaid and SCHIP
Two new KCMU 50-state surveys show states continue to face budget pressures that could limit public coverage.
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, October 2004
Kaiser Family Foundation: Medicaid Outpatient Prescription Drug Benefits
This survey of state Medicaid pharmacy programs updates a survey conducted in 2000 and reports Medicaid prescription drug policies in effect in early 2003. It covers utilization management policies, payment and purchasing policies, utilization review policies, and policies for managed care enrollees and persons residing in institutions.
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, December 2003
kaiserEDU: Medicaid/SCHIP
This online resource provides a variety of information on the Medicaid program, including key data and reports.
StateHealthFacts.org - Medicaid and SCHIP
This category provides information about the state’s health coverage programs for the low-income, including Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). It includes topics such as enrollment, eligibility requirements, managed care participation, spending and federal matching amounts and enrollment practices.
"Medicaid Budget Proposals Would Shift Costs to States and Be Likely to Cause Reductions in Health Coverage"
This report analyzes the reduction of federal funding for Medicaid by $45 billion over the next ten years according to the President’s budget for fiscal year 2006.
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Covering Kids & Families
A national health access initiative for low-income, uninsured children provided by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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