Publications and Reports
"Medicaid and Other State Healthcare Issues: The Current Situation"
This report discusses how the national recession and the economic fallout of September 11th combined with the explosion in Medicaid spending caused a $40 to $50 billion budget shortfall in over 40 states in fiscal 2002.
National Governors Association, May 2002
"Long-Term Care Insurance: An Assessment of States' Capacity to Review and Regulate Rates"
Paper documents inadequacies in the state governments' review of long-term care insurance rates. The authors recommend that states
require review by an actuary with training in long-term care insurance;
review the pricing and the assumptions used to set the prices; and,
provide consumers with comparative rate guides and information on insurance companies' rate increase histories.
AARP, February 2002
"Long-Term Care: Aging Baby Boom Generation Will Increase Demand and Burden on Federal and State Budgets"
Testimony from David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, before the Senate Special Committee on Aging.
GAO, March 21, 2002
"Long-Term Care: Elderly Individuals Could Find Significant Variation in the Availability of Medicaid Home and Community Services "
Testimony from Kathryn G. Allen (Director, Health Care—Medicaid
and Private Health Insurance Issues) before the Senate Special Committee on Aging.
GAO, September 26, 2002
Kaiser Family Foundation: Medicaid Enrollment and Spending Trends
The report presents the findings of a 50 state survey of Medicaid directors, identifying state Medicaid spending trends and how states are responding to them for FY 2003 budgets.
Kaiser Family Foundation, September 19, 2002
Kaiser Family Foundation: How are States Planning to Reduce the Growth in Medicaid Costs?
An issue update that provides preliminary results from a survey of the 50 states and the District of Columbia on their plans to constrain Medicaid cost growth.
Kaiser Family Foundation, July 2002
"The Costs of Long-Term Care: Public Perceptions Versus Reality"
Report reveals that most Americans are uninformed about the costs of, and funding sources for, long-term care services. Yet the need for these services is expected to increase in the future.
AARP, December 11, 2001
Kaiser Family Foundation: Medicaid's Role in Long-Term Care
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.
Kaiser Family Foundation, March 2001
Kaiser Family Foundation: Background Materials Relevant to the Administration's New Medicaid Proposal
This collection of reports provides information relevant to the Bush Administration's Medicaid reform plans.
Kaiser Family Foundation, January 2003
"Report to Congress: Interim Report on Nursing Home Quality"
report presents preliminary findings on this initiative, and is the first in a series of annual evaluations of the Nursing Home Initiative (NHI). The NHI was designed to address weaknesses in Federal and State oversight of nursing homes, and includes many ongoing provisions to meet specific goals.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Fall, 2000
Return to HealthCast
