- ACA Implementation & State Health Reform
- Coverage and Access
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- Quality, Cost, and Health System Performance
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- Managed Care
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- Specific Populations
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Medicaid Coverage of Adult Dental Services
This State Health Policy Monitor presents the results of a 2008 survey of state Medicaid programs, which provides an update on the status of states' Medicaid coverage of adult dental services. As of early 2008, 45 states, including the District of Columbia, provided some type of coverage of dental benefits to at least some Medicaid-enrolled adults. However, this coverage varied by state. This Monitor describes state variation in the types of dental services and degree of coverage offered under Medicaid, as well as differences in total amount, duration, and scope of coverage. This study shows an increase in 2008 in the number of states that offered dental coverage (in all categories, with no annual maximum) to adults; it demonstrates how states showed perseverance in continuing coverage for their Medicaid adult population despite a difficult fiscal climate.October 2008» -
State Efforts to Cover Low-Income Adults Without Children
Most Americans assume that our health insurance safety net covers the poor, regardless of family status. In reality, a majority of uninsured Americans are low-income, childless adults who are not eligible for public health insurance programs. Out of the approximately 47 million people who are currently uninsured in the United States, 34 percent or 16 million people, are low-income childless adults.September 2008 -
Models for Change Fact Sheet Series: An Overview of Washington's Publicly Funded Health Insurance Programs
This summary is intended to assist professionals who work in systems serving children, such as juvenile justice and child welfare. For more information about Medicaid and its key concepts as they relate to the juvenile justice system, see A Medicaid Primer for Juvenile Justice Officials. As of November 2007, 998,584 adults and children were covered under Washington’s Medicaid program and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Washington operates its SCHIP program separately from Medicaid. The state also uses state-only funding to provide a low-cost health insurance option to adult residents. In federal fiscal year 2005, approximately $5.7 billion was spent for Medicaid services in Washington, and an additional $51 million was spent for SCHIP services. (These figures include spending for both adults and children.) The federal government supplied 51 percent of the funding for Medicaid and 65 percent of the funding for SCHIP.August 2008 -
Models for Change Fact Sheet Series: An Overview of Louisiana's Medicaid and SCHIP Programs
This summary is intended to assist professionals who work in systems serving children, such as juvenile justice and child welfare. For more information about Medicaid and its key concepts as they relate to the juvenile justice system, see A Medicaid Primer for Juvenile Justice Officials. As of January 2008, 1,007,188 adults and children were covered under Louisiana’s Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Louisiana operates its SCHIP program as an expansion of Medicaid. There were 891,451 people enrolled in the Medicaid program and 115,737 children enrolled in SCHIP. In federal fiscal year 2005, approximately $5.3 billion was spent for Medicaid services in Louisiana, and an additional $126 million was spent for SCHIP services. (These figures include spending for both adults and children.) The federal government supplied 71 percent of the funding for Medicaid and 80 percent of the funding for SCHIP.August 2008
