Medicaid Preventive Services
Medicaid Preventive Services

Author: Alicia Puente Cackley

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 81

ISBN-13: 1437922104

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Medicaid, a federal-state program that finances health care for certain low-income populations, can play a critical role in the provision of preventive services, which help prevent, diagnose, and manage health conditions. This report assessed: (1) the extent to which Medicaid children and adults have certain health conditions and receive certain preventive services; (2) for Medicaid children, state monitoring and promotion of the provision of preventive services; (3) for Medicaid adults, state coverage of preventive services; and (4) federal oversight by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Serv. The report analyzed data from nationally representative surveys, and also surveyed state Medicaid directors and interviewed federal officials. Illus.

Children's Health Insurance
Children's Health Insurance

Author: Kathryn G. Allen

Publisher: DIANE Publishing Inc.

Published: 2007-08

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 9781422315606

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In Aug. 1987, the State Children¿s Health Insur. Program (SCHIP) was created, with the goal of significantly reducing the number of low-income uninsured children, esp. those who live in families with incomes exceeding medicaid eligibility require. Congress provided $40 billion from FY1998 through 2007 -- to states with approved SCHIP plans. Subject to certain exceptions, states have 3 years to use each year¿s allocation, after which unspent funds may be redistributed to states that have already spent all of that year¿s allocation. This testimony addresses trends in SCHIP enrollment & the current composition of SCHIP programs across the states, states¿ spending experiences under SCHIP, & considerations identified for SCHIP reauthorization. Charts.

America's Children
America's Children

Author: Institute of Medicine and National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1998-11-27

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 0309065607

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America's Children is a comprehensive, easy-to-read analysis of the relationship between health insurance and access to care. The book addresses three broad questions: How is children's health care currently financed? Does insurance equal access to care? How should the nation address the health needs of this vulnerable population? America's Children explores the changing role of Medicaid under managed care; state-initiated and private sector children's insurance programs; specific effects of insurance status on the care children receive; and the impact of chronic medical conditions and special health care needs. It also examines the status of "safety net" health providers, including community health centers, children's hospitals, school-based health centers, and others and reviews the changing patterns of coverage and tax policy options to increase coverage of private-sector, employer-based health insurance. In response to growing public concerns about uninsured children, last year Congress voted to provide $24 billion over five years for new state insurance initiatives. This volume will serve as a primer for concerned federal policymakers and regulators, state agency officials, health plan decisionmakers, health care providers, children's health advocates, and researchers.