2012
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Maine’s Efforts To Pare Medicaid May Put It On Collision Course With Administration
Kaiser Health News Jul 12, 2012 By Phil Galewitz In what is shaping up as the first state-federal showdown on Medicaid following the Supreme Court’s ruling on President Barack Obama’s health law, Maine is moving ahead with plans to cut thousands of people from its rolls to balance its state budget. Maine Gov. Paul LePage…
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Comments on CCIIO’s Verification of Access to Employer-‐Sponsored Coverage Bulletin
CCF Comments on CCIIO’s Verification of Access to Employer-‐Sponsored Coverage Bulletin
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HHS Secretary Helps Clarify Implications of Supreme Court Ruling
This week, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius sent a letter to the nation’s Governors in adance of their weekend meeting in Williamsburg, VA providing some important clarity on the implications of the Supreme Court ruling for Medicaid. As we all know, the Supreme Court decided that states cannot face loss of all of their Medicaid funds if…
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Extending Medicaid Coverage Provides Good Value to States & Uninsured People
As the dust settles on the Supreme Court decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act, the big question emerging is whether all states will proceed with the required expansion of Medicaid to 133 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL) for parents and other adults. Like the rest of the Affordable Care Act, this requirement remains…
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Supreme Court’s Health Care Decision: Good for Kids, What About Parents?
Youth Today June 29, 2012 By Kaukab Jhumra Smith Yesterday’s affirmation of the federal Affordable Care Act by the U.S. Supreme Court maintains several important health care provisions that protect the well-being of children and youth, but the court’s ruling on the Medicaid portion of the law, which now allows states to essentially opt out of expanding…
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Since When is 2% Considered Massive?
I don’t know about you but I’ve been enjoying watching all of the reactions to yesterday’s decision. In addition to the chuckle I got when a few major news outlets got it wrong, I’ve been smirking about opponents’ claims that the law places a “massive tax” on all Americans. Let’s just put things in perspective…
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Child Welfare and the Affordable Care Act: Key Provisions for Children and Youth in the Foster Care System
The Affordable Care Act will have important implications for many of the nation’s children, but, it may prove particularly significant for the over 400,000 children and youth who are part of the foster care system. This issue brief reviews ACA provisions that hold promise of improving the health and well-being of these children, who often…
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CCF Statement on Supreme Court’s Decision to Uphold the Affordable Care Act
Following is a statement by CCF Co-Executive Directors Jocelyn Guyer and Joan Alker on today’s Supreme Court decision. “Today is a good day for America’s children and families. The Supreme Court has affirmed the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and our nation can now continue to implement the law of the land. This…
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CCF Statement on Supreme Court’s Decision to Uphold the Affordable Care Act
Editor’s Note: Following is a statement by CCF Co-Executive Directors Jocelyn Guyer and Joan Alker on today’s Supreme Court decision. “Today is a good day for America’s children and families. The Supreme Court has affirmed the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and our nation can now continue to implement the law of…
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New York Times Offers a Preview of Who Might Benefit Under the ACA
By Martha Heberlein As we await the ruling from the Supreme Court, a recent article in the New York Times reminds us of just how important the Medicaid expansion will be. The article tells the stories of a number of adults who have benefited (or didn’t) from a lottery in Oregon in 2008 that randomly selected…
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Utah’s Exchange Shifts Cost to Families
Editor’s Note: Just over a year ago, CCF and our colleagues at Georgetown’s Center for Health Insurance Reforms released a paper examining the health insurance exchanges operating in Utah and Massachusetts. We concluded that they should not be viewed as ideological “bookends” but rather as entities with different goals that had taken different steps to attract…
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CBPP’s New Toolkit Will Help States Prepare for Eligibility Changes Under Health Reform
By Shelby Gonzales, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities There’s a lot to look forward to as states prepare for health reform. Not only will millions of low- and moderate-income people gain access to affordable health coverage, but new systems and processes will make it easier for people to apply for and renew Medicaid and…
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Will Funding for the ACS Continue? (I hope so!)
By Martha Heberlein As I’m sure you can tell from our multitude of blogs – we at CCF love the ACS! With its large sample size, it’s allowed us (and all our friends out in the states) to dig into data in smaller slices of the country. With the recognition that once-a-decade data collection is not…
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4.9 Million Uninsured Parents Stand to Gain Medicaid Coverage Under Affordable Care Act
While historic progress has been made in lowering the number of uninsured children in the United States, the number of uninsured parents has soared as fewer employers offered their workers health insurance and strict eligibility limits were in place for adults in need of Medicaid coverage. The Affordable Care Act will extend cost-effective Medicaid coverage…
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Covering Parents is Good For Kids: 4.9 Million Uninsured Stand to Gain Coverage
As any parent who has faced the challenge of being sick and trying to fulfill his or her parenting duties will tell you – the well-being of children is highly dependent on the well-being of their parents. My bottomline is covering parents is good for kids. While we’ve made great strides in bringing down the…
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Medicaid Coverage for Parents under the Affordable Care Act – State Fact Sheets
This issue brief presents national estimates of the number and characteristics of uninsured parents who would be eligible for Medicaid in 2014 according to whether they have child who is currently enrolled in Medicaid/CHIP coverage or an uninsured child who is eligible for Medicaid/CHIP but not enrolled. State-specific data are also provided on the ten…
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Medicaid Coverage for Parents under the Affordable Care Act
This issue brief presents national estimates of the number and characteristics of uninsured parents who would be eligible for Medicaid in 2014 according to whether they have child who is currently enrolled in Medicaid/CHIP coverage or an uninsured child who is eligible for Medicaid/CHIP but not enrolled. State-specific data are also provided on the ten…
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A Focus on Children and Youth in the Nuts and Bolts of an Exchange
By Mike Odeh, Children Now School might be out for summer – but not for California’s Health Benefit Exchange board! The board has scheduled at least two full meetings in June, and is absorbing a small encyclopedia’s worth of reports. These extensive analyses touch on some of the many important “nuts and bolts” decisions that…
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New Study Finds Massachusetts Health Reform is Good for Kids
By Tara Mancini Massachusetts’ 2006 health reform law is frequently a topic of research and debate. However, few studies have specifically focused on how children have fared as a result of the reform. That is until this recent study published in the American Economic Review that focuses solely on children under 18 and the impact that…
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IRS Releases Final Premium Tax Credit Rule
By Martha Heberlein The final premium tax credit rule was published in the Federal Register on May 23rd. The rule, which describes eligibility for the health insurance premium tax credits, pretty much finalized what was proposed back in August. (For a summary on the math behind the calculations, check out HealthReformGPS.) However, there are a few interesting things…