West Virginia’s Medicaid Redesign
Author: Joan Alker West Virginia Interim Legislative Oversight Commission on Health and Human Resources Accountability Testimony Document October 15, 2008
Eligibility & Enrollment
Now We Know: Lessons from a Decade of Health Coverage Simplification and Outreach
Author: Tricia Brooks Center on Budget and Policy Priorities — Presentation Document September 2008
Getting to the Finish Line on Children’s Coverage
Author: Cindy Mann, National Health Policy Forum — Presentation Document September 2008
States Moving Forward: Children’s Health Coverage in 2007-08
To a surprising extent, given the weakening economy and growing fiscal strains, states have continued to move forward in their efforts to expand and improve health coverage for children. Notably, over the last year, nineteen states provided health coverage for more uninsured children and families by expanding Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program […]
Putting Out the Welcome Mat: Implications of Coverage Expansions for Already-Eligible Children
By Jocelyn Guyer This fact sheet reports data from four states, Illinois, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, that have expanded eligibility. The data indicates that “putting out the welcome mat” and offering affordable coverage options through public programs to a broad array of uninsured children in a state can have a powerful effect on the enrollment […]
Rhode Island’s Global Compact Waiver
Author: Joan Alker Joint Session of the Rhode Island House and Senate Finance Committees Testimony Document August 5, 2008