The state-specific downloads in the table below show county-level data on children’s Medicaid coverage and uninsurance for the time periods 2008/09 and 2014/15. The accompanying county-level state maps show whether a county was below or above the national average in 2014/15 with regard to the rate of children’s medicaid coverage and the rate of uninsured children in […]
The state-specific downloads in the table below show county-level data on adults’ Medicaid coverage and uninsurance for the time periods 2008/09 and 2014/15. The accompanying county-level state maps show whether a county was below or above the national average in 2014/15 with regard to the rate of adults’ medicaid coverage and the rate of uninsured adults in small towns and […]
Notes: Data include the Children’s Health Insurance Program. The number with Medicaid coverage in each county is rounded to the nearest ten. A dash indicates that the data in the county are unreported because there are fewer than 10 children residing in the county. For information on sources and methodology, see Medicaid in Small Towns […]
A number of new resources have been published recently by other research organizations on the key role that Medicaid plays in providing coverage for residents of rural areas. The Kaiser Family Foundation’s report, “The Role of Medicaid in Rural America,” found that Medicaid helps overcome some of the unique challenges in rural areas including provider […]
In the 1990s, the Medicaid program was often discussed by policymakers as a secondary topic after dealing with issues surrounding Medicare and reforming managed care. There were several reasons for this. Medicaid was seen as a “welfare” program targeted at specific poor populations. The country still hadn’t yet experienced the deep recessions that would mean […]
Last month, the Council of Economic Advisers released a report demonstrating that historic progress on health insurance coverage is due, in large part, to the ACA. Since the ACA took effect, an estimated 20 million additional adults gained health insurance, the children’s uninsured rate fell by almost half, and the overall uninsured rate fell to […]
