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Medicaid Alert: A series of issue briefs that examine how the so-called Deficit Reduction Act fundamentally alters many aspects of the Medicaid program, key implementation issues, and strategies advocates can use to mitigate the harm this law could cause to people on Medicaid.

"Reforming" Medicaid: How State Waivers Will Hurt Racial and Ethnic Minorities examines the potentially negative impact that recently proposed changes to the South Carolina and Florida Medicaid programs will have on minority health. This issue brief also explores the role of Medicaid in improving access to health care for racial and ethnic minorities and analyzes the threat that state Medicaid waivers pose to the health of minority populations. (November 2005)

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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Analysis of the National Governors Association's Medicaid Reform Proposal (July 2005)

State-Level Impact of Federal Budget Agreement on Medicaid contains tables showing how much money states could lose if Congress adopts its proposed Medicaid cuts, as well as tables showing how many children and seniors could be covered if those cuts weren't made. (Revised May 9, 2005)

When the Senate and House engage in conference negotiations about their Budget Resolutions in the coming weeks, Medicaid cuts are sure to be high on the agenda. These tables show how much each state could lose if the final Budget Resolution mirrors the cuts enacted in the House Budget Resolution, which could be $15 to $20 billion. (March 22, 2005)

Statement: Senate Medicaid Vote Protects Health Safety Net for Children and the Elderly (March 17, 2005)

Numbers, Numbers, Numbers--One Bottom Line: Huge Medicaid Cuts Proposed discusses the many conflicting numbers proposed for Medicaid cuts and what they really mean for the program. (March 11, 2005)

The President's Budget Cuts: Loss of Medicaid Coverage-Years for Children Includes state-specific numbers (February 17, 2005)

The President's Budget Cuts: Loss of Medicaid Coverage-Years for Seniors Includes state-specific numbers (February 17, 2005)

Medicaid and Minority Health: Why Cutting Medicaid Will Exacerbate Health Disparities analyzes the relationship between Medicaid and minority health, explores the causes of racial and ethnic health disparities, and examines how recent proposals to cut Medicaid will worsen these disparities. (February 11, 2005)

Cut Medicaid--Increase Health Disparities: How Cuts to "Optional" Beneficiaries Will Affect Minority Health (February 9, 2005)

Statement: President's Medicaid Budget Shifts Huge Financial Burden to States (February 7, 2005)

Capping Medicaid Funding: How Block Grants Would Hurt States (December 2004)

Slashing Medicaid: The Hidden Effects of the President's Block-Grant Proposal (May 2003)

How will capping Medicaid affect specific populations?

From the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Medicaid Budget Proposals Would Shift Costs to States and Be Likely to Cause Reductions in Health Coverage: Administration's Proposal Also Implies Cap on Federal Funding (February 18, 2005)

From Other National Groups

Medicaid Matters, a Web site developed as a resource for people across the country working to protect Medicaid. The site provides a ready-to-use tool kit of messages, materials, and dissemination ideas that explain the importance of Medicaid and the threat now facing the program. (Community Catalyst, Georgetown University Health Policy Institute, Northwest Federation of Community Organizations, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Neighborhood Health Plan, and Families USA)

10 Things You Can Do to Save Medicaid includes information on how to form or join a coalition, draft a sign-on letter, and request a meeting with your U.S. or state Senator or other government officials. (from Community Catalyst)