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Prescription Drug Cost and Coverage: What Can States Do? An Action Kit for Advocates
Designed to help advocates sort through the various options available to expand drug coverage and/or reduce prices. Kit includes background information, discussion of options to expand coverage, state-based strategies, case studies, and other resources. $15.00. (December 2001)

Expanding Medicaid: State Options - Could Your State Do More to Expand Medicaid for Seniors and Adults with Disabilities?  12 pp. $3.00. (November 2001)

Health Insurance for Newly Unemployed Workers in Montana.
A Health Policy Memo. 2pp. Free. (October 30, 2001)

Key Facts on Providing Health Insurance for Newly Unemployed Workers.A Health Policy Memo. 2 pp. Free. (October 15, 2001)

The Bush Administration's Health Proposals in the Economic Stimulus Package. A Health Policy Memo. 2 pp. Free. (October 8, 2001)

A 10-Foot Rope for a 40-Foot Hole: Tax Credits for the Uninsured
In response to mounting concern about the number of Americans without health insurance, several policymakers have proposed the enactment of tax credits to help the uninsured purchase coverage. To find out what such a tax credit would mean to low-income people who are uninsured, Families USA gathered and analyzed information about insurance plans offered in 25 states. 56 pp. $15.00. (September 2001)

Research Shows the Negative Impact of Out-of-Pocket Costs on Low-Income People summarizes research on the impact of cost-sharing on low-income people. 2 pp. (August 2001)

The Health Care Safety Net: Millions of Low-Income People Left Uninsured.A Special Report. 8 pp. $2.00. (July 2001)

Consumer Health Assistance Programs: Report on a National Survey
Consumer health assistance programs come in many shapes and sizes. Some serve Medicare beneficiaries, for example; some serve people in long-term care facilities or those who are privately insured. Families USA conducted a nationwide survey of these programs, and the findings are summarized in this report. 48 pp. $15.00 (July 2001)

Designing a Consumer Health Assistance Program
As health care becomes more complex, many states and localities are developing consumer health assistance programs to meet the needs of consumers within their jurisdictions. This guide reviews some key considerations to keep in mind when designing such programs. 24 pp. $15.00. (June 2001)

Off the Charts: Pay, Profits and Spending in Drug Companies
The pharmaceutical industry continues to be the most profitable U.S. industry, with profit margins nearly four times the average of Fortune 500 companies. As this report demonstrates, the major drug companies spend considerably more on marketing, advertising, and administration than they spend on R&D. 29 pp. $15.00. (July 2001)

Healthy Pay for Health Plan Executives The managed care industry claims that the cost of patients' rights legislation will make families lose health insurance coverage--a charge that is both misleading and self-serving. This report examines the compensation for the highest-paid executives of 10 for-profit, publicly traded companies that own health plans serving multiple states. A Special Report. 27 pp. $8.00. (June 2001)

Enough to Make You Sick: Prescription Drug Prices for the Elderly
For the millions of older Americans who do not have prescription drug coverage, and for millions of others who have very limited coverage, increases in drug prices have a profound impact. As this report demonstrates, these prices are increasing at rates that far exceed inflation. 17 pp. $15.00. (June 2001)

Medicaid Managed Care Consumer Protection Regulations: No Patients' Rights for the Poor.
A Special Report. 12 pp. $2.00. (May 2001) 

Promising Ideas in Children's Health Insurance: Simplifying Eligibility Reviews This is the third in a series of issue briefs about innovative ways to offer affordable health care to more children. This brief focuses on ways to keep children--and their parents--enrolled in Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). 12 pp. $2.00. (May 2001) 

Presumptive Eligibility for Children in Medicaid and the State Children's Health Program (CHIP) 2 pp. Free. (May 2001)

Key Facts About the Uninsured
2 pp. Free. (April 2001)

Five Good Reasons for States to Expand Family Coverage This fact sheet outlines reasons to expand the Medicaid and CHIP programs to include working parents and adults. (April, 2001)

Medicaid Managed Care Regulations Issued: What Do They Do? Will They Be Implemented? provides a short history of Medicaid managed care and examines new regulations that will allow states increased flexibility and give beneficiaries new protections. 6 pp. (March 2001)

Bush Budget Speeds Medicare Insolvency by 15 Years A Special Report. 4 pp. $2.00. (March 2001)

Getting Less Care: The Uninsured with Chronic Health Conditions Uninsured people with serious health problems are less likely to see doctors regularly and more likely to postpone needed care or go without it altogether. This report compares the health care of insured and uninsured non-elderly people with five common health conditions: heart disease, hypertension, high blood cholesterol, arthritis, and chronic back pain. 47 pp. $15.00. (February 2001)

The Federal Budget: Funds for Uninsured Working Families. A Health Policy Memo. 2 pp. Free. Print only. (February 2001)

Immigrants' Eligibility for Medicaid and CHIP 4 pp. Free. (February 2001)

Tips for Interviews Part III: Television ImPRESSive, A Media Tip Sheet for Advocates. 6 pp. Free. (January 2001)

Expanding Coverage for Low-Income Parents: An Action Kit for Advocates
Designed for the busy advocate, this set of materials will help you design and carry out a campaign to expand coverage of low-income parents in your state. Kit includes background pieces, what other states have done, case studies, media strategies, and a PowerPoint presentation on disk. $15.00. (January 2001) 

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