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Capping Medicaid Funding: How Block Grants Would Hurt States discusses how capping federal Medicaid funding and turning the program into a block grant would harm both Medicaid beneficiaries and state budgets. 2 pp. (December 2004)
A 10-Foot Rope for A 40-Foot Hole: Tax Credits for the Uninsured, 2004 Update. Several policy makers have proposed the enactment of tax credits to help the uninsured purchase coverage. To find out what such a tax credit would mean for uninsured, low-income people, Families USA gathered and analyzed information about insurance plans offered in 50 states and DC. 35 pp. $15.00 (November 2004)
Ideas that Work: Expanding Health Coverage for Workers, a Tool Kit for those who want to build a state-based health coverage initiative based on employer-provided insurance. Includes case studies of California and Hawaii, a "decision guide," and tables with state-by-state data about employment and insurance coverage. $20.00 (October 2004)
Presidential Candidates' Health Initiatives: How Will They Affect the Hispanic Community?
Families USA, with input from the National Association for Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Educational Fund (NALEO), developed this document for Latino elected officials to raise awareness about specific health policies and suggest the likely impact of these policies on the Hispanic community. The publication is available in English and Spanish. 9 pp. (October 2004)
$1.1 Billion in Children's Health Insurance Funds to Be Returned to U.S. Treasury Funds that Could Provide a Year of Health Coverage for Almost 750,000 Uninsured Children Will Be Withdrawn from the States on September 30. 8 pp. Free (September 2004)
Health Care: Are you better off today than you were four years ago? Health care has emerged as one of the top concerns of Americans in recent years. To understand what forces are driving this change, Families USA posed a variation of a question raised by Ronald Reagan more than two decades ago: When it comes to health care, are we better off today than we were four years ago? The results of our analysis show that the answer is a clear no. | en espanol 52 pp. $15.00 (September 2004)
Gearing Up: States Face the New Medicare Law Is Your State Ready for 2006? An Introduction to What the New Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Benefit Means for Medicaid -- The new Medicare law will require big changes in state Medicaid and prescription drug assistance programs. This piece describes the new Medicare drug benefit and outlines some of the major issues state policy makers and advocates need to consider as they plan to implement the new law. 15 pp. Free (September 2004)
The TennCare Waiver and African Americans: The Truth Behind the Rhetoric examines the impact of the TennCare waiver on African Americans. TennCare is a crucial source of health care for all Tennesseans, and it provides coverage for two in every five African Americans in the state. The new waiver, released on August 19th, represents a radical departure from the existing program that will gravely threaten access to quality, affordable health care for African Americans in Tennessee. This two-page fact sheet explores these issues. 2pp. (August 25, 2004)
The Health Care Crisis in America addresses Medicare changes, rising prescription drug costs, the growing number of uninsured, and increasingly unaffordable health care costs. 8 pp. (July 2004)
One in Three: Non-Elderly Americans Without Health Insurance, 2002-2003 examines how many people under age 65 were without health insurance for all or part of 2002 and 2003. The report includes national- and state-level data, including data broken down according to work status, income level, race and Hispanic origin, age, and region of the country. The findings are based exclusively on data projections drawn from Census Bureau information. | en Espanol | Individual State Fact Sheets 39 pp. $15.00 (June 2004)
Sticker Shock: Rising Prescription Drug Prices for Seniors This updated study examines price changes for the top 30 brand-name drugs prescribed for seniors. The survey found that the prices of these drugs have increased by nearly 22 percent over the past three years. 21 pp. $15.00 (June 2004)
Medicaid: Good Medicine for State Economies, 2004 Update Medicaid provides essential health care services for an estimated 51 million people of all ages and economic classes. Medicaid also plays a unique role in stimulating state economies. This report provides national and state-level data on the effects of Medicaid spending on state business activity, employment, and employee earnings. 25 pp. $15.00 (May 2004)
Working without a Net: The Health Care Safety Net Still Leaves Millions of Low-Income Workers Uninsured | en Español: For millions of low-income Americans, the health care safety net is a myth -- nearly 14 million low-income adults are uninsured and ineligible for public health insurance programs. This Special Report provides national and state-by-state data on the numbers of low-income parents and adults without children who are falling through the holes in our nation's health care safety net. 11 pp. $5.00 (April 2004)
Share of Medicaid and SCHIP Funding Paid by the Federal Government, State by State 2 pp. Free (Rev. March 2004)
Medicare Drug Law Materials for Advocates and Consumers: Click here for a collection of materials produced by Families USA covering different aspects of the new law.
The Illusion of Group Health Insurance: Discretionary Associations Discretionary associations enable insurance carriers to market individual health insurance policies under the guise of group insurance to consumers seeking low-cost insurance that appears to offer group protections. This Issue Brief identifies problems in the discretionary association marketplace and suggests a number of regulatory and legislative solutions. 18 pp. $3.00 (March 2004)
Collusion and Other Anticompetitive Practices: A Survey of Class Action Lawsuits Against Drug Manufacturers The third edition of this survey updates recent and pending class action lawsuits alleging antitrust and consumer fraud violations by pharmaceutical manufacturers. 33 pp. $5.00. (January 2004)
Health Action 2004 Tool Kit A large binder filled with materials from Families USA and other sources (government agencies and other nonprofit organizations) with the latest on people without health insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, managed care, and children's health coverage. Includes a section on skills and resources. $50.00. (January 2004)
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