Publications: Before 2000
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Hard To Swallow: Rising Drug Prices for America's Seniors looks at the skyrocketing costs of the 50 drugs most used by older Americans. Every year for the last five years, the prices of these drugs have increased faster than the rate of inflation, with increases in 1998, on average, four times the rate of inflation. 16 pp. $15.00. (November 1999)
One Step Forward, One Step Back: Children's Health Coverage after CHIP and Welfare Reform
A look at children's enrollment in Medicaid and the new children's health insurance program in the 12 states with the largest number of uninsured children (AZ, CA, FL, GA, IL, LA, NJ, NY, NC, OH, PA, and TX) from 1996 to 1999. Figures show that, while large numbers of children have lost Medicaid coverage in the wake of welfare reform, the new CHIP program is starting to reach children who were previously ineligible for public coverage. 45 pp. $15.00. (October 1999)
Rural Neglect: Medicare HMOs Ignore Rural Communities
A look at the availability of Medicare HMOs in non-metropolitan counties in the U.S., which finds that 73 percent of rural Medicare beneficiaries have no access to any Medicare HMO. Concludes that Medicare reform should not be predicated on HMOs. 19 pp. $15.00. (September 1999)
The Art of Storybanking ImPRESSive, A Media Tip Sheet for Advocates. 8 pp. Free. (Spring 1999)
Promising Ideas in Children's Health Insurance: Coordination with School Lunch Programs
A 12-page issue brief about ways that school lunch programs can facilitate enrollment of eligible children in the new Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and in Medicaid. Examples from Colorado, Illinois, and Washington are provided. 12 pp. $2.00. (May 1999)
Losing Health Insurance: The Unintended Consequences of Welfare Reform
A 45-page report showing that 675,000 people--most of them children--lost Medicaid coverage and became uninsured as a result of welfare reform. The report explains that this troubling trend is likely to accelerate in the years ahead. 45 pp. $15.00. (May 1999)
The Impact of Medicare Reform on Low-Income Beneficiaries
An 11-page report on what should be done to make sure low-income Medicare beneficiaries are helped, not hurt, by Medicare reform. $5.00. (March 1999)
Getting in the Editorial/Opinion Pages ImPRESSive, A Media Tip Sheet for Advocates. 8 pp. Free. (March 1999)
Deep in the Heart of Texas: Uninsured Children in the Lone Star State
A report on uninsured children in Texas: how many are uninsured; who they are; and what can be done to help them. 30-pp. $5.00. (February 1999)
Welfare-Medicaid Links: What Every Welfare Advocate Should Know about Medicaid 2 pp. Free. (January 1999)
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Publications 1998
The Quality of Maryland and District of Columbia Medicaid Managed Care Plans: External Reviews
A 36-page report looks at the external quality review process for Medicaid HMOs and finds problems in how external reviews are administered. December 1998
Creating Working Media Lists ImPRESSive, A Media Tip Sheet for Advocates. 8 pp. Free. (December 1998)
Answering the Opposition to Children's Health Insurance
8 pp. Free. (October 1998)
The Best from the States II: The Text of Key State HMO Consumer Protection Provisions
This 49-page publication offers the relevant text of state laws and regulations addressing important managed care consumer protections, including emergency room services, access to providers, liability, and more. $10.00 (October 1998)
Drafting A News Release
ImPRESSive, A Media Tip Sheet for Advocates. 8 pp. Free. (October1998)
Premium Pay II: Corporate Compensation in America's HMOs
This updated report examines 1997 executive compensation for the 15 for·profit, publicly traded companies that owned HMOs with enrollments over 100,000. These 15 companies owned 75 of the nation's largest HMOs in 1997. 33 pp. $15.00. (September 1998)
Family Coverage Options under CHIP, the State Children's Health Insurance Program
16 pp. Free. (August 1998)
Hit and Miss: State Managed Care Laws This 45-page report surveys state legislation addressing common problems with managed care. It analyzes state-by-state activity on 13 illustrative consumer protections and finds that many Americans are left unprotected. The spottiness of state consumer protections is compounded by ERISA, which preempts state laws for those in "self-insured" plans--one out of three people with employer-provided coverage. $15.00. (July 1998)
Shortchanged: Billions Withheld from Medicare Beneficiaries
Four million low-income Medicare beneficiaries are entitled to, but not receiving, subsidies to help cover their Medicare premiums and, for some, their deductibles and co-payments. This 29-page report provides the state-by-state numbers of low-income elderly or disabled persons who should be receiving QMB, SLMB, or QI-1 benefits and the dollar amounts they have lost, with recommendations for government action. 29 pp. $15.00. (July 1998)
D.C. Children Don't Receive Complete Health Screens Required by Law Issue Brief. 4 pp. Free. Print only. (July 1998)
State Children's Health Insurance Program: Resources for Advocates
A large notebook filled with materials prepared by Families USA and other organizations providing advocates with one source for information on the State Children's Health Insurance Program. Covers such topics: State Data, Benefits, Outreach/Enrollment, Crowd Out, Cost·Sharing, Quality/Access, Managed Care, Children w/Special Health Care Needs, and Key Contacts on Children's Health Insurance. $30.00. (June 1998)
Outreach Strategies in the State Children's Health Insurance Program
24 pp. Free. (June 1998)
Monitoring Medicare HMOs: A Guide to Collecting and Interpreting Available Data
Aimed at groups working with Medicare beneficiaries, this 86-page guide provides step-by-step instructions for gathering and making sense of Medicare HMO data from federal agencies, state governments, and other sources. Parts of the guide will be useful to those interested in Medicaid and/or commercial HMOs. 86 pp. $15.00. (May 1998)
Premium Pay: Corporate Compensation in America's HMOs
This report examines the 1996 costs of compensation for top level executives of some of the nation's most profitable HMOs (April 1998)
A Guide to Access to Providers in Medicaid Managed Care: This 62-page guide examines how managed care has affected Medicaid beneficiaries' access to primary care physicians and specialists, including "traditional Medicaid providers." Explores problems in access to care, explains access requirements in federal law, and gives suggestions for steps advocates can take to help assure provider availability. Features tables of provider access requirements in state Medicaid managed care contracts. $20.00. Print only. (April 1998)
"Good Ideas from State Plans: State Child Health Plan Provisions that Can Benefit Children"
Co·authored by Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Children's Defense Fund, Families USA, Family Voices, National Association of Child Advocates, and National Association of Children's Hospitals. 19 pp. Free. (April 27, 1998)
"Expanding Medicaid is the Best Option"
Children's Health Campaign Fact Sheet. 2 pp. Free. (February 1998)
"Priorities for Expanding Medicaid,"
Children's Health Campaign Fact Sheet. 2 pp. Free. (February 1998)
"If a State Chooses a Separate State Insurance Program,"
Children's Health Campaign Fact Sheet.2 pp. Free. (February 1998)
"What Is Crowd Out and Why Should Children's Health Advocates Care?"
9 pp. Free. (January 15, 1998)
A Guide to Meeting the Needs of People with Chronic and Disabling Conditions in Medicaid Managed Care: This 44-page guide, written by National Health Law Program and Families USA, examines issues confronting states as they move toward mandating managed care for people with chronic and disabling conditions. The guide discusses problems experienced when either populations or services are "carved out," looks at steps states have taken to ensure quality care, and provides advocates with information about where to make their voices heard. $20.00. Fact sheet also available. Free. Print only. (January 1998)
A Guide to Complaints, Grievances, and Hearings Under Medicaid Managed Care: This 43-page guide, written by National Health Law Program and Families USA, provides an overview of Medicaid managed care enrollees' legal rights, common problems that prevent beneficiaries from receiving an impartial review, examples of what states have done to protect the rights of beneficiaries, and suggestions for ways advocates can help ensure an adequate complaint process is in place. $20.00. Fact sheet also available. Free. Print only. (January 1998)
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Publications 1997
Comparing Medicare HMOs: Do They Keep Their Members?
This 44-page report looks at Medicare HMOs to see how many beneficiaries quit, or disenroll. Includes state-by-state and plan-by-plan data on the overall disenrollment rates as well as "rapid" disenrollment rates. The report finds that the lowest disenrollment rates, indicating that beneficiaries are generally satisfied, are in nonprofit plans with a long history of serving Medicare beneficiaries. $15.00. (December 1997)
A Guide to Cost-Sharing and Low-Income People: This 40-page guide addresses the imposition of cost-sharing (co-payments, deductibles, premiums) in both the Medicaid program and the new State Children's Health Insurance Program. Current legal requirements are presented and research on the effects of cost-sharing is summarized. $20.00. Fact sheet also available. Free. Print only. (October 1997)
A Preliminary Guide to Expansion of Children's Health Coverage
This 52-page guide provides a summary of the new children's health initiative enacted as part of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 and discusses key decisions facing the states as they implement the new program. Lays out the pros and cons of Medicaid and of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Includes an index to the new law and a chart of state funding allocations. $15.00. (September 1997)
A Guide to Marketing and Enrollment In Medicaid Managed Care
This guide reviews common problems experienced when states move their Medicaid populations into managed care and discusses solutions to those problems. Includes a chart comparing provisions of various state RFPs used to solicit enrollment brokers. 34 pp. $20.00. Fact sheet also available. Free. (June 1997)
Unmet Needs: The Large Differences in Health Care Between Uninsured and Insured Children
This special report, based on interview data gathered by the National Center for Health Statistics, shows that children who are uninsured for a year or more make half as many visits to the doctor and have less than half as many inpatient days in the hospital as insured children. 8 pp. $5.00. (June 1997)
Medicare Managed Care: Securing Beneficiary Protections: This 66-page report outlines the policy changes needed to ensure that Medicare Beneficiaries who join HMOs are adequately protected. $15.00. Print only. (April 1997)
One Out of Three: Kids Without Health Insurance, 1995-1996
This report looks at the number of children who went without health insurance for one month or more, at how long they were uninsured, and at other characteristics, such as race and family income. 41 pp. $15.00. (March 1997)
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Publications Prior to 1997
Making Radio Work for You: An Advocates Guide on How to Use Radio Actualities and Talk Radio to Move Your Agenda Forward
This report gives step-by-step instructions for developing and placing pre-recorded radio news stories. It also teaches advocates how to use talk radio to convey our message. 31 pp. $5.00 (October 1996)
The Crushing Costs of Medicare Supplemental Policies.
A Special Report This special report presents findings of a Families USA study of dramatic increases in the premiums charged for Medigap insurance. 31 pp. $5.00 Print only. (October 1996)
HMO Consumers at Risk: States to the Rescue
An overview of 14 key HMO consumer protection issues addressed by a number of states through legislation or regulation during 1995 and the first half of 1996. 48 pp. $15.00. Print only. (July 1996)
Hurting Real People: The Human Impact of Medicaid Cuts
This report focuses on ten key features of the Medicaid program. Describes potential problems families will face if policymakers cut federal Medicaid funds and eliminate federal consumer protections. 36 pp. $10.00. Print only. (June 1995)
Worthless Promises: Drug Companies Keep Boosting Prices
A look at price increases in the 20 top selling brand name prescription drugs used by all Americans, and in 20 top selling drugs used by older Americans from 1989 to 1994. Compares median profits of pharmaceutical manufacturers to those of Fortune 500 companies. 19 pp. $5.00. Print only. (March 1995)
Doing Without: The Sacrifices Families Make to Provide Home Care
This report examines the amount of unpaid care that family and friends provide to the elderly; the income, age and health status of unpaid caregivers; and consumers' high out-of-pocket costs for paid home care. 24 pp. $10.00 Print only. (July 1994)
411,000 Businesses with 10,346 Workers At Risk Today: The Crushing Burden of Health Insurance
Estimates of the number of businesses with high health insurance costs and the number of workers in these businesses. Includes national and state-by-state estimates. 16 pp. $10.00. Print only. (July 1994)
How Americans Lose Health Insurance
An analysis of Census Bureau data. Includes state-by-state estimates of Americans who lose their health insurance every month. 18 pp. $10.00. Print only (April 1994)
Skyrocketing Health Inflation 1980-1993-2000: The Burden on Families and Businesses
A analysis of health care spending of American families and businesses, nationally and state-by-state. Also includes data on sources of payment by families and businesses. 40 pp. $10.00. Print only. (November 1993)
No Sale: The Failure of Barebones Insurance
Examines state barebones policies and their ability to provide affordable coverage and to expand insurance to the uninsured population. 58 pp. $10.00. (July 1993) Half of Us: Families Priced Out of Health Protection
An analysis of government survey data finds that 57 million Americans will be uninsured and half of American families will have a member who is not protected from catastrophic health costs in 1993. 25 pp. $10.00. Print only. (April 1993)
The Medicare Buy-in: A Promise Unfulfilled
A description of the Medicare buy-in benefits, the Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) and Specified Low-income Medicare Beneficiary (SLMB), and the failure of federal and state governments to provide Medicare buy-in benefits to almost half of those eligible; contains state-by-state estimates. 26 pp. $5.00. Print only. (March 1993)
Nursing Home Insurance: Who Can Afford It?
An analysis of the affordability of providing nursing home insurance policies for today's elderly population, today's middle-aged population, and the future elderly population. 17 pp. $5.00. Print only. (February 1993)
People Just Like You
A 19-minute video about the need for health care reform. $5.00. (January 1993)
Crossing to Mexico: Priced Out of American Health Care
A survey of Mexican doctors and American consumers about the reasons Americans go to Mexico for routine medical care. Includes price comparisons and physician visits. 20 pp. $5.00. Print only. (November 1992)
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