New on the Web March 2012
From the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network, the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, and the UC Berkeley Labor Center: “Achieving Equity by Building a Bridge from Eligible to Enrolled”
From the Center for Economic and Policy Research and Georgetown University: “Health-Insurance Coverage for Low-Wage Workers, 1979-2012 and Beyond”
From the Center for Health Care Strategies, the National Academy for State Health Policy, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: “Implications of Health Reform for American Indian and Alaska Native Populations”
From the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS): “Frequently Asked Questions on Essential Health Benefits Bulletin”
From the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS): “Under the Affordable Care Act, 105 Million Americans No Longer Face Lifetime Limits on Health Benefits,” “Fifty-Four Million Additional Americans Are Receiving Preventive Services Coverage without Cost-Sharing under the Affordable Care Act”
From Health Affairs and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: “Small Business Insurance Exchanges”
From the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured: “Medicaid Managed Care: Key Data, Trends, and Issues”
From the Kaiser Family Foundation: “Policy and Political Implications of the Supreme Court Case on the Affordable Care Act,” “The Role of the Basic Health Program in the Coverage Continuum: Opportunities, Risks, and Considerations for States,” “Mapping the Effects of the ACA’s Health Insurance Coverage Expansions”
From the New York State Health Foundation: “Integrating Care for Dual Eligibles in New York: Issues and Options”
From the Pew Center on the States: “A Costly Dental Destination: Hospital Care Means States Pay Dearly”
From the Urban Institute: “Louisiana Breaks New Ground: The Nation’s First Use of Automatic Enrollment through Express Lane Eligibility”
From the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network, the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, and the UC Berkeley Labor Center:
Achieving Equity by Building a Bridge from Eligible to Enrolled explains the importance of doing culturally and linguistically appropriate outreach and education to facilitate enrollment in health coverage. Without effective multilingual efforts in California, language barriers may mean that 110,000 fewer people with limited English proficiency enroll in coverage through the state’s exchange. (February 2012)
From the Center for Economic and Policy Research and Georgetown University:
Health-Insurance Coverage for Low-Wage Workers, 1979-2012 and Beyond discusses the steady decline in coverage for low-wage workers over the past three decades, but it also explains that the experience with health reform in Massachusetts suggests that the Affordable Care Act may reverse this trend. (February 2012)
From the Center for Health Care Strategies, the National Academy for State Health Policy, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation:
Implications of Health Reform for American Indian and Alaska Native Populations outlines provisions of the Affordable Care Act that uniquely affect these populations, including expanded coverage through Medicaid and the exchanges, outreach to tribal groups, and improved organization and financing of care. (February 2012)
From the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS):
Frequently Asked Questions on Essential Health Benefits Bulletin answers questions for advocates and policy makers who are working to define the Essential Health Benefits package in their state. Topics include funding of state-mandated benefits, selection of benchmark plans, and coverage of preventive health services. (February 2012)
From the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS):
Under the Affordable Care Act, 105 Million Americans No Longer Face Lifetime Limits on Health Benefits breaks down the number of Americans who are enjoying improved coverage without lifetime limits by age group, state, and race or ethnicity. (March 2012)
Fifty-Four Million Additional Americans Are Receiving Preventive Services Coverage without Cost-Sharing under the Affordable Care Act breaks down the number of Americans who are receiving preventive services with no cost-sharing by age group, state, and race or ethnicity. (February 2012)
From Health Affairs and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation:
Small Business Insurance Exchanges examines issues that states have to address in designing Small Business Health Option Program (SHOP) exchanges and the challenges advocates and policy makers? are likely to face. Although exchanges for individuals and small businesses will have similar functions, they will have unique attributes reflecting the populations they serve. (February 2012)
From the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured:
Medicaid Managed Care: Key Data, Trends, and Issues examines the prevalence of managed care in state Medicaid programs, the varied approaches states have used, managed care for long-term services and dual eligibles, and evidence of cost savings. (February 2012)
From the Kaiser Family Foundation:
Policy and Political Implications of the Supreme Court Case on the Affordable Care Act is a webcast that includes a release of new polling data on the public’s view about the case and the health care law. It also considers the case’s potential implications for the future of the law and for federal and state health policy. (March 2012)
The Role of the Basic Health Program in the Coverage Continuum: Opportunities, Risks, and Considerations for States provides a framework for assessing the Basic Health Program option and exploring the associated advantages and risks, including the ability to improve continuity of coverage for low-income residents and the costs of implementation. (March 2012)
Mapping the Effects of the ACA’s Health Insurance Coverage Expansions allows you to enter a zip code and get an estimate of the share of the population in that region that will benefit from the Affordable Care Act through either Medicaid or tax credits for private insurance in the exchanges. (February 2012)
From the New York State Health Foundation:
Integrating Care for Dual Eligibles in New York: Issues and Options outlines the challenges involved in navigating Medicare and Medicaid that are faced by people who are eligible for both programs, their families, health care providers, and those who operate the programs. It examines national and state-level data on the characteristics of dual eligibles, their care needs, and the cost of care, as well as options for developing integrated care programs. (February 2012)
From the Pew Center on the States:
A Costly Dental Destination: Hospital Care Means States Pay Dearly describes the prevalence of emergency room visits among low-income children for preventable dental conditions. The emergency room may be a child’s only source of dental care because low-income families often struggle to find a dentist who practices in their area or who accepts Medicaid. (February 2012)
From the Urban Institute:
Louisiana Breaks New Ground: The Nation’s First Use of Automatic Enrollment through Express Lane Eligibility explains that, by using existing state data about family incomes to automatically enroll children in Medicaid, Louisiana has increased coverage for children and generated administrative savings of between $8 and $12 million in the first year alone. (February 2012)
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