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Barriers To Serving The Vulnerable: Thoughts Of A Former Public Official, Christine Ferguson
Barriers To Serving The Vulnerable: Thoughts Of A Former Public Official, Christine Ferguson
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
In an environment of limited resources, the question of who is deserving and undeserving of assistance becomes critical. Policymakers’ biases about whether a health condition is self-inflicted, as well as their perceptions about whether treatments are truly effective, play a major role—often unstated—in the allocation of resources.
Parental Health Insurance Coverage As Child Health Policy: Evidence From The Literature, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Ramona Whittington
Parental Health Insurance Coverage As Child Health Policy: Evidence From The Literature, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Ramona Whittington
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
One of the policy questions expected to receive considerable attention during the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) reauthorization process is whether — and if so, under what circumstances — to permit states to use SCHIP funds to cover parents. In 2006, the average Medicaid income eligibility level for coverage of working parents stood at 65% of the federal poverty level, and 15 states and the District of Columbia set income eligibility levels for this group at 100 percent of the federal poverty level or higher.1 In 2005, 8 states used some portion of their SCHIP allotment funding, in combination …
An Analysis Of Propsed Rules Restricting Federal Medicaid Payments For Publicly Supported Healthcare Services, Sara J. Rosenbaum
An Analysis Of Propsed Rules Restricting Federal Medicaid Payments For Publicly Supported Healthcare Services, Sara J. Rosenbaum
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
During its 47-year existence, Medicaid has been the subject of countless analyses, articles, books, and studies, in view of its sheer size (federal expenditures standing at $190 billion in FY 2006),[1] its complexity (more than five dozen separate federal eligibility categories), and its importance in the American healthcare system. Medicaid funds nearly 40% of all births,[2] covers about one-third of all children,[3] and is the primary source of healthcare financing for persons with severe and chronic physical and mental disabilities.[4] Medicaid virtually enables the operation of public healthcare providers, such as school-based clinics, community health centers, and public hospitals, whose …