Publications
The Latest
Why Employers Should Share the Responsibility of Paying for Health Care discusses five reasons why it makes sense to require employers to contribute to the cost of health coverage, known as an "employer responsibility requirement." 3 pp. Print copies free. (June 2009)
Investing in Health Coverage: It Just Makes Sense explores four key reasons why we all have a stake in making sure everyone has health coverage. 4 pp. Print copies free. (June 2009)
More Funding for CHIP, Different Rules: How Does CHIPRA Change CHIP Funding? summarizes the new federal financing rules for CHIP, as well as the improvements to the financing system that will help ensure that states have the funding they need to get more children covered. 12 pp. Print copies $5.00 (June 2009)
The Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA): Addressing Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities examines four key provisions in the new law: investing in outreach, increasing access for legal immigrant children and pregnant women, increased funding for interpretation and translation services, and establishing new quality of care measures. It also includes action steps for advocates. 12 pp. Print copies $5.00 (June 2009)
Hidden Health Tax: Americans Pay a Premium discusses how private health insurance premiums are higher, in part, because the costs of uncompensated care for the uninsured are shifted to those who have insurance, a "hidden health tax." The report quantifies this "tax" for family and individual coverage. 32 pp. Print copies $10.00 (May 2009)
CoverTN, Tennessee's Barebones Health Plan: A Case Study uses Tennessee's barebones health plan as an example to examine how limited-benefit plans fail to meet the health coverage needs of consumers. 16 pp. Print copies free. (May 2009)
Key Priorities to Help Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries discusses three actions Congress should take to improve the Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs) and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS) as part of health reform. 1 page. Print copies free. (May 2009)
Medicare: Helping Low-Income Seniors and People with Disabilities examines the high out-of-pocket costs Medicare beneficiaries face and how health reform should improve existing programs that help them afford these costs. 2 pp. Print copies free. (May 2009)
CMS Guidance on Increased Medicaid Funding Provides Important Protections for Medicaid Consumers discusses two important aspects of the guidance, the maintenance of effort (MOE) requirement, and how the enhanced FMAP will be applied to states that expanded Medicaid eligibility after July 1, 2008. 3 pp. Print copies free. (April 2009)
Too Great a Burden: Americans Face Rising Health Care Costs reveals how many Americans face very high health care costs and shows the magnitude of the health care cost crisis. The report provides data on how many people are in families that will spend more than 10 percent or 25 percent of their pre-tax income on health care in 2009. 30 pp. Print copies $15.00 (April 2009)
Health Care Must Be Affordable for All Families, Regardless of Income presents crucial arguments for why health reform must ensure that health care is truly affordable. It proposes placing reasonable limits on out-of-pocket costs and providing subsidies, especially for those with low and moderate incomes. 2 pp. Print copies free (April 2009)
Covering the Uninsured in Medicaid describes the critical role Medicaid must play in ensuring coverage for all low-income Americans as part of health care reform. 2 pp. Print copies free (April 2009)
Covering More Children, Rewarding Success: State Performance Bonuses discusses the new system of performance bonuses created by the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA). These bonuses are designed to reward states for enrolling more uninsured low-income children in Medicaid. 12 pp. Print copies $2.00 (April 2009)
States Act to Help People Laid Off from Small Firms: More Needs to Be Done discusses how, in response to pressure from advocates, some states are taking steps toward passing "mini-COBRA" laws to help laid off workers from small firms get the federal subsidy guaranteed through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). 8 pp. Print copies free. (April 2009)
Global Health Initiative Resource Tool Kit provides advocates and others interested in global health with the background information they need to talk about neglected infectious diseases, U.S. government involvement in research on these diseases, why more research is needed, and research funding. Print copies $25.00 (March 2009)
Health Care Reform: Critical to Closing the Gap for Communities of Color presents a more in-depth look at data on the uninsured, which reveal alarming racial and ethnic disparities in health coverage. 2 pp. Print copies free (March 2009)
Americans at Risk: One in Three Uninsured. 86.7 million people were uninsured for some period of time during 2007-2008. This report examines the underlying data and takes a closer look at the number of uninsured, who they are, how long they were uninsured, and the reasons behind the growth in the number of uninsured. 31 pp. Print copies $15.00 (March 2009)
CHIPRA 101: Overview of the CHIP Reauthorization Legislation discusses the major provisions of the reauthorization, including those pertaining to new funding, changes in eligibility, getting more children enrolled, and improving children's health. Print copies $2.00 (March 2009)
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