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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)'s site on the Medicare program (Website)
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URL: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicare/
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)'s site on the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) (Website)
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URL: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/schip/
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Medicaid Information (Website)
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Medicaid is a program that pays for medical assistance for certain individuals and families with low incomes and resources. This program became law in 1965 and is jointly funded by the federal and state governments (including the District of Columbia and the Territories) to assist states in providing medical long-term care assistance to people who meet certain eligibility criteria. Medicaid is the largest source of funding for medical and health-related services for people with limited income.
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Contact: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore Maryland 21244-1850, Phone 877-267-2323
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URL: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/default.asp?
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Medicare Information (Website)
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Medicare is a Health Insurance Program for people 65 years of age and older, some disabled people under 65 years of age, and people with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure treated with dialysis or a transplant). This site provides information on a variety of Medicare issues, including enrollment and benefits, basic information and publications.
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Contact: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore Maryland 21244-1850, Phone 877-267-2323
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URL: http://www.medicare.gov
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Whose Responsibility Is it to Ensure Care? (Paper)
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About one in five — over 14 million — children and adolescents in the U.S. have mental health problems. Mental health disorders are not limited to specific genders, races, or socioeconomic levels. If untreated, they may cause suffering, disability, stigma, exclusion, and poor quality of life. Some mental health disorders last only a short time, while others are potentially lifelong. Mental health disorders are treatable. Many children and adolescents with mental health disorders recover and grow up to lead healthy and productive lives. The chances of optimal recovery are much better with affordable and accessible mental health services, however. Mental health services for children and their families are complicated by multiple pathways to treatment and multiple funding streams for services. Strategies to improve care include increased funding for services, comprehensive insurance coverage of mental health services, and coordinated prevention and treatment approaches.
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Author(s): Emily Ihara and Laura Summer
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Contact: Center on an Aging Society, Georgetown University, 2233 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20007, Website www.aging-society.org, Phone 202-687-9840, Fax 202-687-3110
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Date: October 2003
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URL: http://hpi.georgetown.edu/agingsociety/pubhtml/mentalhealth/mentalhealth.html
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Child Health Toolbox (Website)
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The Child Health Toolbox is an online resource to help you measure how well child health programs perform. The measures given are based on sound research evidence. The Toolbox offers tips and tools for evaluating Medicaid, the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), Title V maternal and child health programs, and other health care service programs for children.
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Contact: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Office of Communication and Knowledge Transfer, 540 Gaither Road, Suite 2000, Rockville, Maryland 20850, Email info@ahrq.gov, Phone 301-427-1364
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URL: http://www.ahrq.gov/chtoolbx
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Federalism and Health Policy (Paper)
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The balance between state and federal health care financing for low-income people has been a matter of considerable debate for the last 40 years. Some argue for a greater federal role, others for more devolution of responsibility to the states. Medicaid, the backbone of the system, has been plagued by an array of problems that have made it unpopular and difficult to use to extend health care coverage. In recent years, waivers have given the states the flexibility to change many features of their Medicaid programs; moreover, the states have considerable flexibility to in establishing State Childrens Health Insurance Programs. This book examines the record on the changing health safety net. How well have states done in providing acute and long-term care services to low-income populations? How have they responded to financial incentives and federal regulatory requirements? How innovative have they been?
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Author(s): John Holahan, Alan Weil and Joshua M. Wiener
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Contact: Urban Institute Press, 2100 M Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20037, Website www.uipress.org, Email pubs@ui.urban.org, Phone 877-847-7377, Fax 202-467-5775
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Date: July 2003
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Health Insurance for Children (Paper)
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The Spring 2003 issue of The Future of Children reviews the latest research on efforts to provide publicly funded health insurance for children. For example, research reported in the journal indicates which children are uninsured and why, and examines a range of strategies for increasing enrollment. Building on the findings and recommendations reported in the journal, this guide highlights important facts about SCHIP and Medicaid and presents options for policymakers concerned about low-income children lacking health coverage. Its key points are that: All children should have health insurance; Existing programs can solve the uninsurance problem for most children; How programs are funded needs improvement; and A continued focus on outreach, enrollment, and retention is critical for success.
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Contact: Future of Children Distribution Center, P.O. Box 8, Williamsport, PA, 17703-9911, Website www.futureofchildren.org, Email circulation@futureofchildren.org
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Date: 2003
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URL: http://www.futureofchildren.org/pubs-info2825/pubs-info.htm?doc_id=161387
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How the President's Health Care Plan Would Expand Insurance Coverage to the Uninsured (Paper)
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Millions of Americans are without health insurance. As a result, these individuals and their families too often find that their access to vital health care services is compromised while American taxpayers bear the burden of paying the costs. President George W. Bush has proposed a number of positive policy initiatives that can reverse this situation and make health care coverage more affordable for millions of individuals and families.
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Author(s): Nina Owcharenko and Robert E. Moffit
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Contact: Heritage Foundation, 214 Massachusetts Avenue, N.E., Washington, DC 20002-4999, Website www.heritage.org/research/healthcare, Phone 202-546-4400
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Date: March 11, 2003
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URL: http://www.heritage.org/Research/HealthCare/bg1636.cfm
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Medicare in Rural America (Paper)
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In the Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999, the Congress required the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) to study and report on the adequacy and appropriateness of Medicare's payment policies for services furnished by various types of providers located in rural areas. This report examines the Congress' questions and how Medicare is working for rural beneficiaries. Although MedPAC focuses primarily on payment and other policies in Medicare's traditional program, also examined are issues affecting rural beneficiaries' access to health plans in the Medicare+Choice program.
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Contact: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, 601 New Jersey Avenue, N.W., Suite 9000, Washington, D.C. 20001, Website www.medpac.gov, Phone 202-220-3700
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Date: June 2001
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URL: http://www.medpac.gov/publications/congressional_reports/Jun01%20Table%20of%20Contents.pdf
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