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Greenstein on Paying for Reform
Before Senate Finance Committee

“If Congress can step up to the plate and put together a package of offsets that pay for health care reform legislation — and health care reform then is enacted — the nation will benefit greatly for decades to come.”

Statement on Urgency of Reform Following Medicare Trustees' Report

The Trustees’ report on Medicare underscores the urgency of health care reforms to slow health care cost growth, starting with President Obama’s proposed Medicare reforms. Read more

See also:

Podcast: Listen to Greenstein discuss the Medicare and Social Security Trustees' Reports

View the Center’s Health Reform Issues Special Series:

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Basics

Medicaid is a federal-state public insurance program that provides health coverage to more than 60 million low-income Americans, including children, parents, seniors, and people with disabilities. The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) gives states matching federal funds to provide health coverage to roughly 4 million children in families whose income is modestly above Medicaid limits, typically up to 200 percent of the poverty line, about $42,000 for a family of four. Medicare is a federal program that provides health coverage to more than 40 million Americans, primarily individuals age 65 and older but also including several million younger adults with permanent disabilities.

Policy Basics:
- Introduction to Medicaid

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The Center works to ensure that federal and state health insurance programs provide coverage that meets the health care needs of low-income children and families, as well as seniors and people with disabilities. The Center also works to remove barriers preventing eligible families from gaining access to health coverage.