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Updated Key Resources on Health Coverage and the Uninsured
The Foundation has a bevy of newly updated resources that examine the size and characteristics of the uninsured population in the U.S., explain why so many Americans lack coverage, review the consequences of not having coverage, examine differences in uninsured rates among states, and summarize how the uninsured may be affected by health reform. Also available are supplemental tables with more detailed data on health coverage nationally and at the state level.

Summary of Coverage Provisions in the Health Reform Law
This summary describes the health coverage provisions contained in the final version of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act signed into law in March 2010, including the individual mandate requirements, expansion of public programs, health insurance exchanges, changes to private insurance, employer requirements and cost and coverage estimates.

Overview of Health Coverage for Individuals with Limited English Proficiency
This brief provides an overview of the 21.1 million people in the United States with limited English proficiency (LEP) and describes their access to health coverage and care.

Interactive Quiz Tests Knowledge About The Uninsured Population and the Consequences of Not Having Health Coverage.
Tens of millions of Americans lack health coverage, and the substantial growth of the uninsured population in recent decades was a primary impetus for passage of the Affordable Care Act. Take our Uninsured Quiz to gauge how much you know about the uninsured population and the consequences of not having health coverage.

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State Coverage of Preventive Services for Women under Medicaid: Findings from a State-Level Survey -- November 2012

Establishing Health Insurance Exchanges: An Overview of State Efforts -- November 2012

Faces of the Medicaid Expansion: Experiences and Profiles of Uninsured Adults Who Could Gain Coverage -- November 2012

State Fiscal Conditions and Medicaid Program Changes, FY 2012-2013 -- November 2012

Pulling It Together: The News Media and "Entitlement Reform" -- November 2012

The Cost and Coverage Implications of the ACA Medicaid Expansion: National and State-by-State Analysis -- November 2012

The Role of Medicaid for Adults With Chronic Illnesses -- November 2012

Why Does Medicaid Spending Vary Across States: A Chartbook of Factors Driving State Spending -- November 2012

Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: November 2012 -- November 2012

Medicaid Quiz -- November 2012

This policy brief reviews Medicaid's role in covering preventive care for women and discusses the implications for women on Medicaid following the implementation of the Affordable Care Act in 2014.

This issue brief examines states' progress in setting up the state-based health insurance exchanges through which millions of Americans are expected to purchase coverage under The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) beginning in 2014.

Two papers, based on focus groups and interviews conducted in Cincinnati, Houston, Las Vegas and Tampa with uninsured adults, provide insight into how state decisions to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act are likely to impact people. The papers include a brief on key themes from the focus groups and ten individual profiles of selected focus group participants.

This fact sheet summarizes the relationship of Medicaid with state budgets and discusses the current fiscal situation in the states and how it is affecting Medicaid programs.

In his latest Pulling It Together column, Kaiser Family Foundation President Drew Altman discusses why news organizations should avoid using the label "entitlement reform" in covering the reduction debate.

This analysis provides national and state-by-state estimates of the impact of Affordable Care Act on federal and state Medicaid costs, Medicaid enrollment, and the number of uninsured. It shows that states that expand their Medicaid programs could expand coverage to millions of low-income uninsured Americans, and some states could see small net budget savings.

This report and related fact sheets provide data on spending, utilization, and access to care among low-income nonelderly adult Medicaid beneficiaries with chronic illnesses, including diabetes, respiratory disease, cardiovascular disease, and behavioral health conditions.

This detailed chartbook provides an illustrative overview of some of the key factors that contribute to the substantial variation in Medicaid spending across states today.

The November poll finds that while health care ranked as a second-tier issue in this month's election, President Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney tied among voters who felt strongly about the Affordable Care Act, and President Obama won an advantage among voters who said Medicare was important to their vote, and among women on women’s health issues.

Take the Medicaid Quiz to test your knowledge about what Medicaid pays for, what services are covered, which beneficiaries account for the most program spending, and how the program will change under health reform.

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