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Hunger, Crowding, and Other Hardships Are Widespread Among Families in Poverty
Arloc Sherman
12/20/04
Press Release: 18K-HTML, 28K-PDF, 2pp.
Full Report: 38K-HTML, 42K-PDF, 7pp.

Using The Internet To Facilitate Enrollment In Benefit Programs: Eligibility Screeners And Online Applications
Liz Schott and Sharon Parrott
12/14/04
Overview: 11K-HTML
Full Report: 134K-PDF, 33pp.

The Potential Impact of Eliminating TennCare and Reverting to Medicaid: A Preliminary Analysis
Leighton Ku and Victoria Wachino
11/15/04
Full Report: 50K-HTML, 45K-PDF, 8pp.
Press Release: 19K-HTML, 27K-PDF, 2pp.

Covering New Americans: A Review of Federal and State Policies Related to Immigrants' Eligibility and Access to Publicly Funded Health Insurance
Shawn Fremstad and Laura Cox
11/15/04
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The Effects of Copayments on the Use of Medical Services and Prescription Drugs in Utah�s Medicaid Program
Leighton Ku, Elaine Deschamps and Judi Hilman
11/2/04
547K-HTML, 87K-PDF, 16pp.

Fact Sheet:
Administration Plan For Expiring SCHIP Funds Would Weaken Program
10/6/04
12K-HTML, 129K-PDF, 2pp.

Beneath the Surface: Barriers Threaten to Slow Progress on Expanding Health Coverage of Children and Families
Donna Cohen Ross and Laura Cox
10/4/04
278K-PDF, 62pp.

Assessing the Administration's Claims that Extending $1.1 Billion in Expiring SCHIP Funds is Not Necessary to Sustain Existing Children's Enrollment
Edwin Park and Matt Broaddus
9/30/04
30K-HTML, 37K-PDF, 5pp.

Congress Can Preserve $1.1 Billion In Expiring Children�s Health Insurance Funds and Help Avert SCHIP Cutbacks
Edwin Park and Matt Broaddus
Revised 9/28/04
326K-HTML, 57K-PDF, 10pp.

Initial Data on Individual Market Enrollment Fail To Dispel Concerns About Health Savings Accounts
Edwin Park and Robert Greenstein
9/13/04
56K-HTML, 44K-PDF, 9pp.

Assessing the HSA Coalition's Coverage Estimates For the Administration's Proposed HSA Tax Deduction
Edwin Park and Robert Greenstein
9/13/04
48K-HTML, 52K-PDF, 9pp.

Online Information About Key Low-Income Benefit Programs
Sharon Parrott
Revised 9/10/04
219K-HTML, 245K-PDF, 38pp.

Will Poverty, Income, and Health Insurance Coverage Improve Significantly in 2004?
Isaac Shapiro, Robert Greenstein, and Leighton Ku
8/27/04
18K-HTML, 25K-PDF, 3pp.

Census Data Show Poverty Increased, Income Stagnated, and the Number of Uninsured Rose to a Record Level In 2003
Revised 8/27/04
78K-HTML, 53K-PDF, 10pp.

Number of Americans Without Insurance Reaches Highest Level on Record
Revised 8/27/04
40K-HTML, 42K-PDF, 6pp.

Statement by Robert Greenstein, Executive Director, on the Release of 2003 Poverty, Income, and Health Insurance Estimates by the Census Bureau
Revised 8/27/04
8K-HTML, 18K-PDF, 1pp.

Mississippi's Flawed Medicaid Waiver Proposal: Waiver Provides No Benefit to Most People the State Is Planning to Cut Off of Medicaid and Could Lead to Additional Medicaid Cuts Later
Leighton Ku
8/11/04
40K-HTML, 44K-PDF, 8pp.

New Retirement Medical Account Proposal Would Create Lucrative Tax Shelter And Swell Deficits, But Do Little To Help Low- And Moderate-Income Seniors
Edwin Park and Robert Greenstein
Revised 7/22/04
49K-HTML, 52K-PDF, 9pp.

Will the New TennCare Cutbacks Help Tennessee�s Economy?
Leighton Ku
7/8/04
20K-HTML, 34K-PDF, 4pp.

A Response to GAO�s Criticisms of State Fiscal Grants
Nicholas Johnson and Edwin Park
6/15/04
25K-HTML, 33K-PDF, 5pp.

Proposal For New HSA Tax Deduction Found Likely to Increase the Ranks of the Uninsured
Edwin Park and Robert Greenstein
5/10/04
59K-HTML, 55K-PDF, 10pp.
Press Release: 27K-HTML, 31K-PDF, 3pp.

Overlooked Element of Medicare Trustees� Report Could Spell Trouble For Beneficiaries in Future Years
Edwin Park, Robert Greenstein, and Richard Kogan
Revised 4/20/04
38K-HTML, 61K-PDF, 7pp.

Administration's Proposed Tax Credit For The Purchase Of Health Insurance Could Weaken Employer-Based Health Insurance
Edwin Park
Revised 4/6/04
26K-HTML, 100K-PDF, 22pp.

Substantial Flaws in Trade Health Insurance Tax Credit Need To Be Addressed Before Consideration of an Expansion
Edwin Park
3/22/04
51K-HTML, 53K-PDF, 10pp.

Administration�s Proposed Deduction For Long-Term Care Insurance Premiums Likely To Be Ineffective and Costly, and Of Primary Benefit To Higher-Income Individuals
Edwin Park
2/18/04
26K-HTML, 32K-PDF, 5pp.

President Proposes to Make Tax Benefits of Health Savings Accounts More Lucrative for Higher-Income Individuals
Edwin Park and Robert Greenstein
Revised 2/9/04
37K-HTML, 40K-PDF, 7pp.

New Food Stamp Outreach Opportunity: Medicare Discount Drug Card Offers An Opportunity To Expand Food Stamp Enrollment Among The Elderly And People With Disabilities
Dorothy Rosenbaum
1/29/04
45K-HTML, 54K-PDF, 10pp.

Improving Children�s Health: A Chartbook About the Roles of Medicaid and SCHIP
Leighton Ku and Sashi Nimalendran
1/15/04
51K-HTML, 67K-PDF, 20pp.

Out in the Cold: Enrollment Freezes in Six State Children's Health Insurance Programs Withhold Coverage from Eligible Children
Donna Cohen Ross and Laura Cox
Revised 1/15/04
Summary: 59K-HTML, 52K-PDF, Full Report: 16pp.

Aligning Policies and Procedures In Benefit Programs: An Overview of the Opportunities and Challenges Under Current Federal Laws and Regulations
Sharon Parrott and Stacy Dean
1/6/04
73K-HTML, 70K-PDF, 15pp.