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Administration Policy Change Threatens Health Care Coverage for Poor Infants
Sarah deLone
Revised 12/11/06
HTML, PDF, 7pp.

Last-Minute Addition to Tax Package Would Make Health Savings Accounts More Attractive As Tax Shelters for High-Income Individuals
Edwin Park, Robert Greenstein and Joel Friedman
Revised 12/7/06
Full Report: HTML, PDF, 7pp.
Fact Sheet: HTML, PDF, 1pp.

SCHIP Financing Update: In 2007, 17 States Will Face Federal Funding Shortfalls of $921 Million in Their SCHIP Programs
Matt Broaddus and Edwin Park
Revised 11/28/06
HTML, PDF, 4pp.

Medicaid Commission Recommendations Raise Serious Concerns
Edwin Park, Andy Schneider, and Judy Solomon
11/16/06
HTML, PDF, 2pp.

Medicaid Costs Are Growing More Slowly Than Costs For Medicare or Private Insurance
Leighton Ku
11/13/06
HTML, PDF, 7pp.

Coverage of Parents Helps Children, Too
Leighton Ku and Matt Broaddus
10/20/06
HTML, PDF, 9pp.

An Introduction to Medicaid
10/2/06
HTML, PDF, 6pp.

The New Medicaid Citizenship Documentation Requirement: A Brief Overview
Revised 9/28/06
HTML, PDF, 4pp.

New Developments in HSAs: House Committee Approves Bill, Major New GAO Study
Revised 9/28/06
HTML, PDF, 4pp.

Is Medicaid Responsible for the Erosion of Employer-Based Health Coverage?
Leighton Ku and Matt Broaddus
9/22/06
HTML, PDF, 3pp.

GAO Study Confirms Health Savings Accounts Primarily Benefit High-Income Individuals
Edwin Park and Robert Greenstein
9/20/06
HTML, PDF, 9pp.

The Illusion of Choice: Vulnerable Medicaid Beneficiaries Being Placed in Scaled-Back �Benchmark� Benefit Packages
Judith Solomon
9/14/06
HTML, PDF, 5pp.

Documenting Citizenship and Identity Using Data Matches: A Promising Strategy for State Medicaid Programs
Leighton Ku, Donna Cohen Ross and Matt Broaddus
9/1/06
HTML, PDF, 11pp.

Why Immigrants Lack Adequate Access to Health Care and Health Insurance
Leighton Ku on behalf of the Migration Policy Institute
9/1/06
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The Number of Uninsured Americans Is at an All-Time High
8/29/06
HTML, PDF, 5pp.

Budget Process Bill Would Result in Deep Cuts in Medicare and Medicaid
Richard Kogan, Leighton Ku, Allison Orris, and Andy Schneider
Revised 8/9/06
HTML, PDF, 12pp.

Revised Medicaid Documentation Requirement Jeopardizes Coverage for 1 To 2 Million Citizens
Leighton Ku
7/13/06
HTML, PDF, 4pp.

New HHS Regulations Focus Medicaid Documentation Requirement on U.S. Citizen Families
Judith Solomon and Andy Schneider
7/13/06
HTML, PDF, 6pp.

Press Release: Change in Medicaid Rules �Commendable,� But Further Changes Needed To Prevent Loss of Health Care Coverage by Poor Children and Parents
7/7/06
HTML, PDF, 2pp.

Children in Foster Care May Have to Delay Health Care Because of Federal Regulations on Citizenship Requirement
Pat Redmond
7/7/06
HTML, PDF, 4pp.

Press Release: Medicaid ID Rule Could Put Health Coverage at Risk for 3 to 5 Million U.S. Citizens Starting July 1: State-by-State Data Show Millions to Be Affected
Leighton Ku
6/30/06
HTML, PDF, 2pp.

Senate Budget Process Legislation Embraces Misguided �45-Percent Trigger�
Robert Greenstein, Jim Horney, Richard Kogan and Edwin Park
6/26/06
HTML, PDF, 10pp.

Using Information Technology to Document Citizenship in Medicaid
Leighton Ku
6/20/06
HTML, PDF, 4pp.

Administration Medicaid Rule Would Put Pressure on States to Reduce Benefits or Eligibility or to Lower Payments to Providers
Allison Orris and Andy Schneider
6/13/06
HTML, PDF, 4pp.

Informing the Debate About Health Savings Accounts: An Examination of Some Misunderstood Issues
Edwin Park
6/13/06
HTML, PDF, 10pp.

Health Savings Accounts Unlikely to Significantly Reduce Health Care Spending
Edwin Park
6/12/06
HTML, PDF, 4pp.

West Virginia�s Medicaid Changes Unlikely To Reduce State Costs or Improve Beneficiaries� Health
Judith Solomon
5/31/06
HTML, PDF, 7pp.

Statement of Robert Greenstein, Regarding The Social Security And Medicare Trustees� Report
5/1/06
HTML, PDF, 2pp.

Trustees' Report Focuses Attention on Misguided Medicare "45-Percent Trigger"
Robert Greenstein, Richard Kogan, Edwin Park, and James Horney
Revised 5/1/06
HTML, PDF, 7pp.

Lessons from New Hampshire: Senate Health Bill Could Drive Up Health Insurance Premiums for Many Small Businesses
Edwin Park
4/26/06
HTML, PDF, 5pp.

Senate Health Bill Would Preempt States' Small Group Rating Rules
Mary Beth Senkewicz
4/26/06
HTML, PDF, 5pp.

The Slowdown in Medicaid Expenditure Growth
Leighton Ku
3/16/06
HTML, PDF, 5pp.

Administration's Fiscal Year 2007 Budget Is Likely Still To Leave SCHIP Coverage For Low-Income Children In Jeopardy
Matt Broaddus
Revised 3/14/06
HTML, PDF, 4pp.

President and Senate Budget Committee Embrace Misguided �45-Percent Trigger�
Robert Greenstein, Richard Kogan, Edwin Park, and James Horney
3/13/06
HTML, PDF, 9pp.

New Requirement For Birth Certificates or Passports Could Threaten Medicaid Coverage For Vulnerable Beneficiaries: A State-By-State Analysis
Leighton Ku and Matthew Broaddus
Revised 2/17/06
Full Report: HTML, PDF, 5pp.
Press Release: HTML, PDF, 2pp.

Survey Indicates Deficit Reduction Act Jeopardizes Medicaid Coverage for 3 to 5 Million U.S. Citizens
Leighton Ku
Revised 2/17/06
Full Report: HTML, PDF, 9pp.
Fact Sheet: HTML, PDF, 2pp.

Administration Defense of Health Savings Accounts Rests on Misleading Use of Statistics
Edwin Park and Robert Greenstein
2/16/06
HTML, PDF, 5pp.

The Cost and Coverage Impact of The President�s Health Insurance Budget Proposals
Jonathan Gruber
2/15/06
Full Report: HTML, PDF, 5pp.
Press Release: HTML, PDF, 2pp.

The Administration�s Medicaid Proposals Would Shift Federal Costs to States
Andy Schneider, Leighton Ku, and Judith Solomon
2/14/06
Full Report: HTML, PDF, 8pp.
Press Release: HTML, PDF, 2pp.

President Greatly Reduced His Health Proposals For Lower-Income Families While Expanding Health Benefits For The More Affluent
Jason Furman
2/8/06
HTML, PDF, 3pp.

Expansion in HSA Tax Breaks is Larger � and More Problematic � Than Previously Understood
Jason Furman
Revised 2/7/06
HTML, PDF, 12pp.

Extending Expiring Tax Cuts and AMT Relief Would Cost $3.3 Trillion Through 2016
Joel Friedman and Aviva Aron-Dine
2/6/06
HTML, PDF, 7pp.

President�s Health Care Tax Cut Proposals Are Likely To Weaken Employer-Based Health Insurance, Primarily Benefit High-Income People, and Worsen Deficits
Edwin Park and Jason Furman
1/31/06
HTML, PDF, 7pp.

Latest Enrollment Data Still Fail to Dispel Concerns About Health Savings Accounts
Edwin Park and Robert Greenstein
Revised 1/30/06
HTML, PDF, 12pp.

New Congressional Budget Office Estimates Indicate Millions Of Low-Income Beneficiaries Would Be Harmed By Medicaid Provisions In Budget Bill
Edwin Park
1/29/06
HTML, PDF, 5pp.

Still Risky Business: South Carolina's Revised Medicaid Waiver Proposal
Judith Solomon
1/11/06
Full Report: HTML, PDF, 16pp.
Press Release: HTML, PDF, 2pp.

Assessing the Effects of the Budget Conference Agreement on Low-Income Families and Individuals
Sharon Parrott, Edwin Park, and Robert Greenstein
Revised 1/9/06
HTML, PDF, 10pp.

What Do Across-the-Board Cuts Mean for Domestic Appropriations?
Arloc Sherman and Richard Kogan
Revised 1/6/06
HTML, PDF, 28pp.

State Budgets Would Be Squeezed Under Budget Conference Agreement
Sharon Parrott, Nick Johnson and Leighton Ku
Revised 1/6/06
HTML, PDF, 2pp.

New Medicaid Requirement Is Unnecessary and Could Impede Citizens' Coverage
Leighton Ku and Donna Cohen Ross
Revised 1/4/06
HTML, PDF, 3pp.