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An Examination of the Wyden-Bennett Health Reform Plan: Key Issues in a New Approach to Universal Coverage
9/24/08
Edwin Park
HTML, PDF, 42pp.

Rhode Island�s Medicaid Proposal Would Put Beneficiaries At Risk and Undermine the Federal-State Partnership: Could Set Dangerous Precedent for Other States
9/4/08
Judith Solomon
HTML, PDF, 7pp.

Poverty and Share of Americans Without Health Insurance Were Higher in 2007� and Median Income For Working-Age Households Was Lower � Than At Bottom of Last Recession: For Poverty Rate and Non-Elderly Median Income, Worst Performance on Record For Any Six Years of Economic Growth
8/26/07
Arloc Sherman, Robert Greenstein, and Sharon Parrott
HTML PDF, 7pp.

Statement: Robert Greenstein on Census' 2007 Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Data
8/26/07
HTML PDF, 2pp.

Medicare Changes Can Complement Health Reform
7/31/08
Paul N. Van de Water
HTML, PDF, 4pp.

Statement: Edwin Park, Senior Fellow, on the President�s Veto of the Medicare �Doctor Fix� Bill
7/15/08
HTML, PDF, 1pp.

A Balanced Approach to Restoring Fiscal Responsibility
7/9/08
Henry Aaron, Nancy Altman, Kenneth Apfel, James Blum, J. Bradford DeLong, Peter Diamond, Robert Greenstein, James Horney, Richard Kogan, Jack Lew, Marilyn Moon, Van Doorn Ooms, Uwe Reinhardt, Charles Schultze, Robert Solow, Paul Van de Water
Full Report: PDF, 15pp.
Executive Summary: PDF, 5pp.
Press Release: PDF, 3pp.

New Georgia and Florida Health Plans Unlikely To Reduce Ranks of Uninsured
7/1/08
Judith Solomon
HTML, PDF, 6pp.

Expanding Medicaid a Less Costly Way to Cover More Low-Income Uninsured Than Expanding Private Insurance
6/26/08
HTML, PDF, 4pp.

Improving the Medicare Savings Programs Would Help Low-Income Seniors Cope With Higher Medical Expenses
5/20/08
Edwin Park and Danilo Trisi
HTML, PDF, 7pp.

GAO Study Again Confirms Health Savings Accounts Primarily Benefit High-Income Individuals
5/19/08
Edwin Park
HTML, PDF, 4pp.

CBPP Statement: Statement By Robert Greenstein, Executive Director, on the House Supplemental Funding Bill
5/15/08
HTML, PDF, 1pp.

Determining Income Eligibility in Children's Health Coverage Programs: How States Use Disregards in Children's Medicaid and SCHIP
5/14/08
Donna Cohen Ross and Aleya Horn, CBPP and Robin Rudowitz and Caryn Marks, Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
PDF, 13pp.

Informing the Debate about Curbing Medicare Advantage Overpayments
5/13/08
Edwin Park
HTML, PDF, 12pp.

Delaying Administration�s Medicaid Regulations Will Not Weaken the Program�s Fiscal Integrity
4/25/08
Judith Solomon
HTML, PDF, 4pp.

CBPP Statement: Statement by Robert Greenstein, Executive Director, on the Social Security and Medicare Trustees Report
Revised 4/2/08
HTML, PDF, 2pp.

Trustees Reports Show Social Security Shortfall Manageable, Medicare�s Problems More Daunting
Revised 4/2/08
Paul N. Van de Water
HTML, PDF, 4pp.

Administration Moves to Withdraw Key Health Services from Children and Adults With Mental Illness And Other Disabilities
Revised 3/21/08
Judith Solomon
HTML, PDF, 2pp.

Administration Moves to Eviscerate Efforts to Enroll Uninsured Low-Income Children in Health Coverage Through the Schools: Bipartisan SCHIP Bill Would Temporarily Block Such Action
Revised 3/21/08
Judith Solomon and Donna Cohen Ross
HTML PDF, 5pp

Administration's Medicaid Regulations Will Weaken Coverage, Harm States, and Strain Health Care System
Revised 2/22/08
Allison Orris and Judith Solomon
HTML, PDF, 6pp.

The President�s Budget and the Medicare �Trigger�
James Horney and Richard Kogan
Revised 2/15/08
HTML, PDF, 6pp.

New Medicaid Rules Would Limit Care for Children in Foster Care and People with Disabilities in Ways Congress Did Not Intend
Revised 2/8/08
Judith Solomon
HTML, PDF, 5pp.

President�s Budget May Provide States With Inadequate Funding to Maintain Current SCHIP Programs
Edwin Park
2/7/08
HTML, PDF, 3pp.

The Dubious Priorities of the President�s Budget
Robert Greenstein, James Horney and Richard Kogan
Revised 2/7/08
HTML, PDF, 6pp.

Health Coverage for Children and Families in Medicaid and SCHIP: State Efforts Face New Hurdles
1/28/08
Donna Cohen Ross and Aleya Horn (CBPP) and Caryn Marks Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
HTML, PDF
State-by-State Tables

Paying More for Less: "Healthy Indiana Plan" Would Cost More Than Medicaid While Providing Inferior Coverage
1/24/08
Judith Solomon
HTML, PDF, 5pp.