AcademyHealth Stateside - 02/13/2006  (Plain Text Version)

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In this issue:
 Federal Update: Budget Reconciliation and The State of the Union
 Issue Brief on Medicaid Consumer-Directed Health Purchasing Now Available
 Illinois Considering New Guidelines for Tax-Exempt Hospitals
 Governors’ Speeches Include Concerns about Health Care
 State of the States Report on Health Coverage Expansion Initiatives Now Available
 2006 National Meeting for State Officials
 Reports of Interest


Reports of Interest

 

Healthy Families Facts and Figures: Coverage for Low-Income Children in California

California Health Care Foundation

January 2006

 

Medi-Cal Facts and Figures: A Look at California's Medicaid Program

California Health Care Foundation

January 2006

 

Medicaid/SCHIP Cuts and Hospital Emergency Department Use

Center for Studying Health Systems Change

Health Affairs

January/February 2006

 

Rising Out-of-Pocket Spending for Medical Care: A Growing Strain on Family Budgets

The Commonwealth Fund

February 2006

 

Health Coverage for Aging Baby Boomers: Findings from the Commonwealth Fund Survey of Older Adults

The Commonwealth Fund

January 2006

 

The Wage Squeeze and Higher Health Care Costs
Economic Policy Institute
January 2006

 

A Widening Rift in Access and Quality: Growing Evidence of Economic Disparities

Health Affairs Web Exclusive

December 2005

 

Are Adults Benefiting From State Coverage Expansions?
Health Affairs Web Exclusive

January 2006

 

A Needle in a Haystack? Uninsured Workers in Small Businesses That Do Not Offer Coverage

Health Services Research

February 2006