March 6, 2008
Congress Should Support HHS Efforts to Curtail Medicaid Mismanagement
By Nina Owcharenko
(WebMemo #1837)
Proposed regulations aim to prevent states from exploiting Medicaid's financing structure.
February 12, 2008
The President's Proposals for Medicaid and SCHIP: One Step Forward, One Step Back
By Nina Owcharenko
(WebMemo #1806)
Congress should embrace the President's proposals for Medicaid but reject the increase in SCHIP spending.
March 21, 2007
More Medicaid Means Less Quality Health Care
By John O'Shea, M.D., MPA
(WebMemo #1402)
Medicaid is expensive and rapidly becoming unaffordable in many states, while the quality of care it delivers is often substandard.
December 14, 2005
Congress's Budget Reconciliation Package Should Not Hinder Hospital Specialization
By Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #940)
Blocking specialization would take aim directly at high-quality medical treatment, to the detriment of millions of Americans.
November 18, 2005
Florida and South Carolina: Two Serious Efforts to Improve Medicaid
By Nina Owcharenko
(WebMemo #920)
Bold action from two states to bring the principles of choice, personal control, and competition into Medicaid.
October 27, 2005
Baby Steps: Congressional Action on Medicaid Reform
By Nina Owcharenko
(WebMemo #898)
Some modest savings but fundamental reform is needed to save Medicaid.
October 6, 2005
The Looming Problem of Long-Term Care and Medicaid Spending
By Kirk A. Johnson, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #875)
The Medicaid Commission needs to come up with a way to promote private long-term care insurance.
September 26, 2005
Katrina's Victims Deserve Better than Medicaid
By Nina Owcharenko
(WebMemo #862)
Instead, Congress should help survivors maintain or obtain private health care coverage.
June 21, 2005
A Road Map for Medicaid Reform
By Nina Owcharenko
(Backgrounder #1863)
The best Medicaid policy would mainstream as many individuals and families as possible into private coverage and encourage self-direction for those the Medicaid safety net ...
June 15, 2005
Enhancing Federalism to Address Medicaid and the Uninsured
By Stuart M. Butler, Ph.D.
(Testimony )
Potential savings in Medicaid should be considered within the general goal of increasing coverage.
April 12, 2005
The Top Ten Reasons for Medicaid Reform
By Nina Owcharenko
(WebMemo #718)
Just ten?
March 30, 2005
Congress Should Get Serious About Medicaid
By Nina Owcharenko
(WebMemo #705)
The President's proposal would lay the foundation for Medicaid reform.
October 22, 2003
A New Direction for Medicaid
By Nina Owcharenko
(WebMemo #355)
Medicaid is in trouble. Budget shortfalls and the growing number of beneficiaries are forcing many states to reassess their Medicaid programs. Congress and states should ...
May 27, 2003
Government Controls on Access to Drugs: What Seniors Can Learn from Medicaid Drug Policies
By Derek Hunter
(Backgrounder #1655)
Seniors should realize that efforts to control costs in Medicare will likely tie the hands of physicians by limiting treatment options, as they have in ...
January 10, 2003
The Future of Medicaid: Consumer-Directed Care
By James Frogue
(Backgrounder #1618)
Arkansas, New Jersey, and Florida were the first states to be granted Section 1115 waivers to participate in a demonstration project designed to empower certain ...
April 18, 2002
Why Expanding Medicaid to Cover the Uninsured Is Not the Solution
By Nina Owcharenko
(Executive Memorandum #811)
Rather than expand Medicaid, a broken welfare program that promises more than it can deliver, Congress can directly help the uninsured get quality private coverage ...
April 27, 2000
How to Cope with the Coming Crisis in Long-Term Care
By Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D., Richard Teske, Stephen Moses
(Heritage Lecture #658)
As the baby boomers age the need for reform becomes more evident.
November 2, 1999
How States Can Use Federal Waivers to Help the Poor and Test Health Reforms
By Richard Teske
(Backgrounder #1337)
The nation's governors and state policymakers can play a key role in improving health care for millions of Americans.
April 23, 1999
How Governors Can Help Children to Get Private Health Insurance
By James Frogue
(Executive Memorandum #591)
Congress has provided the state governors with a way to help uninsured children to receive coverage through superior private health plans.
December 31, 1997
Kidcare Implementation: A Helpful Guide for the States
By Carrie J. Gavora
(FYI #168)
Recently enacted legislation establishing the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)—often referred to as "kidcare"—will make $48 billion in taxpayer dollars available to the states ...
