An Expansion of Medicaid Eligibility Reading List

Read This First

• “A ‘Customary But Necessary’ Program – Medicaid and Health Care Reform,” New England Journal of Medicine, May 2010

On the Reform Law and Medicaid Expansion

• Secs. 2001(a) and 10201(c) of Pub. L. 111-148, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and Sec. 1201 of Pub. L. 111-152, the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act
• Sec. 2002 of Pub. L. 111-148, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and Sec. 1004 of Pub. L. 111-152, the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act
• Sec. 2001(c) of Pub. L. 111-148, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
• “Summary of Provisions Affecting Medicaid and SCHIP in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as Amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act,” National Association of State Medicaid Directors, Apr. 23, 2010

On the Experience of States with Medicaid Expansion

• “What the Oregon Health Study Can Tell Us About Expanding Medicaid,” Health Affairs, Aug. 2010
• “What Other Programs Can Teach Us: Increasing Participation in Health Insurance Programs,” American Journal of Public Health, Jan. 2003
• “Saving Babies: The Efficacy and Cost of Recent Changes in the Medicaid Eligibility for Pregnant Women,” Journal of Political Economy, 1996

On the Coverage and Spending Implications of Medicaid Expansion

• “The Health Status of New Medicaid Enrollees Under Health Reform,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation with the Urban Institute, Aug. 2010 | direct link
• “Explaining Health Reform: Benefits and Cost-Sharing for Adult Medicaid Beneficiaries,” Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Aug. 2010
• “Medicaid Coverage and Spending in Health Reform: National and State-by-State Results for Adults at or Below 133 Percent of the Federal Poverty Level,” Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, May 2010

On the Execution of Medicaid Expansion

• “New Roles for States in Health Reform Implementation,” Health Affairs, June 2010
• “Ready, Set, Plan, Implement: Executing the Expansion of Medicaid,” Health Affairs, June 2010
• “Optimizing Medicaid Enrollment: Perspectives on Strengthening Medicaid’s Reach Under Health Care Reform,” Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Apr. 2010
• “Holding the Line on Medicaid and CHIP: Key Questions and Answers About Health Care Reform’s Maintenance of Effort Requirements,” Georgetown University Health Policy Institute with the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Mar. 2010