Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act : overview and missed opportunities / Gail Norman, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Norman, Gail, editor.

Series:

Health care in transition series.

Health Care in Transition

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

United States.

Medicaid--Law and legislation.

Medicaid.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (130 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, [New York] : Nova Publishers, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Historically, Medicaid eligibility has generally been limited to certain low-income children, pregnant women, parents of dependent children, the elderly, and individuals with disabilities; however, as of January 1, 2014, states have the option to extend Medicaid coverage to most nonelderly, low-income individuals. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act established 133% of the federal poverty level (FPL) as the new mandatory minimum Medicaid income eligibility level for most nonelderly individuals. This book provides an overview of the ACA Medicaid expansion, and the impact of the Supre

Contents:

""MEDICAID EXPANSION UNDER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT: OVERVIEW AND MISSED OPPORTUNITIES""; ""MEDICAID EXPANSION UNDER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT: OVERVIEW AND MISSED OPPORTUNITIES""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Chapter 1: THE ACA MEDICAID EXPANSION""; ""SUMMARY""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY BEFORE THE EXPANSION""; ""ACA MEDICAID EXPANSION""; ""STATE DECISIONS""; ""APPENDIX A. STATES� CURRENT MEDICAID INCOME ELIGIBILITY LEVELS""; ""APPENDIX B. ESTIMATES OF STATE-BY-STATE IMPACT OF ACA MEDICAID EXPANSION""

""Chapter 2: THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF FEDERAL GRANT CONDITIONS AFTER NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS V. SEBELIUS""""SUMMARY""; ""BACKGROUND""; ""NFIB V. SEBELIUS""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""Chapter 3: MISSED OPPORTUNITIES: THE CONSEQUENCES OF STATE DECISIONS NOT TO EXPAND MEDICAID""; ""SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION""; ""DIRECT BENEFITS OF EXPANDED INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR THE NEWLY INSURED""; ""BENEFITS OF EXPANDING MEDICAID FOR STATE ECONOMIES""; ""I. BACKGROUND ON STATES� OPTION TO EXPAND MEDICAID UNDER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT""

""II. METHODOLOGY FOR ESTIMATING THE EFFECTS OF STATES� DECISIONS TO EXPAND MEDICAID""""REFERENCES""; ""APPENDIX A: ESTIMATING THE AGE AND GENDER MIX OF INDIVIDUALS WHO WOULD GAIN COVERAGE IF THEIR STATE EXPANDS MEDICAID""; ""APPENDIX B: ESTIMATING EFFECTS ON FEDERAL OUTLAYS IF STATES EXPAND MEDICAID""; ""INDEX""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 7, 2015).

ISBN:

1-63463-443-8

OCLC:

898279165