Mostly Medicaid Fall 2008
Fall 2008 Medicaid Crossword (Clues on next page, Answers in back)
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annual ______. Insured kids are 77% likely to receive one of these, compared to 45% for uninsured kids _____ Line project. Grant funded project for SCHIP outreach ____ assistance. Money saver based on helping beneficiaries pay the monthly medical bills ___ mix. term for patient severity generally seen by a provider or facility People who are eligible for both of the big Ms State where 8,500 residents are suing to get OUT of a nursing home and get coverage for community based services Medical _____. one location (sometimes conceptual) to help coordinate better patient care state putting children's health insurance on the ballot 94% of long term care patients want to be cared for here
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85% of seniors mistakenly believe this program covers long term care needs gets (keeps?) the most from the McCain plan State where 2/3 of eligible kids are not in SCHIP b/c of parental unawareness The F in FEHB gets the most from the Obama plan ___ Health Insurance Exchange. Key to the Obama plan Care needed by terminally ill, covered by most Mcaid programs ___ savings account. key to the McCain plan Retro period used in asset transfer reviews for Mcaid coverage
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Answers to Fall 2008 Crossword
Further Reading (Notes and References) 1
V. Smith et. al. “Headed for a Crunch: An Update on Medicaid Spending, Coverage and Policy Headed into an Economic Downturn.” Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, September 2008: 14. 2 National Coalition on Health Care. “Health Insurance Costs.” www.nchc.org/facts/cost Accessed 10/3/08. 3 “Straight Talk on Health System Reform” www.johnmccain.com/Informing/Issues. Accessed 9/12/08; “Remarks by John McCain on Health Care on Day Two of the ‘Call to Action Tour’” www.johnmccain.com/actioncenter. Accessed 9/12/08 4 T. Buchmueller et. al. “Cost and Coverage Implications of the McCain Plan to Restructure Health Insurance.” Health Affairs, 27, no 6 (2008): 475. 5 Ibid.: 478. 6 Ibid.: 477. 7 “Barack Obama’s Plan for a Healthy America.” www.barackobama.com. Accessed 9-12-08; “Background Questions and Answers on Health Care Plan.” www.barackobama.com. Accessed 9-12-08. 8 J. Antos et. al. “The Obama Plan: More Regulation, Unsustainable Spending.” Health Affairs, 27, no. 6 (2008): 469. 9 Ibid.: 464. 10 “Background Questions and Answers on Health Care Plan.” www.barackobama.com. Accessed 9-12-08. 11 J. Antos et. al. “The Obama Plan: More Regulation, Unsustainable Spending.” Health Affairs, 27, no. 6 (2008): 468. 12 “Insurance Matters When it Comes to Kids’ Health Care,” HealthDayNews, August 14, 2008.
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