Medicaid Toolkit Now Available!

The Alliance for Health Reform this week released a toolkit on Medicaid they developed with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The toolkit, entitled "A Reporter's Toolkit: Medicaid," is designed for reporters covering health issues during the 2008 presidential campaign, but will also be useful for others, including patient advocates. It provides links to a plethora of Web sites and articles about Medicaid, including information about beneficiaries; how it is financed; how it differs from Medicare; how states can alter Medicaid through federal waivers; and the future of the program. Within the toolkit you'll find key facts, a brief brief background section, story ideas for reports, lists of selected issue experts and a glossary.

This is the second in a series of five toolkits for reporters and others supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Coming soon will be kits onchildren's health coverage, health care costs and health information technology. You can download the Alliance for Health Reform's previous toolkit on the uninsured by clicking here.

Here is the table of contents for "A Reporter's Toolkit: Medicaid".

• Key Facts
• Background Basics: Statistics, Eligibility, Costs
• Federal and State Medicaid Financing
• Medicaid Waivers
• Reforms and Barriers to Enrollment – Federal Level
• Reforms and Barriers to Enrollment – State Level
• Medicaid & Children’s Health
• Medicare/Medicaid Dual Eligibility
• Medicaid & Managed Care
• Medicaid & Long-Term Care
• Medicaid & Disparities in Care
• Story Ideas
• Selected Experts
• Selected Websites
• Medicaid Glossary