Assessing the Role of Recent Waivers in Providing New Coverage


 

Publication Date: December 2003

Publisher: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

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Research Area: Health

Keywords: Uninsured; Health Coverage

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

This analysis finds that recent waivers have expanded coverage in important ways in a few states, but, overall, the number of people who have gained new coverage under recent waivers has been quite limited, well below projections and small compared to overall growth in Medicaid enrollment.