Medicaid - Federal

HIV Policy Watch articles on this issue

• President Bush Proposes Budget for Fiscal Year 2008 -- March 2007
• Congress Poised to Make Critical Decisions for Health Care Safety Net in 2006 -- January 2006
• As Congress Comes Down to the Wire, Medicaid and other Key Programs at Risk for Severe Cuts -- November 2005
• Congress Proposes $10 Billion in Cuts to Mandatory Health Care Spending over Five Years -- May 2005
• Severe Medicaid Cuts Avoided as AIDS Advocates Battle Against Budget Resolution -- April 2005
• Medicaid Reorganization Proposals Threaten Health Care Access -- March 2005
• Governor's Proposed Budget Includes Changes to Medi-Cal -- January 2005

Press release on this issue

• Bush Budget Provides Increases for Some AIDS Programs But Falls Short of Meeting Needs of People Affected by HIV -- February 6, 2006

Links to other key organizations involved in this issue

• Access Project of the AIDS Treatment Data Network
  The Access Project is an information clearinghouse that collects and distributes information about medications available for HIV and AIDS through Medicaid, AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs), and pharmaceutical industry sponsored patient assistance and expanded access programs.
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
  The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is a federal agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. CMS administers the Medicare program and works in partnership with the states to administer Medicaid and the State's Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).
• Families USA
  Families USA is a national nonprofit, non-partisan organization dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health care for all Americans. Working at the national, state, and community levels, Familes USA works on a range of issues, including Medicaid, Medicare, health care reform and related issues. 
• Kaiser Family Foundation
  The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation is a non-profit, private operating foundation focusing on the major health care issues facing the nation. The Foundation is an independent voice and source of facts and analysis for policymakers, the media, the health care community, and the general public.
• National Academy for State Health Policy
  The National Academy for State Health Policy is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to helping states achieve excellence in health policy and practice.  
• Project Inform
  Project Inform is a national, nonprofit, community-based organization working to end the AIDS epidemic. The agency works to inform people living with HIV, their caregivers, and their healthcare and service providers about the treatment and monitoring of HIV disease and to advocate for appropriate policies, legislation and funding for HIV research, treatment and care.
• Treatment Access Expansion Project
  Established in 1998, TAEP's mission is to improve access to early and comprehensive treatment ensuring that individuals living with HIV get the care they need.