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[Children's Partnership] "Putting Express Lane Eligibility into Practice" describes how states can take advantage of the fact that most children are enrolled in other public programs, and have already submitted extensive eligibility information. The guidebook provides a how-to for states wishing to implement Express Lane Eligibility and is available online in PDF format at http://www.childrenspartnership.org.

[ Expanding Employment-Based Health Coverage] Lessons from Six State and Local Programs: This report from the Commonwealth Fund provides an in-depth look at selected state and local programs. A companion piece to the Fund's "State and Local Initiatives to Enhance Health Coverage for the Working Uninsured" study, this report describes six state and local programs in greater detail.

[Families USA]: The voice for healthcare consumers.

[Getting Less Care: The Uninsured with Chronic Health Conditions] This Families USA report compares the health care received by insured and uninsured non-elderly people with five common health conditions: heart disease, hypertension, high blood cholesterol, arthritis, and chronic back pain. The report finds that there are huge discrepancies in covering people without insurance, which means less care for the uninsured.

[Health Insurance Coverage in America: 1999 Data Update] This Kaiser Family Foundation chart book provides the latest information on health insurance coverage. It includes trends and major shifts in coverage and a profile of the uninsured population.

[Kaiser Health Information Network] Family Foundation recently launched http://www.kaisernetwork.org, a free online service that brings key health policy information to policymakers, journalists and the health care community. The Kaiser Health Information Network includes three daily online reports on health policy, HIV/AIDs, and reproductive health, in addition to Kaiser First Edition, a first look at the morning papers with a round up of health policy headlines from across the country. HealthCast will also provide regular "webcasting" video and audio coverage of important health events in Washington, DC and across the country, including congressional hearings, meetings, and press conferences.

[Kaiser Media Fellowships in Health]: The Kaiser Family Foundation

[KidNeeds]: find professional opinions, articles of interest on important topics, links to programs and services, explore opportunities to connect with other caring families and friends, and purchase a wide range of products specifically tailored for children with special needs. KidNeeds.com is a subsidiary corporation of St. Mary's Healthcare System for Children in New York.

[Medicare and Prescription Drugs] This fact sheet from the Kaiser Family Foundation includes updated information on current sources of drug coverage for Medicare beneficiaries, characteristics of beneficiaries who lack drug coverage, and provides data on prescription drug use and spending.

[Medicare at a Glance] This Kaiser Family Foundation fact sheet, updated in February 2001, provides a basic overview of the Medicare program, including how it is financed, who is eligible, and what benefits are covered under Medicare.

[ Monitoring Medicare+Choice: How Salient is Choice to Medicare Beneficiaries? Fast Facts #5] This Mathematica Policy Research fact sheet shows that surprisingly few Medicare+Choice beneficiaries actively examine their choices in health coverage, though choice is somewhat more relevant for subgroups of vulnerable beneficiaries.

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[New Medicaid Data ]: from 21 States Find Recent Enrollment Increases, The Kaiser Family Foundation

[Prescription Drugs for Medicare Beneficiaries]: 10 important facts

[Report to the President]: Prescription Drug Coverage, Spending, Utilization, and Prices From the Department of Health & Human Services April 2000

[State and Local Initiatives to Enhance Health Coverage for the Working Uninsured] This Commonwealth Fund study summarizes 21 state and local programs designed to help the 24 million American workers and their family members who lack health insurance. These families earn too much to qualify for public insurance programs or work for low wages at small companies that do not offer coverage.

[TexCare Partnership]: Children's health insurance to fit your budget, English and Spanish version

[The Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential] offers a range of programs for parents of brain-injured children.

[The Public Citizen Report]: "Holding Patients Hostage"concerning HMO's and Senate Leaders.

[The Uninsured and Their Access to Health Care] This fact sheet from the Kaiser Family Foundation outlines the problem of the uninsured in America. It identifies the uninsured and includes statistics on the number of uninsured by poverty level