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Health Insurance Coverage: Characteristics of the Insured and Uninsured Populations in 2000

Description: Nearly one out of seven Americans were without health insurance for all of 2000. This was the second consecutive annual decrease in the percentage of uninsured people. The largest gain in health insurance coverage was in the employment-based coverage. This report examines the characteristics of both the insured and the uninsured populations in the United States.
Date: February 26, 2002
Creator: Peterson, Chris L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Tax-Advantaged Accounts for Health Care Expenses: Side-by-Side Comparison

Description: This report provides brief summaries and background information for four types of tax-advantaged accounts for healthcare; it compares them with respect to eligibility, contribution limits, use of funds, and other characteristics for tax year 2008. It also includes a discussion of various healthcare-related issues such as equity.
Date: February 4, 2008
Creator: Lyke, Bob & Peterson, Chris L.
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Health Care Flexible Spending Accounts

Description: This report describes Health Care Flexible Spending Accounts, the basis for their tax treatment, and data on their use. The report concludes with a brief discussion of recent presidential and legislative proposals affecting FSAs.
Date: February 7, 2005
Creator: Peterson, Chris L. & Lyke, Bob
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Flexible Spending Accounts and Medical Savings Accounts: A Comparison

Description: This report compares FSAs and MSAs. It begins by describing FSAs, the basis for their tax treatment, and data on their use. It then describes the MSA demonstration authorized by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), the basis for their tax treatment, and data on their use. The report concludes with a brief discussion of current legislation. In general, it discusses particular bills only after they have been considered by committee or on the House or Senate flo… more
Date: February 3, 2003
Creator: Lyke, Bob & Peterson, Chris L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Health Insurance: Federal Data Sources for Analyses of the Uninsured

Description: Given the various reasons individuals lack health insurance coverage, analysis of the effectiveness of a proposal to reduce the number of uninsured (such as those discussed above) requires examining characteristics of individuals with and without health insurance coverage. Numerous sources of data have emerged over time that support estimates of the uninsured. However, each data source differs in how it collects information from individuals, as well as the amount of information it collects rela… more
Date: February 7, 2002
Creator: Peterson, Chris L. & Devere, Christine
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Medicare Prescription Drug Proposals: Estimates of Aged Beneficiaries Who Fall Below Income Criteria, by State

Description: This report discusses bills related to Medicare benefits, which include additional assistance for low-income beneficiaries. The assistance would have been in the form of reduced, subsidized or eliminated premiums, deductibles and other cost-sharing. Proposals in the 108th Congress will probably also include some of these features for low-income beneficiaries.
Date: February 11, 2003
Creator: Peterson, Chris L. & Morgan, Paulette C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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How Medicaid Works: Program Basics

Description: Medicaid is a means-tested entitlement program that has been in existence for over 35 years. It provides primary and acute care as well as long-term care to over 40 million Americans at a cost to federal and state governments of approximately $258.2 billion in FY2002. Of all federally supported social programs, only Medicare comes close to this level of spending, and only Social Security costs more.
Date: February 7, 2004
Creator: Herz, Elicia J.; Hearne, Jean P.; Stone-Axelrad, Julie; Tritz, Karen; Baumrucker, Evelyne P.; Scott, Christine et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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