The Deficit Reduction Act's (DRA) Citizenship Documentation Requirements for Medicaid Through the Eyes of State Officials in December 2006 and January 2007

Based on interviews, summarizes how state officials expect the 2005 citizenship documentation requirement for Medicaid to affect efforts to simplify application processes and enrollment in Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Programs

Covering Kids & Families Evaluation: Lasting Legacies of Covering Kids & Families

Outlines results of a survey of Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program officials in forty-six states on the impact of RWJF's initiative to increase outreach and enrollment, including grantees' strategies, effectiveness, and sustainability

Covering Kids & Families Evaluation: Areas of CKF Influence on Medicaid and SCHIP Programs

Examines how RWJF's initiative to raise enrollment in children's public health insurance programs by expanding outreach, simplifying procedures, and improving coordination changed state policies and procedures; in which areas; and how permanently

Covering Kids & Families Evaluation: Sustaining the Effects of Covering Kids & Families on Policy Change

Presents results of a follow-up survey of Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program officials to assess the policy and procedural changes shaped by Covering Kids & Families, RWJF's initiative to expand enrollment in these programs

Covering Kids & Families Evaluation Case Study of Michigan: Exploring Medicaid and SCHIP Enrollment Trends and Their Links to Policy and Practice

Evaluates the impact in Michigan of the RWJF project to increase enrollment in Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Programs. Outlines state policy changes and local- and state-level findings on the links between activities and enrollment trend

Impact of the DRA Citizenship and Identity Documentation Requirement on Medi-Cal: Findings From Site Visits to Six Counties

Evaluates how the 2006 requirement for Medicaid beneficiaries to present proof of citizenship affected the workloads of California counties and enrollees' and applicants' access to Medi-Cal. Examines stakeholders' views of the requirement

The Matchless Six : Highlighting Canadian Women Track Athletes at the 1928 Olympic Games

This film is the story of the Canadian women's Olympic track and field team in 1928, comprised of Bobbie Rosenfeld, Myrtle Cook, Ethel Smith, Jane Bell, Ethel Catherwood and Jean Thompson. They were called 'the Matchless Six' after successfully competing in the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, the first Games that allowed women to compete in track and field events. The Canadian Matchless Six successfully earned 2 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze medal, propelling Canada to finish 4th place overall in the medal standings, its best showing to that point. This film is an engaging portrayal of women's participation in elite-level sporting competition in events for which women's participation was not uniformly accepted

Medicaid in a Crunch: A Mid-FY 2009 Update on State Medicaid Issues in a Recession

Based on a November 2008 survey of Medicaid directors, examines the impact of the economic downturn on state Medicaid programs midway through fiscal year 2009, including possible cutbacks; the outlook for 2010; and priorities for federal action