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The Message from Massachusetts, The Latest "Pulling It Together, From Drew Altman"
In his latest column, the Foundation's President and CEO examines what the message from the Massachusetts special election is for the health care debate based on the results of the Foundation's recent post-election poll with The Washington Post and the Harvard School of Public Health. You can read the full column online.
Issue Briefs Examine Health Reform and a National High-Risk Pool Program
Two new issue briefs, State High-Risk Pools: An Overview and Issues for Structuring Interim High-Risk Pools discuss the structure, operation, benefits and challenges of state high-risk pool programs and review the key issues involved in implementing a temporary national high-risk pool as a part of health reform legislation. Such a program would offer health coverage to otherwise uninsurable individuals during the interim period between the enactment of legislation and the implementation of broader health care reform. Both papers are among the many resources on health reform topics available on the Foundation’s health reform gateway page.
Statehealthfacts.org Updates Data on Medicaid/CHIP Enrollment Practices, Medicaid Coverage of Family Planning Services, High Risk Pools, Medicare Advantage, State Budgets, and More
Statehealthfacts.org has added new information from the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured (KCMU) and the Center on Budget Policy and Priorities (CBPP) on waiting periods for children enrolling in Medicaid and CHIP and premium and
co-payments requirements for children under Medicaid and CHIP for 2009. Also available for 2009 is new information from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) and George Washington University School of Public Health on the coverage of family planning services and perinatal services under Medicaid for all states and the nation. New 2010 data based on KFF analysis of the share of Medicare Advantage enrollees in plans receiving four or more stars from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is also available for all states. The latest information from Georgetown University’s Health Policy Institute on high risk pool programs including total enrollment, premium subsidies, and costs for 2008 and updated eligibility, benefits, rating rules, and premiums for 2010 has been added and is available for all states. Updated state budget data from the National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO) have been added, including
total state expenditures, state expenditures per capita, the distribution of general fund expenditures, and state Medicaid spending for state fiscal year (SFY) 2008. Other updates include December 2009 unemployment figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and information on monthly food stamp enrollment from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for October 2009. New data on states with projected budget shortfalls for fiscal year (FY) 2011 have been added from CBPP and measures of state fiscal distress have been updated with the most recent unemployment and food stamp participation data.
In addition to Kaiser Family Foundation events listed above, a number of external organizations conduct activities at the Foundation's Barbara Jordan Conference Center in Washington, D.C. On Thursday, January 28, Childbirth Connection held a meeting to discuss a project that is looking to improve maternity care in the U.S.
High-Ranking House Democrat Predicts Health Bill Approval This Year, Mary Agnes Carey
Graphic: Obama On Health Reform In 2009, 2010
Obama On Health Care: What A Difference A Year Makes
Column: Lessons From Massachusetts: Campaigning Beats Governing Into Submission, Again, Austin Frakt and Steve Pizer
Innovative Alaska Health Plan Outperforms Many Others in Lower 48, Joanne Kenen
Column: The Bipartisan Trap - And How Democrats Fell Into It, Jonathan Cohn
Health On The Hill - January 25, 2010
Many Still Hope For Insurance Reform, Julie Appleby and Jenny Gold
 Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report
Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report
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