Medicaid Enrollment and Spending: A View from Two States June 29, 2001 Fact Sheet A fact sheet summarizing Medicaid spending and enrollment trends in Georgia and Rhode Island drawn from a briefing in February 2001.Fact Sheet
Covering the Low-Income Uninsured: Assessing the Alternatives June 29, 2001 Report This issue brief describes and analyzes expansions of Medicaid and SCHIP, tax credits for individually-purchased insurance, and tax credits for employment-based health insurance as options to expand health coverage of the low-income population.Issue Paper
How Accessible is Individual Health Insurance for Consumers in Less-Than-Perfect Health? June 1, 2001 Report How Accessible is Individual Health Insurance for Consumers in Less-Than-Perfect Health?This report documents the findings of a study examining access to health insurance coverage in the individual market for people with health problems. Seven hypothetical consumers with varying health conditions were defined and insurers and HMOs in eight different markets…
Federal Budget Chartbook 2001 June 1, 2001 Report A new chart book examines Fiscal Year 2002 budget proposals by President Bush and Congress, focusing on their impact on health programs. It provides both an examination of how health care programs fit into the overall U.S. budget and a review of past budget trends and future projections for government…
How Accessible is Individual Health Insurance for Consumers in Less-Than Perfect Health? June 1, 2001 Report This report documents the findings of a study examining access to health insurance coverage in the individual market for people with health problems. Seven hypothetical consumers with varying health conditions were defined and insurers and HMOs in eight different markets around the country were asked to consider them as though…
Global Spending on HIV/AIDS – 2001 June 1, 2001 Report Tracking Public and Private Investments in AIDS Prevention, Care, and Research Report (pdf.)Fact Sheet (pdf.)
How Accessible is Individual Health Insurance for Consumer in Less-Than-Perfect Health? June 1, 2001 Report This report documents the findings of a study examining access to health insurance coverage in the individual market for people with health problems. Seven hypothetical consumers with varying health conditions were defined and insurers and HMOs in eight different markets around the country were asked to consider them as though…
National Surveys of the Role of Polls in Policymaking June 1, 2001 Poll Finding Three companion surveys by the Kaiser Family Foundation, conducted in collaboration with Public Perspective magazine, give new insight into how the public, policy leaders and media professionals view public opinion polls. The surveys show that while policy leaders and journalists see polls as an effective tool for giving the public…
Health News Index – May/June 2001 May 31, 2001 Poll Finding Health News Index May/June, 2001 The May/June 2001 edition of the Health News Index includes questions about major health stories covered in the news, including the Supreme Court ruling regarding the distribution of medical marijuana and the debate in Congress over a Patients Bill of Rights. This edition also includes…
Condom Ads on TV: Unwrapping the Controversy May 31, 2001 Poll Finding Ever seen a condom advertised on TV? Up until a few years ago, the answer was almost always “no.” But condoms and other topics once considered “taboo” are beginning to make an appearance on the small screen. A number of leading broadcast networks, as well as cable channels have in…
