PPO Operations and Markets January 31, 2000 Report , prepared by InterStudy Publications with the support of the Kaiser Family Foundation provides information about Preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs), including the key differences between PPOs and other health plan types. The report is based on in-person interviews with 25 executives PPOs and written survey responses from 19 of their…
A Risky Proposition? Risk-Bearing and Solvency in California’s Medical Groups — Policy Brief January 31, 2000 Issue Brief A Risky Proposition? Risk-Bearing and Solvency in California's Medical Groups — Policy Brief A Risky Proposition? Risk-Bearing and Solvency in California's Medical Groups is an 8-page policy brief to provide information about medical groups in California, including a discussion on risk-bearing, solvency, and proposed regulatory approaches. The brief includes a…
Medicaid Managed Care’s Impact On Safety-Net Clinics In California January 31, 2000 Fact Sheet Medicaid Managed Care’s Impact On Safety-Net Clinics In California Medicaid Managed Care’s Impact On Safety-Net Clinics In California was published in the January/February 2000 issue of the journal Health Affairs. The report provides an overview of Medi-Cal Managed Care in California, and its effects on community health clinics, and related…
The Public’s Health Care Agenda for the New President and Congress January 15, 2000 Poll Finding The Public’s Health Care Agenda for the New President and Congress This survey captures the public’s attitudes regarding the health care agenda for President Obama and the new Congress in 2009. It assesses the relative priority placed on health care by the American public as part of addressing the…
Assessing Tax Subsidies to Cover the Uninsured–Fact Sheet December 31, 1999 Fact Sheet This Fact Sheet provides and overview of the current tax subsidies for health insurance, generic subsidy approaches and specific proposals, the effects of tax subsidies, and implementation.Fact Sheet
Health News Index – March/April 2000 December 31, 1999 Poll Finding Health News Index March/April, 2000 The March/April 2000 edition of the Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health, Health News Index includes questions about major health stories covered in the news, including questions about the Supreme Court’s ruling on the the Food and Drug Administration’s authority to regulate the marketing…
Education and Health Care Lead Issues on Voters’ Minds for 2000 Election December 31, 1999 Report The Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health National Survey on Health Care and the 2000 Elections is a survey of Americans’ views on health related issues in the upcoming 2000 elections. Among leading findings, voters cited education and health as top issues on their minds for the upcoming 2000…
Medicaid and Children: Overcoming Barriers to Enrollment December 31, 1999 Report Findings from a National SurveyThis national telephone survey of low-income parents represents a major effort to better understand the barriers to Medicaid enrollment and to test the usefulness of ideas to facilitate enrollment in a quantitative way. Examining both parents of uninsured children who appear eligible for Medicaid and parents…
Health News Index – November/December 1999 December 31, 1999 Poll Finding Health News Index November/December, 1999 The November/December 1999 edition of the Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard Health News Index includes questions about major health stories covered in the news, including questions about Medical Errors and UnitedHealth Group’s Policy Change. The survey is based on a national random sample of 1,515 Americans conducted…
Express Lane Eligibility: How to Enroll Large Groups of Eligible Children in Medicaid and CHIP December 30, 1999 Report This issue paper explores the potential for increasing enrollment in children’s health insurance programs through “Express Lane Eligibility.” Express Lane Eligibility is the accelerated enrollment of low-income uninsured children already participating in other income-comparable publicly funded programs, such as WIC or school lunch, into Medicaid or CHIP. The paper reviews…
