A Guide for Parents for Talking with Kids about Tough Issues February 27, 1999 Report This parent guide offers practical, concrete tips and techniques for talking easily and openly with young children ages 8 to 12 about tough issues:sex, HIV/AIDS, violence, drugs and alcohol. Talk With Your Kids…before everyone else does.
Kaiser/Harvard Health News Index January/February 1999 January 30, 1999 Poll Finding Health News Index January/February, 1999 The January/February 1999 edition of the Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard Health News Index includes questions about major health stories covered in the news, including questions about the President Clinton’s State of the Union Address with special emphasis on his points on Health Care for Seniors and…
Medicare Restructuring: The FEHBP Model A Summary – Report January 30, 1999 Report Medicare Restructuring: The FEHBP ModelExecutive SummaryAs policymakers consider measures to assure the long-range solvency of Medicare, one option that has received increasing attention is a “premium support” system. Under such a system beneficiaries would choose between the original Medicare fee-for-service program and a variety of competing health plans. They would…
Sex on TV: A Biennial Report to the Kaiser Family Foundation January 30, 1999 Report Sex on TV: A Biennial Report to the Kaiser Family FoundationThis study examines both the amount and the nature of television's sexual messages, paying special attention to references to such issues as contraception, safer sex, and waiting to have sex. The study looked at 1351 programs across ten different channels,…
KFF- What Teens Know and Don’t (But Should) About Sexually Transmitted Diseases January 30, 1999 Report A random-sample national survey of 400 teens, ages 15 to 17 years old about their awareness of and attitudes toward sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) – focusing primarily on STDs other than HIV/AIDS. The survey was conducted by telephone by Princeton Survey Research Associates for the Kaiser Family Foundation, MTV: Music…
Medicare Restructuring: The FEHBP Model – Report January 30, 1999 Report Medicare Restructuring: The FEHBP ModelExecutive SummaryAs policymakers consider measures to assure the long-range solvency of Medicare, one option that has received increasing attention is a “premium support” system. Under such a system beneficiaries would choose between the original Medicare fee-for-service program and a variety of competing health plans. They would…
Medicare Restructuring: The FEHBP Model January 30, 1999 Report This report provides a comprehensive description of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) and compares the FEHBP and Medicare programs as they are currently structured. It reviews evidence on the performance of FEHBP and examines the implications of restructuring Medicare to conform to a FEHBP-based plan. Overall, the report…
Sex on TV: A Biennial Report to the Kaiser Family Foundation – Report January 30, 1999 Report Sex on TV: Content and Context:A Biennial Report to the Kaiser Family Foundation Report available in PDF format Report (in PDF Format) Executive Summary (in PDF Format) Chart Pack (in PDF Format)Sex on TV: Content and Context:A Biennial Report to the Kaiser Family Foundation
Sex on TV: A Biennial Report to the Kaiser Family Foundation January 30, 1999 Report Sex on TV: A Biennial Report to the Kaiser Family FoundationThis study examines both the amount and the nature of television's sexual messages, paying special attention to references to such issues as contraception, safer sex, and waiting to have sex. The study looked at 1351 programs across ten different channels,…
