A Profile of African Americans, Latinos, and Whites with Medicare: October 31, 2005 Report This chartpack highlights demographic data about African Americans, Hispanics and whites with Medicare to highlight potential implications for outreach efforts under the new Medicare drug benefit. The information is being used in a series of November 2005 briefings at the start of the first open-enrollment period for the new benefit.…
Snapshots: Health Care Spending in the United States & Selected OECD Countries April 12, 2011 Issue Brief Health spending is rising faster than incomes in most developed countries, which raises questions about how countries will pay for their future health care needs. The issue is particularly acute in the United States, which not only spends much more per capita on health care, but also has had one of…
Snapshots: Compensation for Workers with & without Access to Health Benefits at Work December 1, 2011 Issue Brief This paper compares the payroll and benefit compensation of workers that had access to employer-sponsored health benefits at work to that of workers who did not have an insurance offer. Surveys of employers indicate that smaller and lower wage firms are less likely to offer health benefits to workers, but do…
Alicia Keys in Washington, D.C., with Kaiser Family Foundation To Introduce Empowered Campaign To Reach Women in the U.S. About HIV/AIDS April 16, 2013 News Release White House Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett, U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee Discuss Impact of HIV on Women. New Kaiser Report Shows Progress in Stemming New HIV Infections among Women in U.S., though Only a Quarter have Virus Suppressed with Treatment AIDS United Announces Community Grants Program to Support Efforts in Hard…
Gary Claxton April 18, 2013 Person Gary Claxton is a Senior Vice President, the Director of the Program on the Health Care Marketplace at KFF. The Health Care Marketplace Project provides information, research, and analysis about trends in the health care market and about policy proposals that relate to health insurance reform and our changing health…
EMPOWERED: A New Campaign From Alicia Keys and Greater Than AIDS to Reach Women on HIV/AIDS April 15, 2013 Event At noon ET on Monday, April 15, the Kaiser Family Foundation hosted a webcast (archived video below) to introduce EMPOWERED, a new campaign from Grammy Award-winning artist and HIV activist Alicia Keys and the Kaiser Family Foundation to reach women about HIV/AIDS. Ms. Keys was joined by White House Senior Advisor…
A Consumer Guide to Handling Disputes with Your Employer or Private Health Plan July 30, 2005 Report Most people get their health care through some form of managed care plan – a health maintenance organization, preferred provider organization, or point-of-service option. Most of the time, people receive the care they need, but the potential exists for disagreements over the services that will be provided or paid for…
Global Health Interventions: A Review of the Evidence June 18, 2011 Interactive Global Health Interventions: A Review of Evidence (GHIR) provides policy-relevant and accessible information on the efficacy (the “what works”) of key global health interventions, including the strength of the evidence.