The Impact of Manged Care Legislation: An Analysis of Five Legislative Proposals from California – Report October 30, 1997 Report The Impact of Managed Care Legislation: An Analysis of Five Legislative Proposals from California Health Policy Economics Group Price Waterhouse LLP November, 1997 Executive Summary Managed care has grown tremendously in recent years. From 1988 to 1997, at firms with 200 or more employees, the proportion of employees enrolled in…
Is There a Common Ground? Affiliations Between Catholic and Non-Catholic Health Care Providers and the Availability of Reproductive Health Services October 30, 1997 Report This report examines affiliations between Catholic and non-Catholic health care providers and their impact on the availability of reproductive health services in communities.
Expanding Private Options in Medicare: Implications for Beneficiaries, Health Plans and the Program October 30, 1997 Report Report:
A Consumers Guide to Understanding Managed Care October 30, 1997 Report A booklet to help health care consumers understand managed care. A Consumer’s Guide: Understanding Managed Care
Kaiser/Harvard Health News Index, September/October 1997 September 29, 1997 Poll Finding The September/October 1997 edition of the Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard Health News Index includes questions about major health stories covered by news media, including questions about AIDS, Condoms in Schools and Tobacco Companies. The survey was based on a national random sample of 1,007 Americans conducted October 17-21, 1997 which measures…
Comparison of the Medicaid Provisions in the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (P.L. 105-33) with Prior Law September 29, 1997 Report Report: A Comparison of the Medicaid Provisions in the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (P.L. 105-33) w-Prior Law
Small Employers and Health Insurance and State Reforms of Small Group Health Insurance – Fact Sheet September 1, 1997 Fact Sheet State Reforms of Small Group Health InsuranceBetween 1989 and 1995, 45 states enacted laws to make health insurance more accessible and attractive to small businesses. The small group market was targeted for reform because about half of all uninsured workers are either self-employed or working in firms with fewer than…
Estimated Cost of a Child Health Program in California – Report August 31, 1997 Report Estimated Cost of a Child Health Program in California Prepared by Gordon R. Trapnell, F.S.A., Actuarial Research Corporation For the Kaiser Family Foundation September 10, 1997SummaryThe Balanced Budget Act of 1997 created a new federal/state program to cover uninsured children. The new federal legislation provides states with a substantial amount…
Estimated Cost of a Child Health Program in California August 31, 1997 Report To provide an independent source of information about the cost of covering uninsured children in California, the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation commissioned an analysis by the Actuarial ResearchCorporation (ARC), which provides actuarial assistanceto a variety of public and private clients. ARC's analysis suggests that expanding California's Medicaid program (which…
Talking about STDs with Health Professionals: Women’s Experiences – Report August 31, 1997 Report Talking About STDs with Health Professionals Women's Experiences More than 12 million new cases of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) other than HIV/AIDS, including three million among teenagers alone, occur every year. At current rates, at least one person in four will contract an STD at some point in his or…
