Managed Care and Low-Income Populations: A Case Study Of Managed Care In Florida December 30, 1996 Report This study is part of a larger initiative, the Kaiser/Commonwealth Low-Income Coverage and Access project funded by both the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and The Commonwealth Fund, to gauge the impact of health restructuring on access and health insurance coverage for low-income populations in seven states through surveys, focus…
Post-Election Survey of Voters’ 1997 Health Care Agenda December 30, 1996 Poll Finding Post-Election Survey of Voters’ 1997 Health Care Agenda A nationally representative sample of 1000 voters, conducted immediately after the 1996 election, examines voters’ priorities for the new Congress. Balancing the budget, cutting taxes and spending on public education top the list of voters priorities. The survey also looks at public…
Managed Care and Low-Income Populations: A Case Study of Managed Care in Oregon December 30, 1996 Report 1996 UpdateThis report is an update to the July 1995 case study on managed care in Oregon released as part of the Kaiser/Commonwealth Low-Income Coverage and Access Project.Report:
Restructuring Medicaid: Key Elements and Issues in Section 1115 Demonstration Waivers December 30, 1996 Issue Brief This policy brief provides background on Section 1115 Medicaid waiver activity, discusses the common provisions of the approved and proposed Section 1115 waivers since 1993, and briefly summarizes the current application of Section 1115 AFDC waivers. It also examines implications of the Section 1115 waivers on the Medicaid program and…
A Compilation of Findings from Kaiser Family Foundation Surveys about Managed Care December 30, 1996 Poll Finding This document compiles the findings of surveys conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation on the knowledge and attitudes about managed care, from 1996-1997.
Managed Care and Low-Income Populations: A Case Study of Managed Care in Tennessee December 30, 1996 Report This report is an update to the July 1995 case study on managed care in Tennessee released as part of the Kaiser/Commonwealth Low-Income Coverge and Access Project.
Sex, Kids and the Family Hour: A Three Part Study of Sexual Content on Television November 30, 1996 Report A three part study on the sexual content on television’s family hour, and the impact on children and their families. The family hour is the first hour of prime time programming, 8-9 p.m. in most areas of the country. The project includes: (1) content analysis looking at three decades of…
The Family Hour Focus Groups: Children’s Responses to Sexual Content on TV November 30, 1996 Report And Their Parents' ReactionsThe Kaiser Family Foundation and Children Now conducted focus groups – – focus groups conducted by Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin & Associates – – with children between the ages of 8-13 years old, in an attempt to examine to what extent children understand the sexual content they see…
Where is Medicaid Spending Headed? November 29, 1996 Fact Sheet This content package page includes a report providing an overview of the changes in Medicaid expenditures since 1988, including an analysis of the slowdown in Medicaid growth since 1992. Also included in the package is a press release, chart pack and fact sheet on Medicaid spending and enrollment trends. News…
Kaiser/Harvard Health News Index, December 1996 November 29, 1996 Poll Finding The December 1996 edition of the Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard Health News Index includes questions about major health issues covered in the news, including questions about California Proposition 215, Mammograms and Teen Drug Use. The survey is based on a national random sample of 1,000 Americans conducted December 13-17, 1996 which…
