Pulling It Together: Critical Path To Health Reform: Conclusion March 27, 2008 Perspective Finally, it bears mentioning for organizations like Kaiser that do research and analysis and are committed to public education on complex health policy issues, that the kinds of activities that will be most useful will vary depending on what stage we are at on the “critical path.” At this early…
Pulling It Together: Critical Path To Health Reform: Stage Three March 27, 2008 Perspective If there is a debate in the new Congress in 2009 about comprehensive health reform legislation, a major question is: Will there be an appetite for a bipartisan, centrist deal? No matter who is in the White House or what the margins are in the Senate, it is very unlikely…
Pulling It Together: Critical Path To Health Reform: Stage Two March 27, 2008 Perspective Will the new president make health a top early priority and exercise real leadership on the issue? One of the big lessons of the health reform debate of the early nineties is that the Congress needs to be fully engaged in the process early on. Nevertheless, for health reform legislation…
Pulling It Together: Critical Path To Health Reform March 27, 2008 Perspective In this new section of our Web site, I pull together ideas and data from across the Foundation’s work to try to paint a bigger picture that hopefully helps to illuminate critical health policy issues. This is not a blog or a personal position statement. This second installment of the…
Pulling It Together: Critical Path To Health Reform: Stage One March 27, 2008 Perspective Will there be a big debate about health reform in the general election? If there is it will elevate the issue further, engage the public, and create momentum and a mandate for action by a new President and Congress. If, however, the debate about health is tepid or health is…
Toplines: Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: Election 2008 – March 2008 March 6, 2008 Poll Finding This document contains the detailed toplines from the Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: Election 2008 – March 2008. Toplines (.pdf)
Key Findings: Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: Election 2008 – March 2008 March 6, 2008 Poll Finding This document presents key findings from the March 2008 Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: Election 2008, which tracks changes in the saliency of health as a political and policy priority, what the public’s priorities are for a health reform plan, and whether any candidates are breaking through with the public with…
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: Election 2008 — March 2008 March 5, 2008 Poll Finding Growing economic worries have led to a sharp rise in the economy as a campaign issue, eclipsing health on voters’ priority list, as well as Iraq. With economic concerns rising, where will health fit in the ongoing presidential campaign? This March 2008 poll finds that health care plays a role…
Consumer Direction of Personal Assistance Services in Medicaid: A Review of Four State Programs March 1, 2008 Report Consumer Direction of Personal Assistance Services in Medicaid: A Review of Four State ProgramsMedicaid consumer direction of personal assistance services (CD-PAS) is a growing trend. Although overall enrollment in these programs is small, 42 states offered consumer direction in Medicaid in 2006. These programs allow Medicaid beneficiaries control over hiring,…
New Reports Examine Consumer Direction for Personal Assistance Services in Four States’ Medicaid Programs March 1, 2008 Report With a shift towards providing long-term services and supports in the community, policy interest in Medicaid consumer direction of personal assistance services (CD-PAS) has grown. Although overall enrollment in these programs is small, 42 states offered consumer direction in Medicaid in 2006. These programs allow Medicaid beneficiaries control over hiring,…