Coverage and Access of Adults 18-64 in the District of Columbia: Key Facts April 30, 2004 Fact Sheet This fact sheet summarizes the findings of the DC Health Access Survey, released in the Fall of 2003. It includes information on topics including: the demographics of the uninsured adults in the District of Columbia, findings about where and to what extent uninsured adults in the District of Columbia get…
California Chartbook 2004 April 9, 2004 Report Description of the California Chartbook 2004. The studydkh esr g0res gjesg hrjth rt ;ith r ihist hjeisoj higj. Sejrh gsejrhgs eurghs ehrg. The studydkh esr g0res gjesg hrjth rt ;ith r ihist hjeisoj higj. Sejrh gsejrhgs eurghs ehrg. The studydkh esr g0res gjesg hrjth rt ;ith r ihist hjeisoj higj.…
Medicaid and State-Funded Coverage for Adults: Estimates of Eligibility and Enrollment April 2, 2004 Report Medicaid and State-Funded Coverage for Adults: Estimates of Eligibility and EnrollmentLack of health insurance coverage for low-income adults remains a pressing policy challenge. In 2002, low-income adults who were uninsured accounted for nearly half of the uninsured population. This report provides an overview of nonelderly adult eligibility for and enrollment…
Challenges and Tradeoffs in Low-Income Family Budgets: Implications for Health Coverage April 1, 2004 Report Challenges and Tradeoffs in Low-Income Family Budgets: Implications for Health Coverage – ReportThis report explores the experiences of families trying to make ends meet on limited budgets. By discussing these families’ work, spending patterns, financial challenges, priorities and tradeoffs and health care and coverage, this report intends to provide a…
The Medicare Prescription Drug Discount Card Program: Implications for Low-income Medicare Beneficiaries April 1, 2004 Issue Brief – Issue PaperThis Issue Paper describes the discount card and low-income assistance programs and discusses their implications for low-income Medicare beneficiaries and state Medicaid programs.Issue Paper (.pdf)
Current Issues in Medicaid Financing – An Overview of IGTs, UPLs, and DSH March 31, 2004 Issue Brief Medicaid is financed jointly by the federal government and states. This shared financing has produced tension at times over the appropriate share of the cost of the program. This report explains briefly the mechanisms used by states in recent years to finance their share of Medicaid expenditures. Issue Brief (.pdf)
Selected Findings on Knowledge and Understanding of the New Medicare Rx Drug Program — March/April 2004 Kaiser Health Poll Report Survey March 31, 2004 Poll Finding Selected findings from the March/April 2004 Kaiser Family Foundation Health Poll Report survey underscores the need to educate seniors about the new Medicare prescription drug program – both the transitional discount card program that will be go into effect on June 1, 2004 and the full Medicare benefit that begins…
Financing the Medicaid Program: The Impact of Federal Fiscal Relief, April 2004 Fact Sheet March 31, 2004 Fact Sheet Financing the Medicaid Program: The Impact of Federal Fiscal Relief, April 2004This fact sheet summarizes why federal fiscal relief to states was granted in 2003, including additional money for Medicaid; the impact of the relief in easing state budgetary pressure; and what may occur in the states after the fiscal…
Entertainment Education and Health in the United States March 31, 2004 Issue Brief – Issue BriefThe report discusses the history of “entertainment education” – the use of entertainment media as a means of educating viewers about important health and social issues – and provides the leading examples of entertainment education from American television. The report also summarizes the results of research evaluating the…
March/April 2004 Kaiser Health Poll Report Survey – Selected Findings on the Knowledge and Understanding of the New Medicare Rx Drug Program (Chartpack) March 31, 2004 Poll Finding A chartpack of selected findings of the March/April 2004 Kaiser Family Foundation Health Poll Report survey that underscores the need to educate seniors about the new Medicare prescription drug program.Survey Chartpack (.pdf)