Medicare+Choice Withdrawals: Understanding Key Factors June 1, 2002 Report To help understand why M+C plans have exited or limited their participation in the M+C program in recent years, this report presents an empirical analysis of the factors associated with plan withdrawals between 1999 and 2001. This analysis explores factors such as M+C payment levels, local market characteristics, and individual…
Trends in U.S. Spending on HIV/AIDS June 29, 2002 Issue Brief This policy brief provides an analysis of trends in U.S. federal spending on the HIV/AIDS epidemic since FY 1981, the year in which the epidemic began. To date, the U.S. government has invested more than $100 billion in combating the epidemic. Policy Brief: Other Reports in the Spending on the…
Prospects for Retiree Health Benefits as Medicare Drug Coverage Begins November 29, 2005 Poll Finding Findings from the Kaiser/Hewitt 2005 Survey on Retiree Health BenefitsThe 2005 Kaiser/Hewitt survey of large businesses that provide retiree health benefits to their workers assesses their responses to the new Medicare drug benefit in 2006, their plans for the future, and the way these changes affect retirees. It also looks…
KHPR October 2005 (5) November 21, 2005 Report In general, do you think that spending more money on HIV/AIDS PREVENTION in the United States will lead to meaningful progress in slowing the epidemic, OR that spending more money won’t make much difference?Current 44Will lead to meaningful progress48Won’t make much difference3(VOL.) It depends5Don’t know/RefusedSurvey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.…
Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage for Residents of Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities: Special Problems and Concerns October 30, 2005 Issue Brief This issue brief describes Medicare drug benefit policy issues for residents of nursing homes and other long-term care settings, such as assisted living facilities and board and care facilities. The brief addresses differing rules for nursing home and non-nursing home settings, as well as for dual eligibles residing in long-term…
Health Coverage in America, 2004 Data Update October 30, 2005 Report This chartbook provides 2004 data on health insurance coverage, with special attention to the uninsured. It includes trends and major shifts in coverage and a profile of the uninsured population.Report (.pdf)
Key Facts – Mississippi and the U.S. September 9, 2005 Fact Sheet A fact sheet on the demographics and health coverage of Mississippi’s population. Fact Sheet (.pdf)
Resources Related to Health Coverage and Hurricane Katrina November 29, 2009 Fact Sheet Health Care and Hurricane Katrina As part of the Kaiser Family Foundation’s commitment to help respond to the devastation from Hurricane Katrina, you will find resources related to an ongoing effort to monitor and study the health coverage and needs of the victims. Check back frequently in the coming months…
KHPR October 2005 (2) November 21, 2005 Report Thinking about the way the problem of HIV/AIDS affects the United States today, do you think the problem is ABOUT THE SAME as it has been, that the U.S. today is MAKING PROGRESS in this area, or that the U.S. today is LOSING GROUND? 26About the same41U.S. making progress24U.S. losing ground9Don’t…
State Financing of the Medicare Drug Benefit: New Data on the “Clawback” October 31, 2005 Issue Brief State Financing of the Medicare Drug Benefit: New Data on the “Clawback”Beginning in 2006, states will be obligated to finance part of the new Medicare prescription drug benefit via a monthly “clawback” payment to the federal government. This issue update analyzes the latest data and provides an overview of the…