Most Americans Report a Personal Connection to Those Who Have Abused Prescription Painkillers; Whites More Likely To Be Affected Than Blacks or Hispanics November 24, 2015 News Release Poll Finds 9% Say a Family Member or Close Friend Died of an Overdose; 27% Say Either They or Someone Close to Them Has Been Addicted On the ACA This Month, 45 Percent View the Law Unfavorably and 38 Percent View It Favorably With prescription painkiller abuse garnering more attention…
New Analysis Examines the $1.9 Billion Committed By the U.S. Government for the International Ebola Response To Date November 23, 2015 News Release A new Kaiser Family Foundation analysis finds government agencies so far report spending approximately $1.9 billion in funding to respond to the Ebola outbreak internationally. The majority of this spending was by USAID (49%), followed by the Department of Defense (33%), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (18%).…
New Animated Video Provides an Engaging Look at the Cost and Quality of the Nation’s Health System November 19, 2015 News Release A new animated video on the Peterson-Kaiser Health System Tracker provides an engaging “check-up” of the nation’s health system, addressing questions of whether it’s getting better or worse and how it compares to other countries. Health of the Healthcare System, produced by the Kaiser Family Foundation, draws on the most up-to-date,…
New We Are Family Campaign Brings HIV “Home” for Georgians November 19, 2015 News Release Statewide Survey Reveals Nearly Half of Georgians have a Personal Connection to HIV; More Than 1 In 4 Black Residents Have Family Member Affected By Disease ATLANTA, GA, Nov. 17, 2015 – Whether it’s the one you are born into or the one you create, family matters. For people living…
In 73 Percent of Counties, Healthcare.Gov Enrollees Could Lower Their Silver Plan Premiums by Comparison Shopping November 18, 2015 News Release A new analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation finds that in 73 percent of counties served by Healthcare.gov, people enrolled in the lowest-cost silver plan this year could save money on premiums by switching to a different silver plan in 2016. In these counties, the silver plan with the lowest…
Visualizing Health Policy: Experiences and Attitudes of Primary Care Practitioners After the ACA November 17, 2015 News Release Based on a survey of primary care clinicians in early 2015, this Visualizing Health Policy infographic examines the experiences and attitudes of primary care practitioners (PCPs) after the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) major coverage provisions took effect in January 2014. Although most report no change in their ability to provide…
Donor Government International Funding for Family Planning Increased By 9 Percent In 2014 November 12, 2015 News Release A new Kaiser Family Foundation report finds that donor governments provided US$1.4 billion in bilateral funding for family planning programs in low- and middle-income countries in 2014 – a 9 percent increase from 2013 and a 32 percent increase from 2012. The U.S. was the largest donor, providing US$637 million, nearly…
Brief Explains Why Medicare Part B Premiums Will Increase by 16 percent, not 52 percent, in 2016 for 3 in 10 Beneficiaries Due to the Recent Budget Deal November 11, 2015 News Release As a result of the recently enacted budget deal in Congress, the 2016 Medicare Part B monthly premium will be $121.80, increasing by 16 percent over the 2015 amount—far lower than the increase initially projected by the Medicare actuaries, a new brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation explains. The Part…
Health Care and the 2016 Debates November 11, 2015 News Release In his latest column for The Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank, Drew Altman discusses the lack of attention to health in the primary debates and last week’s Democratic forum in South Carolina. All previous columns by Drew Altman are available online.
GOP Views of Medicaid Expansion Differ From Conventional Wisdom November 4, 2015 News Release In his latest column for The Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank, Drew Altman examines Republican attitudes on Medicaid expansion in light of last night’s election of Republican Matt Bevin as Kentucky’s next governor. All previous columns by Drew Altman are available online.
