Medicaid and Block Grant Financing Compared January 31, 2004 Issue Brief – Issue Brief State and federal budget pressures, rising health care costs, and new waiver initiatives have promoted debate over restructuring Medicaid at the federal and state level. Questions about how Medicaid is financed are central to this debate. This paper compares the current Medicaid financing system to a…
Sex Education in America: Principals Survey – Toplines January 1, 2004 Poll Finding A new project by National Public Radio, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and Harvard University’s Kennedy School examines Americans’ views on sex education in the nations public schools. The project reviews whether Americans think sex education should be taught in school, what kind of sex education should be taught, and surveys…
State Fiscal Conditions and Medicaid – UPDATE November 29, 2004 Fact Sheet State Fiscal Conditions and MedicaidThis fact sheet updates the current fiscal situation facing states, the impact the recent downturn in the economy had on Medicaid growth, and the cost containment actions being taken by states to curb Medicaid spending.Fact Sheet (.pdf)
Survey of Asians in the Bay Area November 30, 2004 Report Survey of Asians In the Bay Area This survey explores the attitudes and experiences of the Asian community in the Bay Area, which has the largest Asian population in the country. The Kaiser Family Foundation and San Jose Mercury News collaborated on the survey.The Bay Area is home to the…
The AIDS Litigation Project III: A Look at HIV/AIDS in the Courts of the 1990’s – Main Page July 1, 1996 Report THE AIDS LITIGATION PROJECT III: A Look at HIV/AIDS in the Courts of the 1990sSupported by a grant from the Kaiser Family FoundationFOREWORDACKNOWLEDGMENTSMETHODOLOGYEXECUTIVE SUMMARYAIDS EducationProtection of the Blood SupplyPublic Health Powers and Epidemiological SurveillanceState Restrictions on Persons: Criminal LawPrivate Tort ActionsDuty to Protect WorkersAdministration of JusticeFamily LawPrivacy and ConfidentialityDiscriminationThe Rights…
Public Attitudes Toward Welfare and Reform: A Focus Group Report October 30, 1995 Poll Finding Public Attitudes Toward Welfare and Reform: A Focus Group ReportThis focus group report provides further insight on some of the findings from a nationwide survey on welfare released by the Kaiser Family Foundation in March 1995 (#1045). This survey suggests that citizens are more concerned with the moral underpinnings of…
The Use of Mainstream Media to Encourage Social Responsibility: The International Experience – Report August 30, 1995 Report The Use of Mainstream Media to Encourage Social Responsibility:The International ExperienceExecutive SummaryThe Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation commissioned the Advocates for Youth Media Project to carry out a study titled The Use of Mainstream Media to Encourage Social Responsibility: The International Experience. The study examines the outcomes of programs using…
Primer on the Federal Budget, July 1997 June 29, 1997 Report This report provides information on key budgetary facts and trends and highlights federal spending in health care programs. It includes an overview of federal revenues and spending in fiscal year 1995, an overview of the budget “window” from fiscal year1996 through fiscal year 2002, and the historical context for the…
National Survey of Public Opinion on Welfare: Views of Americans With or Without Welfare Experience February 27, 1995 Poll Finding National Survey of Public Opinion on Welfare: Views of Americans With or Without Welfare ExperienceA report from the Kaiser-Harvard program on the Public and Health/Social Policy on differences in opinions of Americans with welfare experience compared with those without such experience on the welfare system and welfare reform. This report…
Implementing and Administering Health Care Reform: Issues and Options for State Executives August 30, 1994 Report An examination of the major decisions states face in designing health reforms, as well as their capacity to implement them. The analysis identified a core set of five functions that need to be addressed by states under either national or state initiated health care reforms: 1) getting started; 2) establishing…