Health Care in the 2008 Presidential Primaries January 17, 2008 Poll Finding This analysis find that the sharply contrasting health care platforms of the leading Democratic and Republican presidential candidates reflect dramatic differences in the perspectives of their primary voters. The article analyzes a newly released Kaiser/Harvard survey of likely primary voters in 35 states (and the District of Columbia) with January…
Uninsured Moderate-Income Children: The Impact of Parent Employment on Access to Employer Coverage January 2, 2008 Issue Brief This brief focuses on moderate-income families and examines how family income and the types of jobs that parents have differs depending on whether the child is uninsured or privately insured. Uninsured children are significantly more likely to have parents who earn lower wages and have the types of jobs with…
Medicare Part D 2008 Data Spotlight: Utilization Management January 2, 2008 Issue Brief This Medicare Part D data spotlight examines three common techniques used by Medicare stand-alone prescription drug plans in 2008 to manage enrollees’ use of formulary drugs, such as quantity limits, prior authorization, and step therapy rules. This is one in a series analyzing key aspects of the 2008 Medicare Part…
Methodology Appendix to the Medicare Part D 2008 Data Spotlights January 2, 2008 Issue Brief The Kaiser Family Foundation has also posted an appendix detailing the methodology used in the Medicare Part D 2008 Data Spotlight series. The series analyzes key aspects of the 2008 Medicare Part D prescription drug plan choices. All of the spotlights in this series were prepared by a team of…
Medicare Part D 2008 Data Spotlight: Formularies January 2, 2008 Issue Brief This Medicare Part D data spotlight examines the formularies (list of covered drugs) of Medicare stand-alone prescription drug plans in 2008, changes since 2006, and differences in how plans cover brand-name and generic drugs. This is one in a series analyzing key aspects of the 2008 Medicare Part D prescription…
The Value of Extra Benefits Offered by Medicare Advantage Plans in 2006 January 2, 2008 Report The Value of Extra Benefits Offered by Medicare Advantage Plans in 2006As Medicare Advantage enrollment continues to climb, this report prepared for the Kaiser Family Foundation compares the value of extra benefits provided by private fee-for-service and other types of Medicare Advantage plans. As of January 2008, 8.8 million people…
Health Coverage for Children and Families in Medicaid and SCHIP: State Efforts Face New Hurdles January 1, 2008 Report Health Coverage for Children and Families in Medicaid and SCHIP: State Efforts Face New HurdlesThe seventh annual 50-state survey of eligibility rules, enrollment and renewal procedures, and cost-sharing practices in Medicaid and SCHIP for children and families reports that nearly two-thirds of states expanded access to Medicaid and SCHIP between…
Study Finds Television Stations Donate an Average of 17 Seconds an Hour to Public Service Advertising January 1, 2008 Event Broadcast and cable stations donated an average of 17 seconds an hour to PSAs, totaling one-half of one percent of all TV airtime, according to the study, Shouting to be Heard (2): Public Service Advertising in a Changing Television World, released by the Kaiser Family Foundation. The most frequent time…
Current Issues in Medicaid: A Mid-FY2008 Update Based on a Discussion with Leading Medicaid Directors January 1, 2008 Report Current Issues in Medicaid: A Mid-FY2008 Update Based on a Discussion with Leading Medicaid DirectorsThis report provides a brief mid-fiscal year 2008 update on current issues in Medicaid, from the perspective of state Medicaid directors who administer the program. Medicaid directors identified a number of key issues, concerns and priorities…
Do We Know If Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans Are Special? January 1, 2008 Report This report describes the history of special needs plans, how they fit into the larger Medicare Advantage marketplace, and what information could help assess whether these plans are performing differently from other Medicare Advantage plans. Special needs plans serve individuals such as those who are institutionalized, people covered under both…