Massachusetts Health Care Reform Plan – An Update June 1, 2007 Fact Sheet Massachusetts’ law to cover their uninsured population combines an individual mandate on the purchase of health insurance with government subsidies to ensure affordability. Full implementation of the plan is expected by July 1, 2007. This fact sheet summarizes the plan and its implications. Fact Sheet (.pdf)
Spotlight on Uninsured Parents: How a Lack of Coverage Affects Parents and Their Families June 1, 2007 Issue Brief Providing health coverage for the entire family can both help to increase coverage of children and assist low-income families in obtaining more affordable health care services. This brief uses data from the 2005 Kaiser Low-Income Coverage and Access Survey to examine health coverage, access and the financial impacts of health…
Chartpack: Massachusetts Health Reform Tracking Survey June 1, 2007 Poll Finding This chartpack highlights key results from the June 2007 Kaiser/Harvard/BCBSMA Foundation poll of Massachusetts residents on the new health reform law. Chartpack (.pdf)
Parents, Children & Media: A Kaiser Family Foundation Survey May 31, 2007 Poll Finding Parents say they are gaining control over their children’s exposure to sex and violence in the media, but they remain more broadly concerned about inappropriate content in the media, according to a new national survey of parents released by the Kaiser Family Foundation. The report, , is a national survey…
Parents Say They’re Gaining Control Over Their Children’s Exposure to Sex and Violence in the Media May 31, 2007 Event Parents Say They’re Gaining Control Over Their Children’s Exposure to Sex and Violence in the Media Parents say they are gaining control over their children’s exposure to sex and violence in the media, but they remain more broadly concerned about inappropriate content in the media, according to a new national…
The New Medicaid Integrity Program: Issues and Challenges in Ensuring Program Integrity in Medicaid May 31, 2007 Report This paper analyzes the Medicaid Integrity Program, a new federal effort within the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that was enacted as part of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 to ensure program integrity in Medicaid. This paper defines program integrity as ensuring that health and long-term care services…
Maternity Care and Consumer-Driven Health Plans May 31, 2007 Report Maternity Care and Consumer-Driven Health PlansThis report compares out-of-pocket costs of maternity care under 12 consumer-driven health plans (CDHP) from the group and individual markets to a traditional health insurance plan. CDHPs typically have lower premiums but higher deductible levels than traditional health plans, shifting more of the financial responsibility…
Maternity Care and Consumer Driven Health Plans May 31, 2007 Event Maternity Care and Consumer-Driven Health Plans With maternity care representing one of the most common and costly medical interventions that women experience, Kaiser and the March of Dimes co-hosted a forum to release new studies that analyze the costs of maternity care and assess coverage under consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs).…
Major House-to-House Survey Finds New Orleans Area Residents Hit Hard by Katrina and Struggling With Serious Life Challenges May 10, 2007 Poll Finding African Americans in New Orleans Face Much Heavier Burdens and Are Much More Skeptical Than Whites of Fairness of Recovery Efforts But Most Residents See Progress in Rebuilding and Are Generally Hopeful; Only a Small Number Plan to Leave A new house-to-house survey of people living in Orleans, Jefferson, Plaquemines…
The Affordable Choices Initiative: An Overview May 2, 2007 Fact Sheet The President’s Affordable Choices initiative would permit states to redirect funds paid to hospitals and other health care institutions to initiatives that would provide the uninsured with private insurance. This fact sheet provides an overview of the fiscal year 2008 budget initiative. Fact Sheet (.pdf)