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This policy brief provides background on Section 1115 Medicaid waiver activity, discusses the common provisions of the approved and proposed Section 1115 waivers since 1993, and briefly summarizes the current application of Section 1115 AFDC waivers. It also examines implications of the Section 1115 waivers on the Medicaid program and…

This document compiles the findings of surveys conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation on the knowledge and attitudes about managed care, from 1996-1997.

This report is an update to the July 1995 case study on managed care in Tennessee released as part of the Kaiser/Commonwealth Low-Income Coverge and Access Project.

A three part study on the sexual content on television’s family hour, and the impact on children and their families. The family hour is the first hour of prime time programming, 8-9 p.m. in most areas of the country. The project includes: (1) content analysis looking at three decades of…

And Their Parents' ReactionsThe Kaiser Family Foundation and Children Now conducted focus groups – – focus groups conducted by Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin & Associates – – with children between the ages of 8-13 years old, in an attempt to examine to what extent children understand the sexual content they see…

This content package page includes a report providing an overview of the changes in Medicaid expenditures since 1988, including an analysis of the slowdown in Medicaid growth since 1992. Also included in the package is a press release, chart pack and fact sheet on Medicaid spending and enrollment trends. News…

The December 1996 edition of the Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard Health News Index includes questions about major health issues covered in the news, including questions about California Proposition 215, Mammograms and Teen Drug Use. The survey is based on a national random sample of 1,000 Americans conducted December 13-17, 1996 which…

Medicaid Enrollment and Spending Growth Overview In 1995, Medicaid provided health and long-term care for 34.8 million low-income, elderly, and disabled Americans at a cost of $157.3 billion, $151.8 billion for services and $5.5 billion for administration. After expanding considerably in the early 1990’s, Medicaid spending and enrollment growth have…

Where is Medicaid Spending Headed?Prepared for: The Kaiser Commission on the Future of MedicaidPrepared by: John Holahan and David Liska, The Urban InstituteDecember 1996In 1995, the United States witnessed a major debate over the future course of the Medicaid program. At the heart of this debate were the individual entitlement…

A summary and toplines from a national survey conducted for the Foundation by Market Facts, Inc. of public knowledge about STDs overall and their attitudes towards policy options to confront the spread of STDs. This survey was released at a briefing on Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Exposing the Epidemic.