USA Today/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health National Survey of Households Affected by Cancer November 1, 2006 Poll Finding USA Today/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health National Survey of Households Affected by Cancer This USA Today/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health National Survey provides an in-depth examination of how families cope with cancer and highlights problems of health insurance and health care costs through the lens…
Summary and Chartpack: National Survey of Households Affected by Cancer November 1, 2006 Poll Finding These charts highlight data from the National Survey of Households Affected by Cancer conducted jointly by USA Today, the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health by telephone between Aug. 1 and Sept. 14, 2006. The survey provides an in-depth look at how families cope…
Toplines: National Survey of Households Affected by Cancer November 1, 2006 Poll Finding These toplines provide the complete survey questions and findings from the National Survey of Households Affected by Cancer conducted jointly by USA Today, the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health by telephone between Aug. 1 and Sept. 14, 2006. The survey provides an in-depth…
Health Coverage for Low-Income Americans: An Evidence-Based Approach to Public Policy October 30, 2006 Report Health Coverage for Low-Income Americans: An Evidence-Based Approach to Public PolicyThis report offers an evidence-based framework for developing public policy approaches to covering low-income Americans. The first part of the report is devoted to the question: What is the role for publicly sponsored health insurance? The second part turns to…
The Role of Consumer Copayments for Health Care: Lessons From the RAND Health Insurance Experiment and Beyond October 2, 2006 Report The appropriate level of cost-sharing for patients remains a key issue in designing both private and public health insurance. This report reviews the groundbreaking RAND Health Insurance Experiment from the 1970s to offer insights into current policy debates about appropriate cost-sharing levels.One of the most ambitious health policy studies in…
Changes in Employees’ Health Insurance Coverage, 2001-2005 September 30, 2006 Issue Brief This paper examines the underlying reasons behind the decline in employer coverage among employees from 2001 to 2005. The paper finds that almost half of the decline in employer-sponsored coverage was due to a loss of employer sponsorship. Another quarter of the decline was due to lost eligibility for benefits…
Health Savings Accounts and High Deductible Health Plans: Are They An Option for Low-Income Families? September 29, 2006 Issue Brief Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) are a type of medical savings account that allow consumers to save for medical expenses on a tax-fee basis. They are linked with high deductible health plans (HDHPs), and together these insurance and savings options represent a new approach to health care, commonly referred to as…
Health Care Coverage and Access for Hispanics: How Does It Differ Across America September 1, 2006 Event A new report from the Foundation’s Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured finds that as the Hispanic population grows and moves beyond urban centers, Hispanics in “new growth communities” face greater barriers to health care than those in cities considered “major Hispanic centers.” By 2003, the uninsured rate for…
Health Coverage and Access to Care for Hispanics in “New Growth Communities” and “Major Hispanic Centers” September 1, 2006 Report Health Coverage and Access to Care for Hispanics in “New Growth Communities” and “Major Hispanic Centers”A new report from the Foundation's Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured finds that as the Hispanic population grows and moves beyond urban centers, Hispanics in “new growth communities” face greater barriers to health…
Key Facts: States Most Affected by Hurricane Katrina August 30, 2006 Fact Sheet Key Facts: States Most Affected by Hurricane Katrina A side-by-side comparison of key demographics and health coverage statistics of the states most affected by Hurricane Katrina. Fact Sheet (.pdf)