Extending Health Insurance Through Tax Credits October 1, 1999 Report Part of the Kaiser Incremental Health Reform Project, this paper describes a generous tax credit approach to the expansion of health insurance coverage. The design features of refundable, publicly-financed tax credits for the purchase of health insurance are described for a range of sample plans.Issue Paper
An Assessment of Strategies for Expanding Health Insurance Coverage October 1, 1999 Report This paper provides a conceptual analysis of alternative mechanisms (tax credits, public programs, and direct subsidies) for expanding health insurance coverage. The paper, which is part of the Kaiser Incremental Health Reform Project, discusses the likely impacts alternative approaches on a variety of outcomes including efficiency in increasing coverage and…
Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard University School of Public Health: Update on Americans’ Views on the Consumer Protections Debate March 30, 1999 Poll Finding Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard University School of Public Health: Update on Americans’ Views on the Consumer Protections Debate The Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard University School of Public Health Update on American’s Views on Consumer Protections in Managed Care is based on findings from the April 1999 Kaiser/Harvard Health News Index. The survey…
American Indian Families and Tribes: Key Issues in Welfare Reform Reauthorization April 1, 2002 Fact Sheet Fact Sheet
Solvency or Affordability? Ways to Measure Medicare’s Financial Health March 1, 2002 Report Solvency or Affordability? Ways to Measure Medicare's Financial HealthThis report examines different ways of measuring Medicare s financial health and considers their implications for the future of the program and the people it serves. Using an alternative measure of Medicare's long-term affordability that focuses on workers' capacity to absorb additional…
Changes in Insurance Coverage: 1994-2000 and Beyond August 30, 2002 Report This background report explores the insurance trends for the latter half of the 1990s and examines why the number of uninsured nonelderly Americans fell in 2000 for the second straight year.Some of the key findings include:– Between 1999 and 2000, the number of uninsured declined by 570,000; uninsured children actually…
Transitional Medical Assistance and Welfare Reauthorization April 1, 2002 Event Cindy Mann, senior fellow of the Commission, testified to the House Subcommittee on Health of the Energy and Commerce Committee on the role of Transitional Medical Assistance in providing health coverage to parents who obtain low-wage jobs that disqualify them for Medicaid. Please note: the video is no longer available.…
Health Insurance Coverage in America: 2000 Data Update February 28, 2002 Report Health Insurance Coverage in America: 2000 Data UpdateThis chart book provides year 2000 data on health insurance coverage, with special attention to the uninsured. It includes trends and major shifts in coverage and a profile of the uninsured population. Chartbook The Uninsured and Their Access to Health Care Link to…
NPR/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard Kennedy School of Government Survey on Health Care – Summary of Findings May 30, 2002 Poll Finding New NPR/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard Kennedy School of Government Survey on Health Care A new survey by NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and Harvard s Kennedy School of Government finds that many Americans have real problems when it comes to accessing and paying for health care, and even if they haven’t…
National Survey on Medicare: The Next Big Health Policy Debate? October 1, 1998 Report A survey of Americans on their knowledge and opinions about the proposed options for Medicare reform finds that most Americans know Medicare faces problems, but are not ready to make hard choices and are not well informed on the options, including Medicare+Choice. The Kaiser/Harvard National Survey on Medicare is a…