New Reports Profile the Growing Uninsured Population and Portray the Health Care Safety Net as Increasingly Strained October 30, 2005 Event Five Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured reports released at a policy briefing profile the growing uninsured population and portray the health care safety net as increasingly strained to meet uninsured people’s needs. News Release Covering the Uninsured: Growing Need, Strained Resources Federal Spending on the Health Care Safety…
Threadbare: Holes in America’s Health Care Safety Net October 30, 2005 Report Threadbare: Holes in America’s Health Care Safety NetThis report describes the impact of coverage gaps in our safety net through the perspectives of those who provide care to the uninsured and first-hand accounts of the uninsured who are seeking care. Report (.pdf)
Are Immigrants Responsible for Most of the Growth of the Uninsured? October 30, 2005 Issue Brief This analysis examines how much immigrants are contributing to the increasing uninsured population from 1994 to 2003. Issue Brief (.pdf)Executive Summary (.pdf)
Federal Spending on the Health Care Safety Net from 2001-2004: Has Spending Kept Pace with the Growth in the Uninsured? October 30, 2005 Report Federal Spending on the Health Care Safety Net from 2001-2004: Has Spending Kept Pace with the Growth in the Uninsured?This report examines federal spending on the health care safety net and finds that it has not kept pace with the growth in the uninsured from 2001 to 2004. Report (.pdf)Executive…
Health Coverage in America, 2004 Data Update October 30, 2005 Report This chartbook provides 2004 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.Report (.pdf)
Key Facts – Alabama and the U.S. September 9, 2005 Fact Sheet A fact sheet on the demographics and health coverage of Alabama’s population. Fact Sheet (.pdf)
Key Facts – Mississippi and the U.S. September 9, 2005 Fact Sheet A fact sheet on the demographics and health coverage of Mississippi’s population. Fact Sheet (.pdf)
Medical Debt and Access to Health Care September 1, 2005 Report This study examines the privately insured who have had problems paying medical bills and compares their access to care to those who have not had medical bill problems as well as those with no health coverage at all, using a national representative survey of adults. The study finds that care-seeking…
Survey of Hurricane Katrina Evacuees August 31, 2005 Report To give voice to people whose lives have been devastated by Hurricane Katrina and the ensuing floods, The Washington Post, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and the Harvard School of Public Health conducted a unique survey of evacuees in shelters in the Houston area. The provides information on evacuees’ lives before…
Addressing the Health Care Impact of Hurricane Katrina August 31, 2005 Issue Brief This issue paper is an effort to begin an assessment of health care needs in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and to review some of the policy options available to the federal government to ensure access to health care for those affected by Katrina. The brief begins with a summary…