The California Single-Payer Debate, The Defeat of Proposition 186 July 30, 1995 Report A report summarizing the campaigns of proponents and opponents to the California Health Security Act (Proposition 186) of 1994. The report includes findings from research commissioned by the Kaiser Family Foundation on the potential financial and administrative impact of the Act on California, as well as an analysis of the…
Section 8: Health Benefits August 27, 2004 Report Exhibit 8.1Exhibit 8.4Exhibit 8.2Exhibit 8.5Exhibit 8.3
Section 6: Employee Contributions for Premiums August 27, 2004 Report Exhibit 6.1Exhibit 6.9Exhibit 6.2Exhibit 6.10Exhibit 6.3Exhibit 6.11Exhibit 6.4Exhibit 6.12Exhibit 6.5Exhibit 6.13Exhibit 6.6Exhibit 6.14Exhibit 6.7Exhibit 6.15Exhibit 6.8
Toplines — Kaiser Health Poll Report Selected Findings on 2006 State of the Union Address and Health Care January 31, 2006 Poll Finding Toplines — Kaiser Health Poll Report Selected Findings on 2006 State of the Union Address and Health Care These toplines provide complete results from the February 2006 poll on what the public took away from President Bush’s State of the Union address. Survey Toplines (.pdf)
Medicare+Choice Withdrawals: Understanding Key Factors June 1, 2002 Report To help understand why M+C plans have exited or limited their participation in the M+C program in recent years, this report presents an empirical analysis of the factors associated with plan withdrawals between 1999 and 2001. This analysis explores factors such as M+C payment levels, local market characteristics, and individual…
Prospects for Retiree Health Benefits as Medicare Drug Coverage Begins November 29, 2005 Poll Finding Findings from the Kaiser/Hewitt 2005 Survey on Retiree Health BenefitsThe 2005 Kaiser/Hewitt survey of large businesses that provide retiree health benefits to their workers assesses their responses to the new Medicare drug benefit in 2006, their plans for the future, and the way these changes affect retirees. It also looks…
Cost of Health Insurance: Section 1 – Page 3 October 20, 2003 Report Employer Health Benefits 2003 Annual SurveyView All Charts for This Section Monthly Premium Costs of Single and Family CoverageIn 2003, average monthly premiums for single and family coverage (including worker and employer share of premium) are $282 and $756 respectively (Exhibit 1.12). The cost of family coverage is now nearly…
Americans Value the Health Benefits of Prescription Drugs, But Say Drug makers Put Profits First, New Survey Shows – Toplines February 1, 2005 Poll Finding The most recent Kaiser Health Poll Report found that Americans believe prescription drugs are improving their lives, but most also say that the drug industry cares more about profits than people. The current report analyzes the new data as well as related polling information from earlier surveys by the Kaiser…
Current Trends and Future Outlook for Retiree Health Benefits: Findings from the Kaiser/Hewitt 2004 Survey on Retiree Health Benefits November 30, 2004 Report This survey documents the increasing costs of retiree benefits for both large private-sector employers and their retirees. It also provides an early look at the response of large employers to the Medicare prescription drug law and the subsidies it provides for maintaining retiree drug coverage. Download Full Report (.pdf) Chartpack (.pdf)
National Survey on Consumers’ Experiences With Patient Safety and Quality Information — Toplines October 31, 2004 Poll Finding National Survey on Consumers’ Experiences With Patient Safety and Quality Information — ToplinesThis document includes the complete toplines from a national survey assessing Americans’ perceptions about the quality of health care, their awareness and reported usage of information in making their health care choices, and their experiences with their health…