Update on Individual Health Insurance July 30, 2004 Report This report provides information about the individual health insurance market using data from the largest vendor of this type of insurance, eHealthInsurance. The report includes who is buying individual insurance, what they are actually paying for the insurance, and buying patterns. It is the first in an up-coming series of…
Retiree Health Benefits Now and In the Future – Chartpack December 31, 2003 Report This chartpack (charts used at the briefing releasing this survey), from the survey conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation and Hewitt Associates between June and September 2003, provides detailed information on retiree health programs offered by large private-sector employers. The data in this survey reflect the responses of 408 large…
SCHIP Program Enrollment: June 2003 Update November 30, 2003 Report This SCHIP enrollment report finds that overall enrollment growth is slowing and enrollment declined in 13 states. It also found that some states are capping enrollment and a handful of sates are reducing eligibility and benefits under SCHIP.Report (.pdf)
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…
Resources on Immigrants and Health Care Coverage November 30, 2011 Report The Foundation’s Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured has collected some resources on the health coverage of America’s immigrants. Overview of Health Coverage for Individuals with Limited English Proficiency Key Facts on Health Coverage for Low-Income Immigrants Today and Under Health Reform Connecting Eligible Immigrant Families to Health Coverage…
Pulling it Together: About Kaiser Health News May 1, 2009 Perspective There is lots of apocalyptic talk these days about the collapse of the newspaper industry and the challenges facing news organizations. There is even talk of the unimaginable, my hometown paper The Boston Globe shutting down. Surely they know that Red Sox Nation cannot exist without the Globe Sports pages.…
Spotlight on Low-Income Uninsured Young Adults: Causes and Consequences August 31, 2008 Issue Brief Spotlight on Low-Income Uninsured Young Adults: Causes and ConsequencesThis brief is the latest in a series using data from the 2005 Kaiser Low-Income Coverage and Access Survey to examine health coverage, access, and financial burdens associated with health care for young adults ages 19 to 29 in low-income families. The…
The 2005 Kaiser Low-Income Coverage and Access Survey: Survey Methods and Baseline Tables August 31, 2008 Issue Brief The 2005 Kaiser Low-Income Coverage and Access Survey: Survey Methods and Baseline TablesThis document details the methods used to develop the 2005 Kaiser Low-Income Coverage and Access Survey dataset and presents baseline tables on population demographics, overall and by health coverage. The Kaiser Family Foundation conducted this national survey to…
Healthy Indiana Plan: Key Facts and Issues June 1, 2008 Issue Brief This issue brief provides an overview of Indiana's new Medicaid waiver program, the Healthy Indiana Plan, which is the first that allows a state to use Medicaid funds to provide a benefit package modeled after a high-deductible plan and health savings account to previously uninsured adults. This piece examines key…
NPR/Kaiser/Harvard Survey: The Public on Requiring Individuals to Have Health Insurance – Summary and Chartpack February 1, 2008 Poll Finding This summary and chartpack provides an overview of the results from a February 2008 survey conducted jointly by NPR and public opinion researchers at the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health that examines how the public views different approaches for expanding health coverage, including provisions that…