The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - Health Policy, Media Resources, Public Health Education & South Africa

Updated Kaiser Primer on Health Care Costs
The Foundation has released an updated primer on health care spending in the U.S. that reviews the growth in health care spending since 1970 and the impact of health care costs on families and employers. It also reviews the contributors to health care costs and some proposed approaches for addressing these rising costs.

Reports Examine Issues Surrounding Medicare, Prescription Drugs and Competition
A new report commissioned by the Foundation examines the role of competition in the lower-than-expected spending on prescription drugs under Medicare's drug benefit. A second brief examines policy changes in specific areas where competition may play a limited role in Medicare's drug spending.

Resources Analyze Medicaid Spending Growth And Explain Medicaid’s Role in State and Federal Budgets and Health Reform
The new report Enrollment-Driven Expenditure Growth: Medicaid Spending During the Economic Downturn, FFY2007-2010 finds that overall Medicaid spending growth from 2007 to 2010 was driven largely by enrollment growth from many people losing jobs and income during the recession. Five Key Questions About Medicaid and Its Role in State/Federal Budgets and Health Reform, and a related chartpack, highlight key issues such as Medicaid’s role for low-income beneficiaries, its share of the federal budget and state budgets, and the implications of the health reform law for the program.

Access the most recent Kaiser Weekly Update for a summary of new releases and upcoming events.

Kaiser Analysis: Estimated Health Insurance Rebates Under the Health Reform Law Total $1.3 Billion Dollars in 2012 Analysis Estimates Cost-Sharing for Bronze Plans Under Health Reform Briefing Tackles Implications of Supreme Court Case
Health Care Use and Chronic Conditions Among Childless Adult Medicaid Enrollees in Arizona Foundation Resources on People Dually Eligible for Medicaid and Medicare Faces of Medicaid: Online Resource Profiles Medicaid Beneficiaries
Updated Medicare Consumer Guide Now Reflects Health Reform Changes Medicare Advantage Plan Star Ratings and Bonus Payments in 2012 Comparison of Medicare Premium Support Proposals
The Falloff In Utilization: “There's Something Happening Here, What It Is Ain’t Exactly Clear", the Latest Pulling It Together, From Drew Altman 2011 Annual Employer Health Benefits Survey Health Care Spending in the U.S. and Selected OECD Countries
New Interactive Quiz on the Uninsured and the Consequences of Not Having Health Coverage Key Resources on Health Coverage and the Uninsured Brief Examines Changes in Health Insurance Coverage in the Great Recession
Health Reform in Communities of Color Kaiser's Monthly Update on Health Disparities Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program
Medicaid's Role for Women Across the Lifespan Tutorial: Reproductive Health Care Policy for Women in the U.S. Impact of Health Reform on Women’s Access to Coverage and Care

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