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

Legal Challenges To Health Reform Have Led Some States To Slow or Halt Exchange Planning Efforts
A new short paper notes that 13 states have halted exchange planning while awaiting the Supreme Court's ruling in the health reform case, increasing the likelihood that some states will default to a federally-run exchange or a federal-state partnership model.

Analysis Examines Geographic Variation in Enrollment of People Dually Eligible for Both Medicaid and Medicare
A new analysis examines the significant variation across states -- and across counties within states -- in the degree to which Medicaid enrollment includes people dually eligible for Medicaid and Medicare. A separate KaiserEDU tutorial examines the characteristics of dual eligible nationally and the services and coverage they receive.

15 Selected as 2012 Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars
The Foundation has selected 15 people as this year’s Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars. The scholars will learn first-hand about health policy and the policymaking process this summer by working in congressional offices, participating in Foundation-run seminars and site visits, and completing a health policy analysis project.

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
An Overview of Recent Section 1115 Medicaid Demonstration Waiver Activity 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
Updated Kaiser Primer on Health Care Costs 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
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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Global Health Initiative: Where Does It Stand?
Drew Altman: What We Know about Making the Case to the Public for Global Health
2012 Survey of Americans on the U.S. Role in Global Health