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

When Premiums Go Up 39%, The Latest "Pulling It Together, From Drew Altman"
In his latest column, the Kaiser Family Foundation's President and CEO draws on a recent Foundation analysis to examine what happens to people in the individual insurance market when insurance companies propose large premium increases, and explains why these experiences are important to consider as part of the current health reform debate.

New Poll Finds Americans Remain Split on Stalled Health Care Legislation, but Some Provisions Popular Among Majorities of Democrats, Independents and Republicans
The February Kaiser Tracking Poll finds the public still split on health care reform legislation. However, the poll also finds that at least six of every ten Republicans, Democrats and independents back at least some of the key provisions in the reform bills that have passed the House and Senate. Most Americans attribute delays in passing the legislation to political gamesmanship rather than policy disagreements.

Health Reform Comparison Tools Now Reflect New Administration Proposal
The Foundation has updated its interactive side-by-side health reform comparison tool to reflect provisions included in President Obama’s health reform proposal, unveiled Monday in advance of Thursday’s reform summit with congressional leaders. The online tool allows users to quickly compare the new proposal with the House and Senate bills approved separately in each chamber last year. The Foundation also has updated its interactive calculator to reflect the subsidies proposed in the President’s reform proposal.

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

Assessing CBO Analyses of Health Reform Bills Health Reform Subsidy Calculator Side-by-Side Comparison of Health Reform Proposals
CHIP TIPS: Children's Oral Health Benefits Expanding Medicaid: Coverage for Low-Income Adults Under Health Reform 50-State Survey of Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment and Eligiblity Policies
Summary of Key Medicare Provisions in House and Senate Reform Bill What’s in the Stars? Quality Ratings of Medicare Advantage Plans, 2010 Medicare Part D 2010 Data Spotlights
2009 Annual Employer Health Benefits Survey Comparison of Expenditures in Nongroup and Employer-Sponsored Insurance: 2004–2007 Health Care Costs: A Primer
Uninsured Young Adults: Who They Are and How They Might Fare Under Health Reform The COBRA Subsidy and Health Insurance for the Unemployed The Uninsured: A Primer
Kaiser's Monthly Update on Health Disparities Webcast: What Might Health Reform Mean for Women of Color? The Role of Health Coverage for Communities of Color
HPV Vaccines and Cancer Issue Module Medicaid Coverage of Family Planning Services Health Reform: Implications for Women's Access to Coverage and Care

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