The Alliance for Health Reform, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and several co-sponsors present the second event in a three-part series of discussions on costs, the factors driving them up, and what (if anything) can be done about them.
This new tutorial focuses on the 9 million dual eligibles -- low income seniors and people with disabilities who receive coverage through both Medicare and Medicaid. This tutorial provides a closer look at the characteristics of dual eligibles, the types of services and coverage they receive from each program, and how program spending for this population is allocated.
About 9 million people in the United States are covered by both Medicare and Medicaid, including low-income seniors and younger people with disabilities. These resources examine the dual eligible population, their health care needs and spending, and ongoing efforts to coordinate care across the two programs.
This Kaiser Family Foundation briefing explores global child survival efforts, including where progress is being made, financial challenges and constraints, and opportunities for further engagement by the U.S. and others.
The Alliance for Health Reform, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Association of Health Care Journalists sponsored this live webinar on March 27, 2012, to take a look at what's happening in the states with implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
This tutorial provides a look at the uninsured and why they lack coverage, and addresses trends in coverage, the correlation to economic and employment conditions, and the impact of coverage on access to care. How the Affordable Care Act is expected to reduce the number of uninsured is also addressed.
The March 2012 briefing featured experts analyzing the policy and political implications of the pending U.S. Supreme Court case on the Affordable Care Act.
This February 21, 2012 webcast features an expert panel discussing the President's FY 2013 budget proposal and potential implications for global health. It is part of the Foundation's "U.S. Global Health Policy: In Focus" series.
This Kaiser Family Foundation event features clips from an upcoming PBS documentary with former Washington Post correspondent T.R. Reid – U.S. Health Care: The Good News – followed by a panel discussion examining the issues raised in the documentary and the challenges, constraints and potential solutions for achieving affordable, effective health care in the U.S.
Report and other materials from the Jan. 18, 2012 public briefing on KCMU's annual 50-state survey of Medicaid and CHIP Eligibility and Enrollment Policies.
