As part of the Kaiser Family Foundation's commitment to help respond to the devastation from Hurricane Katrina, you will find resources related to an ongoing effort to monitor and study the health coverage and needs of the victims.  Check back frequently in the coming months for the latest updates. 

Survivor Experiences

 Voices of the Storm: Health Experiences of Low-Income Katrina Survivors

 Voices of the Storm: Health Care After Katrina -- video and extended interviews [Updated]

 The Washington Post, Kaiser Family Foundation, and Harvard School of Public Health Survey of Hurricane Katrina Evacuees.

Surveys

Young Adults and the Future of New Orleans - Times Picayune Op-ed

 Survey Brief - The Future of New Orleans: Young Adults in the Greater New Orleans Area

 Health Challenges for the People of New Orleans: Further Analysis of Kaiser Baseline Survey

 Giving Voice to the People of New Orleans: The Kaiser Post-Katrina Baseline Survey

 The Washington Post, Kaiser Family Foundation, and Harvard School of Public Health Survey of Hurricane Katrina Evacuees.

 American Journal of Public Health article on survey findings. [Free Access]

 The Public's Views on the Response to Hurricane Katrina: Chartpack | Toplines

Health Coverage

  Testimony- Diane Rowland before Congress about Health Challenges for the People of New Orleans

 Louisiana’s Proposed Section 1115 Medicaid Demonstration Project: Estimating the Numbers of Uninsured and Projected Medicaid Costs

 Testimony - Rowland Testifies Before Congress About Health Care in New Orleans Before and After Hurricane Katrina

 Health Affairs Article: Health Care in New Orleans Before and After Hurricane Katrina

 A Pre-Katrina Look At the Health Care Delivery System For Low-Income People In New Orleans

 Displaced by Hurricane Katrina: Issues and Options for Medicare Beneficiaries

 A Comparison of the Seventeen Approved Katrina Waivers

 Policy Brief - Health Coverage for Individuals Affected by Hurricane Katrina: A Comparison of Different Approaches to Extend Medicaid Coverage

 Webcast and transcript from the AHCJ Annual National Conference session, Katrina Health Impacts [March 18, 2006]

 Podcast (downloadable audio file) and transcript from Reporter Teleconference Briefing on Health Coverage After Katrina [September 9, 2005]
- Speakers:  Ruth Kennedy, Medicaid deputy director of Louisiana, Barbara Edwards, deputy director, Ohio Department of Health & Human Services, Jeanne Lambrew, associate professor, George Washington University, and Diane Rowland, executive vice president of the Kaiser Family Foundation and executive director of the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured.

 Alliance for Health Reform and Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured briefing webcast, Safeguarding the Health of Katrina's Victims [September 12, 2005]
- Speakers include:  Surgeon General Richard Carmona, Ray Scheppach of the National Governors Association, Jim Tallon of the United Hospital Fund, and Senator Bill Frist.

 Policy Brief - Addressing the Health Care Impact of Hurricane Katrina

 New York's Disaster Relief Medicaid: Insights and Implications for Covering Low-Income People

State Facts

 Key Facts - Louisiana and the U.S.

 Key Facts - Mississippi and the U.S.

 Key Facts - Alabama and the U.S.

 Key Facts - States Most Affected by Hurricane Katrina

 Visit statehealthfacts.org for more information on affected states

HIV/AIDS Issues

  Beth Scalco, LCSW, administrative director of the Louisiana HIV/AIDS Program, describes the challenges in re-building the HIV/AIDS program in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in this kaisernetwork.org interview. [September 22, 2005]

 Fact Sheet - Assessing the Number of People with HIV/AIDS in Areas Affected by Hurricane Katrina

Additional Resources on Hurricane Katrina Relief >>>>