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  • Pulling it Together: About Kaiser Health News

    Perspective

    There is lots of apocalyptic talk these days about the collapse of the newspaper industry and the challenges facing news organizations.  There is even talk of the unimaginable, my hometown paper The Boston Globe shutting down. Surely they know that Red Sox Nation cannot exist without the Globe Sports pages. All kinds of solutions have been proposed, from micro-payments for news stories like songs on iTunes to foundation-endowed daily newspapers.  There is growing talk of…

  • Cost Sharing for Health Care: France, Germany, and Switzerland

    Issue Brief

    As policymakers in the United States weigh options for reform to the nation’s health care system, the level of cost sharing that consumers face when they receive services covered by their health plans is a major consideration, especially for those with serious health conditions. This background brief authored by Kaiser Family Foundation researchers examines how three European countries – France, Germany, and Switzerland – have dealt with cost sharing in their health systems. While cost…

  • Primers on Key Health Care Topics and Programs

    Issue Brief

    The Kaiser Family Foundation maintains a number of primers providing overviews of key health care programs and issues. Written by Foundation staff, each primer provides key data and information that helps illustrate the topic and its relevance for the nation's health care system. Medicaid: A Primer Medicare: A Primer The Uninsured: A Primer Health Care Costs: A Primer How Private Health Coverage Works: A Primer Mental Health Financing in the United States: A Primer The…

  • After Nearly Three Years, New Orleans Residents Give Recovery A Very Mixed Report Card, But See It Moving In The Right Direction And Remain Optimistic For The Future

    Poll Finding

    Sunday, August 10, 2008 For further information contact:Rakesh Singh, KFF, (202) 654-1313, rsingh@kff.orgKirran Syed, KFF, (202) 347-5270, ksyed@kff.org AFTER NEARLY THREE YEARS, NEW ORLEANS RESIDENTS GIVE RECOVERY A VERY MIXED REPORT CARD, BUT SEE IT MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND REMAIN OPTIMISTIC FOR THE FUTURE Four in 10 Who Lived Through Katrina Report Their Lives Remain Disrupted; More Plan To Leave Than Two Years Ago Most Say the Nation and the Federal Government Have…

  • Health Coverage and Access to Care Among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders

    Fact Sheet

    A new analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum examines the health coverage, access to health care, and health status of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander ethnic groups in the United States, and finds that certain subgroups are doing much worse than others in terms of health insurance coverage and access to health care. For example, Korean Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders are about…

  • How Private Health Coverage Works: A Primer – 2008 Update

    Issue Brief

    How Private Health Coverage Works: A Primer— 2008 Update This primer explains the role and operations of private health coverage in the United States. Private health coverage is provided under a variety of different arrangements, including health insuring organizations regulated under state law and health plans sponsored by employers and employee organizations that operate under the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). The primer discusses the fundamental aims of private health coverage and sorts out…

  • Medicare Part D 2008 Data Spotlight: Utilization Management

    Issue Brief

    This Medicare Part D data spotlight examines three common techniques used by Medicare stand-alone prescription drug plans in 2008 to manage enrollees’ use of formulary drugs, such as quantity limits, prior authorization, and step therapy rules. This is one in a series analyzing key aspects of the 2008 Medicare Part D prescription drug plan choices. It analyzes data from the 47 stand-alone prescription drug plans available nationwide using a sample of 169 commonly-used and high-cost…

  • New Report from a 47 Country Survey Examines Global Perceptions of Health Problems, Priorities and Donors

    Poll Finding

    Embargoed for release until:December 13, 2007 For further information contact: Rob Graham, KFF, (650) 854-9400, rgraham@kff.orgKate Schoen, KFF, (650) 854-9400, kschoen@kff.orgRichard Auxier, Pew, (202) 419-4332, rauxier@pewresearch.org In recent years, wealthy countries, multinational organizations, and philanthropies have increasingly mobilized to address global health issues such as the spread of HIV/AIDS and other diseases. To help inform these efforts, the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Pew Global Attitudes Project today released findings from their new report from…

  • Michael Moore’s “Sicko”– Broad Reach and Impact Even Without the Popcorn?

    Poll Finding

    For further information contact:Larry Levitt, (650) 854-9400, llevitt@kff.orgCraig Palosky, (202) 347-5270, cpalosky@kff.orgKate Schoen, (650) 854-9400, kschoen@kff.org Few Have Seen the Movie But Nearly Half of the Public is Familiar With It "Sicko" Gets Many Talking About Health Care Issues, Reinforcing Views of Some and Encouraging Others (Even Some Conservatives) To Re-Think the Need for Reform Menlo Park, CA -- If the potential impact of Michael Moore's documentary "Sicko" were dependent solely on those who have actually seen the film,…