South African Review 2000
During the 1980 s many South Africans spent the greater part of their weekends at funerals. As we move into the first decade of the 21st Century this pattern is re-emerging, although for entirely different reasons.
Author: Craig "Moondog" Palosky
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Uninsured 101
Other PostWhat You Really Need to Know About an American Dilemma This briefing, co-sponsored by the Alliance for Health Reform and the Kaiser Family Foundation, provides key information on one of the critical issues facing the nation.
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National Survey on Americans as Health Care Consumers: An Update on the Role of Quality Information
Poll FindingThis survey of Americans by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ) shows that the recent attention to medical errors may have entered the public's consciousness since it is now among the public's leading measures of health care quality.
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Summary of Findings: Privatization of Public Hospitals
Poll FindingThis Summary presents background, findings, and data from the Economic and Social Research Institute's (ESRI) full report, Privatization of Public Hospitals. Section I provides background about public hospital conversions, including the role of public hospitals, reasons for conversion, the mechanisms of conversion and new ownership entities, and analysis of national and regional public hospital data.
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Contraceptive Research, Introduction and Use: Lessons from Norplant
Poll FindingSummary of Findings: Contraceptive Research, Introduction, and Use: Lessons from Norplant…
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A Comparison of Medicaid Provisions Under Current Law, The President’s Balanced Budget Proposal, The MediGrant Provisions of HR 2491 and The Medicaid
ReportThis side-by-side compares proposals for restructuring of the Medicaid program and with current law.
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Kaiser Survey on Americans and AIDS/HIV
Poll FindingThe is a national random-sample telephone survey of 1,211 adults, 18 years and older, including over samples of 250 African Americans and 250 Hispanics. Chartpack (.pdf) Toplines/Survey (.
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The Impact of the “Medigrant” Plan on the Federal Payments to States
ReportThe Impact of the "Medigrant" Plan on the Federal Payments to States The analysis examines the conference agreement plan for the redistribution of federal funds under a block grant for the Medicaid program. It also discusses the implications of the reductions in federal spending for beneficiary coverage.