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The New Medicare Prescription Drug Law: Issues for Enrolling Dual Eligibles into Drug Plans This report describes the characteristics of dual eligibles and then discussess four key elements of the transition of their drug coverage to Medicare. Issue Paper (.
Medicaid: Issues In Restructuring Federal Financing This brief analysis summarizes how the possible restructuring of Medicaid financing could impact states, providers, and beneficiaries. Issue Brief (.
This policy brief, prepared by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the George Washington University Center for Health Services Research and Policy, examines the opportunities and challenges associated with the delivery of HIV prevention services in, or closely linked to, the clinical care setting.
In August 2004, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services published a proposed rule to implement the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit (Title I of the Medicare Modernization Act).
Medical Liability Reform Download a printable .pdf of Health Care and the 2004 Elections: Medical Liability Reform.
Health Care for Americans with Disabilities Download a printable .pdf of Health Care and the 2004 Elections: Health Care for Americans with Disabilities. IssueBackgroundHealth CoveragePrescription Drugs Under Public ProgramsCoverage of Long-Term Services and SupportsFinancing Medicaid and MedicareAssessing Candidate Positions Issue More than 50 million individuals, or roughly one in five Americans, have a disability.
Long Term Care Download a printable .pdf of Health Care and the 2004 Elections: Long Term Care. IssueBackgroundOptions for Addressing Long Term Care NeedsAssessing Candidate Positions Issue Millions of elderly and disabled Americans need long-term care services and supports.
Race, Ethnicity and Health Care Download a printable .pdf of Health Care and the 2004 Elections: Race, Ethnicity and Health Care.
This issue brief prepared by researchers at the University of California at San Francisco and the Kaiser Family Foundation, analyzes changes in racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in maternal and infant health in California in 1994/1995 and 1999/2001.
HIV/AIDS Download a printable .pdf of Health Care and the 2004 Elections: HIV/AIDS. IssueBackgroundPolicy Challenges Facing the Response to HIV/AIDSAssessing Candidate Positions Issue HIV/AIDS is a critical issue to many who may have questions for candidates concerning their positions on the U.S. response to the epidemic at home and abroad.
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