Many States Are Making Wide-Ranging Improvements To Medicaid Eligibility and Enrollment Systems to Prepare for the Affordable Care Act in 2014
New Survey Finds States Investing in Technology, Simplifying Enrollment Processes Washington, D.C.
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AIDS Is a Deeply Personal As Well As Societal Concern for Young Americans of Color
News ReleaseSurvey finds Black and Latino Youth “Very Concerned” about Impact of HIV on Themselves and Others Their Age; Black Youth Most Likely to be Offered and to Get a Test for HIV Menlo Park, Calif.
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Report Finds State Costs of Implementing The Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid Expansion Would Be Modest Compared to Increases in Federal Funds, and Some States Would See Net Savings
News ReleaseWashington, D.C. – A new report released today by the Kaiser Family Foundation shows modest state costs for implementing the Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act compared to significant increases in federal funds, allowing some states to see net budget savings even as millions of low-income uninsured Americans gain health coverage.
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MTV and Dr. Drew Team Up To Document The Lives of Three HIV Positive Young People In “I’m Positive” Premiering On World AIDS Day
News Release60-Minute Special Spotlights the Reality of Living with HIV as Part of MTV’s 15-Year Public Information Partnership with the Kaiser Family Foundation; Dr. Drew to Host After-Show Discussion with Cast on MTV.
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Total Medicaid Spending and Enrollment Growth Slowed Significantly in FY 2012 Amid Signs of Economic Recovery and States’ Efforts To Curb Costs
News ReleaseWashington, D.C. - Growth in total Medicaid spending and enrollment slowed substantially in state fiscal year 2012 as the economy began to improve and states continued to work to control costs.
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Family Health Premiums Rise 4 Percent to Average of $15,745 in 2012, National Benchmark Employer Survey Finds
News ReleaseMenlo Park, Calif. – Annual premiums for employer-sponsored family health coverage reached $15,745 this year, up 4 percent from last year, with workers on average paying $4,316 toward the cost of their coverage, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation/Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET) 2012 Employer Health Benefits Survey released today.
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Beverly Malone Elected to Kaiser Family Foundation Board of Trustees
News ReleaseMenlo Park, Calif. – The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation announced today that Beverly Malone, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N. has been elected to its Board of Trustees. Dr. Malone brings her experience to the Kaiser board as a leader in health care, nursing, nursing education, and health policy in the U.S. and in Europe.
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Donor Nation Support for HIV Stands Firm but Investments Remain at 2008 Levels
News ReleaseU.S. continues to account for more than half of all donor government investmentsWashington, D.C.
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Walgreens and Greater Than AIDS Team Up With Health Departments and Local Service Organizations to Provide Free HIV Testing in Support of National HIV Testing Day
News ReleaseHIV Testing Events at Select Walgreens Locations in 20 CitiesBetween June 27-29, from 3
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"I Got Tested" Campaign Encourages Americans to Know Their HIV Status
News ReleaseNEWS RELEASETuesday, June 12, 2012 New PSAs Promote Free and Low-Cost Testing Services Provided by CDC, State and Local Health Departments and AIDS Service Organizations New Spanish-language HIV/AIDS Messages Debut on Univision Network in Lead-Up to National HIV Testing Day (June 27) Menlo Park, Calif.