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In his latest column for The Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank, Drew Altman discusses new Census Department survey data showing higher health spending growth over the last four economic quarters, and raises the question: is the health spending slowdown over? All previous columns by Drew Altman are available.
In his latest column for The Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank, Drew Altman discusses why seniors need to be included in the national discussion on income inequality, especially as proposals to change Medicare and Social Security are considered. All previous columns by Drew Altman are available.
Menlo Park, CA – The Honorable James E. Doyle, former governor of Wisconsin, has been elected chairman of the Kaiser Family Foundation's Board of Trustees and takes on the role effective today.Governor Doyle was first elected as a Foundation trustee in 2011, after serving two terms as governor of Wisconsin, from 2002 to 2011.
The Power of Love & Family: Ending HIV/AIDS in Black America: A Conversation with Soledad O'Brien Friday, July 3, 4:35-5:35 pm CT - Grand Hall, Ernest N.
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule this month in the King v.
Some higher-income Medicare beneficiaries will have to pay more in Part B and Part D premiums starting in 2018, due to a provision in the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, a recently passed law to change how Medicare pays physicians.
In his latest column for The Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank, Drew Altman lays out the news media’s challenge covering the upcoming Supreme Court King v. Burwell decision about the Affordable Care Act. All previous columns by Drew Altman are available online.
An interactive tool from the Kaiser Family Foundation is now updated with 2015 data, allowing users to view on a local level the share of potential enrollees who signed up for a health plan in a federally-based marketplace under the Affordable Care Act.
Low-income California adults who gained insurance coverage in 2014 had an easier time accessing health care than those who were uninsured and increased financial protection from medical bills, according to a new Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) report.
Affordability Remains Significant Concern for Many in Non-Group Plans Following the Affordable Care Act's second open enrollment period, most people enrolled in marketplace plans report being satisfied with a wide range of their plan's coverage and features, finds a new Kaiser Family Foundation survey of people who buy their own health insurance.
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