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The ACA and People with HIV: Profiles from the Field
News ReleaseNew in-depth profiles of 12 people with HIV highlight how the Affordable Care Act’s coverage expansions impacted their access to coverage and care. While some experienced serious bumps along the way, those who gained coverage through Medicaid and the Marketplaces were largely able to meet both their HIV and non-HIV care needs.
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New Evidence Health Spending Is Growing Faster Again
News ReleaseIn 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.
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Seniors and Income Inequality: How Things Get Worse With Age
News ReleaseIn 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.
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Former Governor James E. Doyle Elected Chairman of Kaiser Family Foundation Board of Trustees
News ReleaseMenlo 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.
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EMPIRE Star Jussie Smollett Just Announced to Headline a Special ESSENCE Empowerment Experience Panel at the 2015 ESSENCE Festival with Greater Than AIDS and the Black AIDS Institute
News ReleaseThe 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.
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New Analysis Details Impact on Residents in Different States If the U.S. Supreme Court Rules for Challengers in King v. Burwell
News ReleaseThe U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule this month in the King v.
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Medicare’s Income-Related Premiums Will Rise for Some Higher-Income Beneficiaries Beginning in 2018
News ReleaseSome 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.
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King v. Burwell and Media Coverage
News ReleaseIn 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.
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Updated for 2015: Tool Displays By Locality the Share of Potential ACA Federal Marketplace Enrollees That Signed Up
News ReleaseAn 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.