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How Unaffordable is Health Care and What Can We Do About It?

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During this Health Wonk Shop, panelists will consider affordability from a variety of perspectives, including how to define affordability and the question of affordability for whom, how to measure it, and what can be done to address affordability and the underlying cost of health care.

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  • March 30, 2006 Policy Forum to Release the National ADAP Monitoring Report

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    The National ADAP Monitoring Report provides the latest data on state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs). ADAPs, authorized under Title II of the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act, provide HIV/AIDS-related prescription drugs to uninsured and underinsured individuals living with HIV/AIDS. ADAPs operate in 57 U.S. states, territories, and associated jurisdictions. The report, the tenth in an annual series, was prepared by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the National Alliance of State and…

  • Re-powering the Public Interest: New Media and the Future of Public Service Advertising

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    As the media environment evolves and viewing habits change, public service advertising campaigns face critical challenges to stay relevant and effective. To help understand the changes, the Kaiser Family Foundation hosted a forum featuring Joseph Jaffe, author of "Life After the 30-Second Spot: Energize Your Brand with a Bold Mix of Alternatives to Traditional Advertising," to explore how new media such as mobile marketing, viral campaigns, adver-gaming, and other forms of new media can be…

  • The Implications of a Loss in Public Health Coverage

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    A new Health Affairs article and a policy brief examine the implications of cuts to public coverage programs like Medicaid and SCHIP. The Health Affairs article finds that Medicaid and SCHIP cuts would increase emergency department visits by the uninsured, suggesting that cost containment actions on public coverage programs would shift costs to hospital uncompensated care. The policy brief examines the share of current enrollees in public programs who would have other coverage options if…

  • Resources on Dual Eligibles and Issues Related to Their Transition to the New Medicare Drug Benefit

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    With the new Medicare prescription drug benefit available as of January 1, 2006, over 6 million low-income seniors and people with disabilities who are enrolled in both Medicaid and Medicare—also known as dual eligibles—have been transitioned from Medicaid drug coverage to new Medicare drug plans. While there are many policy issues related to the overall establishment of the new drug benefit, the mandatory transition of dual eligibles has created a special set of challenges for…

  • Sex on TV 4

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    According to a biennial study by the Kaiser Family Foundation, the number of sexual scenes on television has nearly doubled since 1998. And while the inclusion of references to “safer sex” issues – such as waiting to have sex, using protection, or possible consequences of unprotected sex – has also increased since 1998, that rate has leveled off in recent years. The study examined a representative sample of more than 1,000 hours of programming including…

  • New Reports Profile the Growing Uninsured Population and Portray the Health Care Safety Net as Increasingly Strained

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    Five Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured reports released at a policy briefing profile the growing uninsured population and portray the health care safety net as increasingly strained to meet uninsured people’s needs. News Release Covering the Uninsured: Growing Need, Strained Resources Federal Spending on the Health Care Safety Net from 2001-2004: Has Spending Kept Pace with the Growth in the Uninsured? Health Affairs article, Changes in Economic Conditions and Health Insurance Coverage, 2000-2004…

  • Post G8 Briefing: Future Financing to Address the Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic

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    The Kaiser Family Foundation has issued a report that provides a detailed look at funding for the global HIV/AIDS epidemic by major donors. The report, Financing the Response to HIV/AIDS in Low and Middle Income Countries: Funding for HIV/AIDS from the G7 and the European Commission, examines funding from countries in the Group of 7 and European Commission, which provide the bulk of donor assistance for HIV/AIDS through bilateral programs and contributions to the Global…

  • Teleconference call with NASTAD Members about Kaiser Family Foundation Entertainment Media Partnership Campaigns

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    Tuesday June 21, 20059:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT / 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. EDT Download the Agenda View the Kaiser Family Foundation Presentation on Entertainment Media Partnerships View the reel with PSAs from our Viacom HIV Testing Campaign:KNOW HIV/AIDS Selection of TV PSAs (2:00) 56K 256K Listen to the new Radio PSAs on HIV Testing:Stoppin It (:30)Liberation (:30)Quest For Happiness (:10)   View the new Outdoor on HIV Testing:Thought (.pdf)Arrows (.pdf)Flowers (.pdf) Check out all…

  • Medicaid: Addressing the Future

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    Diane Rowland, executive director of the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, testified before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging on the future of Medicaid and its role for low-income Americans, particularly the elderly. Testimony (.pdf)

  • National ADAP Monitoring Project, Annual Report, April 2005

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    The National ADAP Monitoring Report, 2005 provides the latest data on state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs). ADAPs, authorized under Title II of the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act, provide HIV/AIDS-related prescription drugs to uninsured and underinsured individuals living with HIV/AIDS. ADAPs operate in 57 U.S. states, territories, and associated jurisdictions. The report, the ninth in an annual series, was prepared by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the National Alliance of State…