Refine Results
- view as grid
- view as list
Visualizing Health Policy: Health Coverage Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
The December 2012 Visualizing Health Policy infographic is a flowchart illustrating the mechanisms by which people will get health coverage beginning in 2014. See the full-size infographic at The Journal of the American Medical Association. Visualizing Health Policy is a monthly infographic series produced in partnership with the Journal of…
Infographic Read More
Health Reform Quiz
Take our short, 10-question quiz to test your knowledge of the law, and then share your results with friends on Twitter or Facebook.
Quiz Read More
Visualizing Health Policy: The Public’s Health Care Agenda for 2013
This month’s Visualizing Health Policy infographic looks at the US public’s priorities for health care in 2013, including actions by state governments, Medicaid expansion, Medicare spending, and spending for specific types of public health activities. See the full-size infographic at The Journal of the American Medical Association The original public opinion poll…
Infographic Read More
Global Health Interventions: A Review of the Evidence
Global Health Interventions: A Review of Evidence (GHIR) provides policy-relevant and accessible information on the efficacy (the “what works”) of key global health interventions, including the strength of the evidence.
Interactive Read MoreMedicare Timeline
In 1965, Medicare was created to provide health insurance for the nation’s seniors beginning in 1966. Fifty years later, the program covers over 54 million people – primarily seniors but also others under age 65 with permanent disabilities. Medicare helps pay for a range of medical services, including hospital stays, physician visits, preventive benefits, and starting in 2006, prescription drugs. This timeline provides an overview of changes that have shaped the Medicare program over the past five decades.
Timeline Read More
Faces of Medicaid
Faces of Medicaid Medicaid, the public program that provides health and long-term care coverage for low-income individuals and families, covers about 60 million people currently, or 1 in 5 Americans. Medicaid beneficiaries include pregnant women, children and families, individuals with disabilities, and seniors. During down economies, Medicaid places pressure on…
Interactive Read More
Kaiser Family Foundation Question Finder
Health Poll Search allows you to search the archive of all Kaiser Family Foundation poll questions on health issues that can be searched by topic or keyword.
Interactive Read MoreMedicaid Matters: Hearing from Families
The Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured’s video Medicaid Matters: Hearing from Families profiles five families who have children covered by Medicaid. These five families reflect the diversity of those helped by Medicaid — families from all over the country of varying races/ethnicities, ages and sizes. Each family also illustrates a…
Video Read MoreOral Histories: Report from a Dental Fair
This video profiles patients attending a dental fair in rural Virginia and highlights the impact of lack of coverage for oral health services. Uninsured adults have vast oral care needs, and untreated dental problems can have serious health, employment and social consequences. To download the video, right-click here and select…
Video Read MoreOn The Edge: Health Care in the Recession
This video, a companion to the report, “Rising Health Pressures in an Economic Recession: A 360-Degree Look at Four Communities,” explores the financial and personal struggles of families who have suffered economic reversals and lost jobs and job-based health coverage during the recession. The video profiles people in three of…
Video Read More