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Estimated Costs of Selected Consumer Protection Proposals: A Cost Analysis of the President’s Advisory Commission’s Consumer Bill of Rights
Other PostLeading Health Care Consumer Protection Proposals Would Result In Modest Premium Increases for HMOS New Cost Analysis of Consumer Protections:Major Provisions of President's Consumer Bill of Rights and PARCA Estimated to Raise Premiums by Less Than 1% Embargoed for release until: 9:00 a.m., EDT, Wednesday, April 22, 1998 For further information contact:Chris Ferris (202) 347-5270or Matt James (650) 854-9400 Washington, DC - A new independent cost analysis finds that the premium increases likely to result…
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Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard University School of Public Health: Update on Americans’ Views and Experiences in Managed Care
Poll FindingKaiser Family Foundation/Harvard University School of Public Health: Update on Americans' Views and Experiences in Managed Care The Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard University School of Public Health: Update on Americans' Views and Experiences in Managed Care is based on findings from the April 1998 Kaiser Harvard News Interest Index. The survey was designed and analyzed by researchers at the Kaiser Family Foundation and Harvard University. Nationwide interviews were conducted by telephone with 1,201 adults, 18 years…
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Profile of the Low-Income Uninsured
Issue BriefThis policy brief provides an overview of the low-income, uninsured population. Based on an analysis of the March 1998 Current Population Survey, the report discusses the demographic characteristics of this vulnerable population. It also presents information detailing health insurance coverage for low-income children and adults, as well as trends in insurance coverage over the past decade. It concludes with a discussion of recent coverage expansions and policy changes that have affected low-income Americans. The policy…
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Kaiser/Harvard Health News Index, March/April 1998
Poll FindingHealth News Index March/April, 1998 The March/April 1998 edition of the Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard Health News Index includes questions about major health issues covered in the news, including questions about Cancer and Social Security. The survey is based on a national random sample of 1,201 Americans conducted April 17-27, 1998 which measures public knowledge of health stories covered by news media during the previous month. The Health News Index is designed to help the news…
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Kaiser Family Foundation/YM Magazine National Survey of Teens: Teens Talk about Dating, Intimacy, and Their Sexual Experiences – Report
ReportA joint Kaiser Family Foundation/YM Magazine survey of teens, ages 13-18, on what kinds of sexual situations they face today, how they "negotiate" dating, sex, and intimacy, and what kind f information teens need. The findings from this survey are also reported on in the May issue of YM in a special section of the magazine that provides teens with a guide to sexual decision-making, including whether it is the right choice, contraceptive information, and…
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Assessing Local TV News Coverage of Health Issues
Other PostCrime Most Common Story On Local Television News Murders, Assaults & Shootings Dominate Crime Coverage Health Is Fifth Most Common Local News Topic;Coverage Focuses on Disease Prevention and Treatments, Not Health Policy Embargoed for Release until: 12:00 p.m., ET, Thursday, March 12, 1998 Contact:Chris Ferris at (202) 347-5270 orHeather Balas at (650) 854-9400 Washington, DC -- A new analysis of local television news programs documents that crime is indeed the single biggest topic of local…