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This side-by-side compares proposals for restructuring of the Medicaid program and with current law. Report: A Comparison of Medicaid Provisions Under Current Law
A national effort to provide the latest informationon AIDS policy, prevention and treatmentReducing the Spread ofHIV Who's At Risk? Can People Change Their Behaviors? Are HIV Prevention Programs Worthwhile? What Programs Work Best? What Challenges Remain? What Needs to Be Done? Who's At Risk?HIV is a disease of behaviors. For the most part, it is what you do that puts you at risk of AIDS.The basic routes of transmission--unprotected sex, sharing contaminated drug injectionequipment, from…
The is a national random-sample telephone survey of 1,211 adults, 18 years and older, including over samples of 250 African Americans and 250 Hispanics. Chartpack (.pdf) Toplines/Survey (.pdf)
Hearing before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Commerce on the National Governors Association Proposal on Medicaid Testimony of Diane Rowland, Sc.D., Executive Director, Kaiser Commission on the Future of Medicaid and Senior Vice President, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation March 6, 1996 Thank you, Mr. Chairman and members of the Committee, for this opportunity to provide some perspective on the recent proposal of the National Governors Association for Medicaid reform and its…
From the hearing before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Commerce on the National Governors Association Proposal on Medicaid. Report Chart Pack
National Governors Association Proposal on Medicaid Return to top National Governors Association Proposal on Medicaid:Report Chart Pack
This Washington Post/Kaiser/Harvard survey examines public understanding, perceptions, and attitudes about the role of government and public mistrust. Articles as part of this series by The Washington Post ran from Sunday January 28, 1996 through February 4, 1996. Topline Download
Q4a. Thinking about where you get information about contraceptionand birth control, was your physician a major source, minor sourceor not a source at all of information about contraception/birthcontrol for you? (Rotate) NationalMenWomenMajor source 48% 32% 64% Minor source 17% 19% 15% Not a source at all 32% 46% 19% Don't know 2% 2% * Don't know 1% 1% * Q4b. Thinking about where you get information about contraceptionand birth control, was nurse or other health…
A national random-sample telephone survey conducted between January 19-21, 1996 on Americans perceptions of the risks and benefits associated with oral contraceptives, or The Pill. The survey finds that many American men and women have at least some concerns about the safety of oral contraceptives. These findings were presented at a briefing in New York on January 31, 1996, co-sponsored by Kaiser Family Foundation, the National Press Foundation and The Alan Guttmacher Institute. TOPLINE Download…
Perceptions and Reality: How Safe Is the Pill? The Role of the Media, Healthcare Providers, and the Pharmaceutical Industry in Shaping American Women' A fact sheet, Q&A and resource list prepared for a media briefing that focused on public perceptions and knowledge of the safety of birth control pills compared with the real facts about the risks and benefits. In addition, the program addressed how new information about the health effects of contraception is communicated…
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