This fact sheet summarizes the main themes of Florida’s Medicaid waiver and discusses key issues for consideration in assessing the waiver’s impact.

Fact Sheet (.pdf)

This fact sheet summarizes the Medicaid and Medicare provisions in the House and Senate approved budget reconciliation bills.

Fact Sheet (.pdf)

Which two issues mattered the most in deciding how you would vote for (Pennsylvania) Senator (1991)?

Note: Total exceeds 100% because of multiple responses

All PA voters

Wofford voters

Thornburgh voters

National health insurance

50%

64%

39%

Taxes

29

29

27

Recession/job loss

21

27

15

Candidate’s record/reputation

14

7

24

Survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation and Harvard School of Public Health. Fieldwork was conducted by telephone from November 5-6, 1991 by KRC Communications Research among a random sample of 1,000 Pennsylvanians ages 18 and older who said they voted in the 1991 special Senate election.

Which 1 or 2 issues mattered most in deciding how you voted (for President 1992)?

Asked of half sample (54% of voters)

Note: Adds to more than 100% due to multiple responses

20%  Health care21   Federal budget deficit12   Abortion13   Education42   Economy/Jobs5    Environment14   Taxes8    Foreign policy15   Family values13   Don’t know/No answer

Survey by ABC News, CBS News, CNN, NBC News. Methodology: Conducted by Voter Research & Surveys on November 3, 1992 and based on self-administered interviews with a national adult exiting voters sample of 15,490. There were four versions of the questionnaires which included some questions in common, and some that were unique. Data provided by The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, University of Connecticut.

In recent years, there has been a big increase in new electronic media products for very young children, including those as young as one month old. A driving force behind this new market is the advertising and package labeling that makes claims about the educational benefits of specific products. examines the educational claims about commercially available educational media products (videos and DVDs, computer software, and video games) for very young children and what kind of research has been conducted to substantiate the educational claims.

Issue Brief (.pdf)

HIV Prevention in Complex, Macro-scale SocietiesA Report of the CSIS Task Force on HIV/AIDS Working Committee on Prevention

This report from The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Task Force on HIV/AIDS Working Committee on Prevention, in collaboration with the Kaiser Family Foundation, provides an overview of the opportunities and challenges for HIV prevention efforts in “second wave” countries – countries that currently have low- to mid-level HIV prevalence but stand on the brink of major epidemics, such as China, India, Russia, Ethiopia and Nigeria. The report was authored by the co-chairs of the Task Force’s Working Committee on Prevention, Jennifer Kates, vice president and director of HIV Policy at the Kaiser Family Foundation and Phillip Nieburg, senior associate at CSIS.

Report: HIV Prevention in Complex, Macro-scale Societies (.pdf)

An article based on this paper appeared in the September/October 2005 edition of Global AIDSLink, a publication of the Global Health Council.

Article: An Overview of “Second Wave” Countries (.pdf)

This focus group of 12 state Medicaid officials conducted in November 2005 explores the current status and likely results of the Part D dual eligible transition efforts as well as other Part D-related issues of particular importance to states. It includes discussion of the transition of dual eligibles from Medicaid to Medicare drug coverage, evaluating Part D plan options, states’ role in the low-income subsidy program, the fiscal implications of Part D to states, and the longer term policy implications at both the state and federal levels of the Part D implementation.

Report (.pdf)

Executive Summary (.pdf)

January 2005 Focus Group Report

The Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured convened a focus group of state Medicaid officials in November 2005 to discuss the impact of the new Medicare drug program on states and Medicaid enrollees. State insights on the transition of dual eligibles and some beneficiary experiences are discussed in new material and an audio briefing.

Podcast: December 19, 2005 Conference Call Briefing (Downloadable Audio File)

Presentations from the December 19, 2005 Conference Call Briefing (.pdf)

An Implementation Perspective On Part D, The Medicare Prescription Drug Program

Profiles of Medicare Beneficiaries With Medicaid Drug Coverage Prior to the Medicare Drug Benefit (.pdf)

In recent years, there has been a big increase in new electronic media products for very young children, including those as young as one month old. A driving force behind this new market is the advertising and package labeling that makes claims about the educational benefits of specific products. A Teacher in the Living Room? Educational Media for Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers examines the educational claims about commercially available educational media products (videos and DVDs, computer software, and video games) for very young children and what kind of research has been conducted to substantiate the educational claims.

The issue brief was released at a briefing in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, December 14, 2005 that included a panel discussion featuring: Gary Knell, president and CEO, Sesame Workshop; Marcia Grimsley, senior producer, Brainy Baby videos; Julia Fitzgerald, vice president of marketing, VTech; Suzanne Barchers, Ed.D., editor-in-chief and vice president, LeapFrog; Sandra Calvert, director, Children’s Digital Media Center, and professor, Georgetown University; Warren Buckleitner, editor, Children’s Technology Review; and Dimitri Christakis, M.D., pediatrician at Children’s Hospital in Seattle and professor, University of Washington.

Agenda

Speaker Biographies

Issue Brief — A Teacher in the Living Room? Educational Media for Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers

This issue brief provides an overview of the federal budget context and then highlights key Medicaid savings proposals in the House and Senate bills and discusses the implications of the proposed changes.

Issue Brief (.pdf)

Updated Issue Brief – Medicaid and Budget Reconciliation: Implications of the Conference Report (January 2006)