This chartpack highlights key results and trends from a comprehensive survey of seniors on their understanding of and views toward the Medicare drug benefit. The survey of 802 seniors was conducted in late October 2005, prior to the start of the benefit’s open enrollment period, which runs from Nov. 15, 2005 to May 15, 2006. This survey is part of an ongoing effort to track seniors’ views on the Medicare prescription drug benefit, which has included three earlier comprehensive surveys about Medicare and five tracking polls which included questions about the benefit.

The survey was conducted and analyzed by researchers at the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health. It is part of an ongoing effort to track seniors’ views on the Medicare prescription drug benefit, which has included three earlier comprehensive surveys about Medicare and five tracking polls which included questions about the benefit.

Chartpack (.pdf)

Asset Transfer and Nursing Home Use

This issue brief examines asset transfer data of elderly nursing home residents and finds that for those who qualify for Medicaid, their average asset transfer are small, sufficient to cover about one month of private nursing home care.

Issue Brief (.pdf)

Long-Term Care: Understanding Medicaid’s Role for the Elderly and Disabled

This updated report provides a review of how Medicaid works for people with long-term care needs and describes the fiscal challenges that states currently face and that Medicaid may face in the future as the population ages.

Report (.pdf)

Executive Summary (.pdf)

In a few short weeks, Medicare will undergo big changes that will have a major impact on more than 3 million Hispanic seniors and younger people with permanent disabilities who rely on Medicare for their health coverage. More than one in three Hispanics with Medicare lack coverage for their prescription drugs for at least part of the year. Many others will need to make decisions about their existing coverage and the new Medicare benefit.

Starting Jan. 1, Medicare will cover outpatient prescription drugs, but many seniors don’t even understand the basics about what the new benefit offers or how it works. Helping Hispanics who rely on Medicare to understand how this program will work is critical to ensuring they make good decisions about this coverage.

The materials on this page provide a demographic overview of Hispanics with Medicare. They will be used for a conference call briefing on Wednesday, Nov. 16, at 1 p.m. Eastern time co-sponsored by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the National Alliance for Hispanic Health.

Nov. 16 Presentation Slides — Hispanics and Medicare (.pdf)

A Profile of African Americans, Latinos, and Whites with Medicare: Implications for Outreach Efforts for the New Drug Benefit

Sex on TV 4, Executive Summary

The study, Sex on TV 4, examined a representative sample of more than 1,000 hours of programming including all genres other than daily newscasts, sports events, and children’s shows. All sexual content was measured, including talk about sex and sexual behavior.

Executive Summary (.pdf)

The study, Sex on TV 4, examined a representative sample of more than 1,000 hours of programming including all genres other than daily newscasts, sports events, and children’s shows. All sexual content was measured, including talk about sex and sexual behavior.

Full Report (.pdf)

Introduction (.pdf)

Methodology (.pdf)

Findings (.pdf)

Conclusion and References (.pdf)

Appendices (.pdf)

Funding for Global HIV/AIDS By Major Donor Governments – An Overview (November/December 2005)

Global AIDS Link article (.pdf)

How to Link to the Medicaid Benefits Online Database

The Kaiser Family Foundation encourages non-profit organizations, government agencies, academic institutions, and other organizations to link to its online information. To link to the timeline, please use the following graphic, title and url.

Title:Medicaid Benefits: Online Database, Kaiser Family FoundationURL:http://www.kff.org/medicaidbenefits/Graphic:

(right click on the graphic and select “Save Picture As” to save it to your computer)

Thank you for your interest. Please let us know when you have posted the link. Email kcmu@kff.org when the link is live or if you have any questions.

Financing Health Coverage: The Fiscal Relief Experience

This paper provides an overview of the context which prompted federal fiscal relief to the states in 2003 and discusses the implications of this experiment in federal intervention for financing the Medicaid program.

Policy Brief (.pdf)

Federal Spending on the Health Care Safety Net from 2001-2004: Has Spending Kept Pace with the Growth in the Uninsured?

This report examines federal spending on the health care safety net and finds that it has not kept pace with the growth in the uninsured from 2001 to 2004.

Report (.pdf)

Executive Summary (.pdf)