Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health National Survey of the Public’s Views on Medicare

A national survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health examines the public’s attitudes and opinions on issues related to the Medicare reform and prescription drug debate. The survey also takes a separate look at the differing views of younger and older Americans on this topic.

Chartpack (.pdf)

A public education partnership with the Kaiser Family Foundation and SELF magazine, the : Take Charge of Your Sexual Health, shows that the stigma associated with STDs silences women, making it more difficult for them to get the information they need.

• Survey Summary/ Toplines

The Cost of Not Covering the Uninsured: Project Highlights

This brief summarizes the Cost of Not Covering the Uninsured Project’s first three analyses and reports by Jack Hadley and John Holahan of The Urban Institute. It covers the consequences of being uninsured, how much the nation already spends on care for the uninsured, and the cost of new medical care spending if the uninsured were covered.

• Project Highlights

Improving access to prenatal care has been a public policy priority in the United States for the past 15 years. This report and issue brief, prepared for the Kaiser Family Foundation by Paula Braveman, M.D. of the University of California, San Francisco and others, examine the impact of the Medicaid pregnancy-related expansions and reforms in California during the late 1980s and 1990s on the use of prenatal care.

• Report
• Issue Brief

National Survey of Women’s Health Care Providers on Reproductive Health: Emergency Contraception

The Kaiser Family Foundation’s 2001 National Survey of Women’s Health Care Providers on Reproductive Health is a national random-sample survey of 790 physicians, including 595 obstetrician and gynecologists and 195 family practice physicians, internists, and general practitioners.

• Toplines/Survey: National Survey of Women’s Health Care Providers on Reproductive Health: Emergency Contraception

• Statistical Appendix

Dual Enrollees: Medicaid’s Role for Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries

This fact sheet describes the low-income elderly population that is eligible for both Medicaid and Medicare, why they need Medicaid, what services they receive from Medicaid, and the current policy challenges related to this population.

Fact Sheet (.pdf)

This report provides a basic description of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program’s (FEHBP) structure, benefits, financing, and operations. The report also assesses FEHBP’s recent performance in a variety of areas, including cost increases, benefit changes, access to providers, and risk selection. It concludes with a brief discussion of the implications of the FEHBP experience for Medicare reform proposals.

• Report
• Speaker Presentation (Merlis)
• Webcast of briefing

Medicaid Programs to Assist Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries: Outreach and Enrollment in Medicare Savings Programs

A new study examines five states’ efforts to bolster enrollment in their Medicare Savings Programs for Medicare beneficiaries who qualify for Medicaid assistance with their premiums and co-insurance.

Through the Medicare Savings Programs, Medicaid plays an important role in assisting dual beneficiaries with their Medicare cost sharing requirements. However, they have historically failed to reach many persons eligible for assistance. The case studies examine how Arizona, Connecticut, Indiana, Minnesota, and Washington have implemented some recommended practices to increase enrollment.

• Summary of Findings: Medicaid Programs to Assist Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries: Medicare Savings Programs Case Study Findings
• Working Paper on Arizona’s Programs
• Working Paper on Connecticut’s Programs
• Working Paper on Indiana’s Programs
• Working Paper on Minnesota’s Programs
• Working Paper on Washington’s Programs

Medicaid Programs to Assist Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries: Working Paper on Medicare Savings Programs in Indiana

This report is a case study of Indiana’s efforts to increase enrollment in their Medicare Savings Programs under Medicaid for low-income Medicare beneficiaries.

• Background Paper