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This paper describes Medicaid’s existing financing structure and examines its implications for the federal government, for states, and for coverage of the low-income populations Medicaid serves.
Policy Brief (.pdf)
KNOW HIV/AIDS is launching its second year on Super Bowl Sunday with the world premiere of one of the initiative’s new PSAs. The campaign, which includes media placements valued at $200 million in 2004, will run across Viacom’s broadcast, cable, radio, and outdoor advertising properties. In addition, a number of television shows have incorporated HIV/AIDS themes in upcoming episodes. MTV, MTV International, The N, BET, VH1, Showtime, Sundance Channel and Infinity Broadcasting have special HIV/AIDS-related programming planned throughout the year. And, Simon & Schuster will place ads with facts about the disease on the back of its titles. Get more details on the 2004 campaign.
KNOW HIV/AIDS will launch the second year of the campaign during the pre-game show for Super Bowl XXXVIII. Check your local listings and return to this link after the Super Bowl to see the complete ad.
On February 1, the KNOW HIV/AIDS Website will have a new look. We took feedback from the 6.4 million visitors in 2003 and are introducing a site that is easier to use and quicker to navigate with new features for individuals and organizations. Get a sneak peek.
CBS will air The Blackwater Lightship, a drama that explores how three generations of women learn to deal with their differences when a son reveals that he has AIDS. When: Wednesday, February 4 at 9:00pm ET/PT
UPN will air an episode of The Parkers when T learns that the girl of his dreams is living with HIV. When: Monday, February 16 at 8:00pm ET/PT
The Sundance Channel will air four HIV/AIDS related documentaries: It’s My Life, Mother to Child, The Gift and 14 Million Dreams. When: Monday, February 2. Check the Sundance Channel’s Website for local listings.
This set of tables, prepared by the Urban Institue for the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, presents the most current state by state data on Medicaid enrollment and expenditures for dual eligibles.
Full Set of Tables (.pdf)
Individual Tables:Implications of the Medicare drug law for full dual eligibles:Table 1: “Full” Dual Eligible Enrollment and Prescription Drug Expenditures, by State, 2002 (.pdf)
Enrollment and spending data for full and partial dual eligibles:Table 2: Total Dual Eligibles (Full & Partial) by State, 2002 (.pdf)Table 3: Total Dual Eligibles (Full & Partial) as a Share of Aged and Disabled Medicaid Enrollees by State, 2002 (.pdf)Table 4: Medicaid Expenditures for Full & Partial Dual Eligibles by State, 2002 (.pdf)Table 5: Distribution of Medicaid Expenditures for Full & Partial Dual Eligibles by State, 2002 (.pdf)
State Budgets and Health Coverage: An Update on FY 2004 and Beyond
New reports released at a January 28, 2004 briefing updating a survey on Medicaid budget trends, the future fiscal outlook of states, and case studies of ten states and their budget conditions.
Webcast of January 28, 2004 Briefing
Issue Brief: Is the State Fiscal Crisis Over? A 2004 State Budget Update
Report: State Responses to Budget Crisis in 2004: An Overview of Ten States
National Survey of Latinos: Education – Toplines
Toplines from a comprehensive survey of Latino attitudes toward education, public schools and a variety of education issues, including the No Child Left Behind Act. This national survey is released against the backdrop of major changes in the nation’s K-12 system as states and school districts apply sweeping new federal requirements. The survey includes substantial comparison samples of whites and African Americans.
Survey Toplines (.pdf)
KNOW HIV/AIDS PSA Aired on Super Bowl Sunday
To launch the second year of the Kaiser Family Foundation and Viacom multimedia public education campaign, KNOW HIV/AIDS, the world premiere of a new PSA aired during the pre-game of the Super Bowl. The ad focuses on young people under 25 years old, who today account for more than half of new HIV infections both in the U.S. and worldwide.
The KNOW HIV/AIDS campaign, which includes media placements valued at $200 million in 2004, will run across Viacom’s broadcast networks CBS and UPN; cable networks MTV, BET, VH1, CMT: Country Music Television, TV Land, Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, Showtime, Spike TV and Comedy Central; 185 Infinity Broadcasting radio stations in the top 50 markets; and billboard, bus and bus shelters advertising spaces in the nation’s largest markets. In addition, a number of television shows produced by Viacom companies have incorporated HIV/AIDS themes in upcoming episodes. And, MTV, MTV International, Nickelodeon, BET, VH1, Showtime, Sundance Channel and Infinity Broadcasting have special HIV/AIDS-related programming planned throughout the year.
View the PSA (also available for viewing at low-speed, 56K)
News Release (January 27, 2004: First HIV/AIDS Super Bowl Sunday Spot Targets Groups At Risk)
Campaign Email — forward to a colleague or friend
News Release (January 12, 2004: Viacom And Kaiser Family Foundation’s KNOW HIV/AIDS Campaign To Premiere Year Two On Super Bowl Sunday)
A new project by National Public Radio, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and Harvard University’s Kennedy School examines Americans’ views on sex education in the nations public schools. The project reviews whether Americans think sex education should be taught in school, what kind of sex education should be taught, and surveys middle school and high school principals on what is actually happening in the schools.
Survey Toplines (.pdf)
A new project by National Public Radio, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and Harvard University’s Kennedy School examines Americans’ views on sex education in the nations public schools. The project reviews whether Americans think sex education should be taught in school, what kind of sex education should be taught, and surveys middle school and high school principals on what is actually happening in the schools.
Survey Toplines (.pdf)
Is the State Fiscal Crisis Over? A 2004 State Budget Update – Issue Brief
This paper, which updates a September 2003 analysis by the Rockefeller Institute of Government, finds that although the state fiscal situation is improving, states are by no means out of the woods yet.
Issue Brief (.pdf)
In this report we examine how ten states from around the nation have responded to their budget crises in fiscal year 2004. While states vary in the depth of the budget pressures they faced, as state revenues remained depressed, all were required to make difficult choices among spending reductions, tax increases, or other revenue measures. In general, we found states with few exceptions relied on targeted revenue measures, such as cigarette and alcohol taxes, but were unwilling to engage in significant increases in personal or corporate income taxes or sales taxes. States did continue the pattern of recent years of drawing on reserves or rainy day funds, transferring monies from dedicated trust funds and shifting spending or taxes across time periods to address current shortfalls. Due to the length of the document, we have also provided the chapters broken down by state to facilitate viewing and downloading capabilities.
Report (.pdf)
Overview (.pdf)
Alabama (.pdf)
California (.pdf)
Colorado (.pdf)
Florida (.pdf)
Massachusetts (.pdf)
Michigan (.pdf)
New Jersey (.pdf)
New York (.pdf)
Texas (.pdf)
Washington (.pdf)