This document, prepared by Health Policy Alternatives, Inc., provides a detailed summary of the prescription drug provisions of the Medicare legislation (P.L. 108-173) signed by the President on December 8, 2003.

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National Survey of Teens and Young Adults on Sexual Health Public Education Campaigns – Toplines

This random, nationally representative survey of 1,100 16-24 year olds, focuses specifically on the Kaiser/MTV campaign, Fight For Your Rights, and measures the sexual health attitudes, awareness, and behaviors of this target audience. This survey’s results are summarized in the report, Reaching the MTV Generation: Recent Research on the Impact of the Kaiser Family Foundation/MTV Public Education Campaign on Sexual Health.

National Survey of Teens and Young Adults on Sexual Health Public Education Campaigns – Toplines

This issue brief describes the history and main provisions of TANF, focusing on those that relate directly to teens, and describes what is currently known about the program’s impact on three different groups of adolescents: TANF teen parents, teenagers living in TANF households, and teens who are involved in TANF-funded initiatives.

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Implications of the New Medicare Law for Dual Eligibles: 10 Key Questions and Answers

This publication is designed to provide a more detailed explanation of the change in drug coverage policy for dual eligibles under the new Medicare law, as well as explore its implications for the individuals affected by it.

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Reaching the MTV Generation: Recent Research on the Impact of the Kaiser Family Foundation/MTV Public Education Campaign on Sexual Health

Since 1997, MTV: Music Television and the Kaiser Family Foundation have partnered on an Emmy Award-winning public education partnership to inform and empower young people about critical sexual health issues.

Close to a million young people have called the campaign’s toll-free hotline to receive additional information on sexual health topics, be connected with a counselor, or find a local HIV/STD testing center. Millions more have visited the comprehensive website (www.FightForYourRights.mtv.com) for additional information and resources, or participated in community events across the country, and the campaign has distributed nearly half a million copies of It’s Your (Sex) Life: Your Guide to Safe & Responsible Sex, the informational guide about a young person’s sexual health.

A survey of 16-to 24- year-olds nationwide indicates that the campaign is having positive results. More than one in two recognize the campaign, and many say they have acted on what they have seen. To learn more about the campaign and its results please review Reaching the MTV Generation below.

Report: Reaching the MTV Generation: Recent Research on the Impact of the Kaiser Family Foundation/MTV Public Education Campaign on Sexual Health (.pdf)

Toplines: National Survey of Teens and Young Adults on Sexual Health Public Education Campaigns

Toplines: It’s Your (Sex) Life Call-Back Survey

News Release: MTV and Kaiser Family Foundation Announce Extension of Emmy Award-Winning Public Education Campaign

Out in the Cold: Enrollment Freezes in Six State Children’s Health Insurance Programs Withhold Coverage from Eligible Children

This report finds that six states were implementing enrollment freezes in their SCHIP program, leaving tens of thousands of eligible children without health coverage.

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Understanding the Health-Care Needs and Experiences of People with Disabilities: Findings from a 2003 Survey

People with disabilities are at risk in the health-care system because of their wide-ranging health-care needs, their relatively heavy use of prescription drugs, health-care and support services, and typically low incomes. A new survey of people with permanent mental and/or physical disabilities explores their health-care experiences and challenges in accessing and paying for care.

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Chartpack, video, press release, and webcast of event

This primer is on Medicaid’s role as the major provider of health coverage for non-elderly persons with disabilities and on the policy challenges that lie ahead. It also provides short profiles of people with disabilities from across the country.

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Medicaid Enrollment in 50 States: December 2002 Update

This Medicaid enrollment report finds that overall growth moderated in 2002 and was greatest for families, children and pregnant women.

Report (.pdf)

New Medicare Drug Benefit’s Impact on States and Low-Income Beneficiaries

The recently signed Medicare prescription drug bill transfers responsibility for providing prescription drug coverage to dual-eligible beneficiaries from Medicaid to Medicare and creates a new subsidy program for low-income Medicare beneficiaries. These changes will have a major impact on state Medicaid programs both fiscally and administratively and it will also mean major changes for low-income beneficiaries’ drug coverage.

Presentation: Medicare Prescription Drugs and Low-Income Beneficiaries Implications of the New Medicare Law for Dual Eligibles: 10 Key Questions and Answers Implications of the New Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit for State Medicaid BudgetsSummary of Low-Income Subsidy Program in Final Medicare Bill Coordinating Medicaid and Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage: Findings from a Focus Group Discussion with Medicaid Directors Dual Eligibles in Nursing Facilities and Medicare Drug CoverageView a webcast of a policy briefing on this topic