The third biennial Sex on Television 3: Content and Context study finds the amount of sex on television remains high, but TV sex is more likely than in previous years to include some reference to “safer” sex issues such as waiting to have sex, using protection, or the possible consequences of unprotected sex.

News Release

Executive Summary

Report: Sex on TV 3

Chart Pack: Sex on TV 3: Content and Context

Chart Pack: Teen Sexual Activity

Biographies

List of Video Clips

Fact Sheet: Teen Sexual Activity

Issue Brief: Rating Sex and Violence in the Media

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• Table of Contents & Introduction
• Chapter 1: Medicaid Eligibility
• Chapter 2: Medicaid Benefits
• Chapter 3: Medicaid Financing
• Chapter 4: Medicaid Administration
• Medicaid Glossary
• Appendix 1: Medicaid Legislative History, 1965–2000
• Appendix 2: Index to Medicaid Statute
• Appendix 3: Index to Medicaid Regulations
• Appendix 4: Selected Resources from KCMU
• Appendix 5: Selected Internet Medicaid Resources
• Index

This issue brief provides an overview of Medicaid’s medically needy program; describes how it works for persons with disabilities, the elderly, and low-income families; and highlights some key issues surrounding the program. Included in the paper are hypothetical examples of ways in which individuals can qualify for the medically needy program and are intended for illustrative purposes only.

States are grappling with a fiscal crisis that threatens funding for Medicaid, the federal-state partnership that provides health coverage for low-income populations. Two new studies shed light on the impact of an increasingly popular strategy – prior authorization – being used to control prescription drug spending. In fiscal year 2003, some 21 states are planning to expand or create prior authorization systems where the state must provide pre-approval before selected drugs can be dispensed to Medicaid enrollees.

• Prior Authorization for Medicaid Prescription Drugs in Five States: Lessons for Policy Makers
• Model Prescription Drug Prior Authorization Process for State Medicaid Programs

2002 National Survey of Latinos

The Pew Hispanic Center/Kaiser Family Foundation 2002 National Survey of Latinos examines how members of the Hispanic community identify themselves, their views of the United States, their experiences with discrimination both within the Latino community itself and from non-Latino groups, their language abilities and preferences, their economic and financial situations and their experiences within the health care system.

• Toplines/Survey

This report illustrates the financial stakes for Medicare beneficiaries when making choices about supplemental insurance coverage, by examining how much people on Medicare could spend out-of-pocket including premiums and other cost-sharing requirements under different supplemental insurance options. To assess the cost implications of choosing between different Medigap and Medicare+Choice insurance options, the research team estimated the range in health care expenditures associated with three prototypical beneficiaries (a 50 year-old man with disabilities, a relatively healthy 65 year-old woman, and a frail 80 year-old woman) within and across eight distinct geographic areas. Cost comparison included four standardized Medigap plans (A, F, H, and J) and any of up to five Medicare+Choice HMO options available in each geographic area all in comparison with choosing no supplemental coverage at all.

Report (.pdf)

The Pew Hispanic Center/Kaiser Family Foundation 2002 National Survey of Latinos examines how members of the Hispanic community identify themselves, their views of the United States, their experiences with discrimination both within the Latino community itself and from non-Latino groups, their language abilities and preferences, their economic and financial situations and their experiences within the health care system.

• Chart Pack

This report is an overview of how seven states (California, Colorado, Florida, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, and Washington) coped with budgetary problems and how these problems impacted Medicaid and SCHIP.

• Report

This report describes the findings of a December 2002 50-state survey update on state budgets and Medicaid spending trends for fiscal year 2003.

State Budget Constraints: The Impact on Medicaid

This fact sheet summarizes the relationship of Medicaid with state budgets and discusses the current fiscal challenges in the states and how it is affecting Medicaid programs.

• Fact Sheet