• Tax Reform to Expand Health Coverage: Administrative Issues and ChallengesPrepared for the Kaiser Family Foundation by Jack Meyer of the Economic and Social Research Institute, this report analyzes the administrative and implementation issues associated with expanding tax subsidies for the purchase of private health insurance.
• Recent Tax Proposals to Increase Health Insurance CoverageThis report, written by Deloitte & Touche LLP, includes a side-by-side analysis of recent tax proposals by Members of Congress and various health organizations designed to increase the number of individuals with private health insurance coverage.
• This Fact Sheet provides and overview of the current tax subsidies for health insurance, generic subsidy approaches and specific proposals, the effects of tax subsidies, and implementation.
• Tax Subsidies for Health Insurance: Evaluating the Costs and BenefitsThis technical report provides 1) a description of the detailed simulation model and the assumptions used to analyze the effects of different tax subsidies for the purchase of health insurance coverage, and 2) the results of this analysis. The analysis includes the number of people who gain coverage, overall costs to the government, how much is spent on the currently insured vs. uninsured, and the effects on low-income groups. The results of this report were published in Health Affairs, “The Business of Health Insurance,” January/February 2000, Volume 19 Number 1, Project HOPE–The People-to-People Health Foundation, Inc. For copies of the reprinted article, please call the Kaiser Family Foundation Publications Request Line at 1-800-656-4533 (ask for document #1571).

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GRANTMAKING FOUNDATIONSAmerican Express Company

American Express supports hundreds of nonprofit organizations each year through its foundation and corporate giving activities. Grants are made under three program themes: Community Service, Cultural Heritage, and Economic Independence.

Carnegie Corporation of New York

Carnegie Corporation of New York is a general-purpose, grantmaking foundation established in 1911 by Andrew Carnegie “for the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding among the people of the United States.” Subsequent charter amendments have allowed the Corporation to use 7.4 percent of its income for the same purposes in countries that are or have been members of the British Commonwealth. Overseas grants are currently concentrated in Commonwealth Africa.

Chevron

Chevron supports communities where thier employees live and work and where they do business. Programs are developed through existing partnerships in an extensive community relations network, with emphasis in the areas of education, environment, and international development.

The Ford Foundation

The Ford Foundation’s goals are to strengthen democratic values, reduce poverty and injustice, promote international cooperation, and advance human achievement. The Foundation’s initiative, Human Development and Reproductive Health, helps to attain these goals by working within the areas of children, youth, and families and reproductive health.

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loveLife: The Foundation’s Largest Initiative Ever Aims To Curb HIV Infection Among South African YouthloveTrain The work of loveLife is supported by the loveTrain a sexual health education center and clinic on rails and the loveTours a mobile radio broadcast unit. The approach is to motivate young people to participate in sexual health education programs through recreational opportunities and entertainment.

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An updated fact sheet summarizing the latest statistics and trends regarding the role of Medicaid in providing prescription drug coverage.

• Fact Sheet

Kaiser Family Foundation Capitol Hill Briefing Series on Women’s Health Policy

Women’s health needs and economic circumstances make health coverage and access to care important throughout their lives. They are disproportionately affected by changes in policies that impact both the private and public sectors. To provide policymakers with up-to-date information and allow for an interchange of ideas with experts in the field, the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, in partnership with Women’s Policy, Inc., sponsors this Capitol Hill briefing series on women’s health policy.

Each briefing in the series focuses on different aspects of Women’s Health Policy. Topics include:

• Women, Work, and Family Health: A Balancing Act
• The State Fiscal Crisis: What’s at Stake for Women’s Health?
• Challenges in Coverage and Access: Key Findings from the New Kaiser Women’s Health Survey
• A Profile of Women’s Health: An Agenda for Change
• Women and Medicare: Making the Connection
• Women and HIV/AIDS: Overlooked and Underserved
• Access to Health Coverage: Are Low-Income Women Falling Through the Cracks?
• Expanding Access and Coverage for Women’s Health Services: Are State Solutions Enough?

Women, Work, and Family Health: A Balancing Act This briefing addresses the multiple roles that women play to meet their family’s health care needs and the challenges that women face in balancing family health and workplace responsibilities. Topics covered include special challenges for low-income women as well as public and private sector work/family policies. (Wednesday, October 8, 2003)

Briefing Materials

• Agenda

The NPR/Kaiser/Kennedy School Congressional Election Tracking Survey examines which issues are important to people when deciding how to vote in the November 2002 election for Congress. Just a few days prior to the election, the survey found that no single issue emerges as dominant for likely voters in deciding their vote.

• Topline & Methodology

This policy brief includes background information on Medicaid and its drug benefit, provides examples of how states are using the cost containment mechanisms at their disposal and addresses issues surrounding beneficiary access to outpatient drugs.

• Policy Brief

The first fact sheet in a series on topics related to children, media and health focuses on video games — pulling together the key facts on the amount of time young people spend using video games, how use varies by age, gender and ethnicity, and the best research on the impact of video games on young players. Future issues will focus on violence on television, media ratings, and the online activities of teenagers.

Key Facts: Children and Video Games (.pdf)

The Washington Post/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard University Survey Project’s latest findings appeared in an article in The Washington Post on October 20, 2002. The survey explores age-related variations in views of politics and policy, including voting behaviors, opinions of the government, and social values.

• Topline & Methodology

The first fact sheet in a series on topics related to children, media and health focuses on video games — pulling together the key facts on the amount of time young people spend using video games, how use varies by age, gender and ethnicity, and the best research on the impact of video games on young players. Future issues will focus on violence on television, media ratings, and the online activities of teenagers.

• Key Facts: