SexSmarts Survey- Teens and Sexual Health Communication

As part of an on-going public information partnership called SexSmarts, seventeen magazine and the Kaiser Family Foundation conduct nationally-representative surveys of teens 15 to 17 on issues related to their sexual health.

This survey examines sexual health communication between teens and their parents, health care providers and partners. The results suggest that nearly four in 10 sexually active adolescents say their parents don’t know they are having sex. And, more than half of all teens surveyed say they have never talked with their parents about how to have a conversation about contraception, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), or condoms with someone they might be dating (July 2002).

Summary of Findings

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This policy brief provides an analysis of trends in U.S. federal spending on the HIV/AIDS epidemic since FY 1981, the year in which the epidemic began. To date, the U.S. government has invested more than $100 billion in combating the epidemic.

• Policy Brief:
• Other Reports in the Spending on the HIV/AIDS Epidemic Series

This policy brief examines federal spending on the global HIV/AIDS epidemic, with a primary emphasis on spending and activities to benefit resource-poor countries. United States spending on international HIV/AIDS activities in resource-poor countries began in the mid-1980s; and in FY 2002, the U.S. will devote $1 billion to combating HIV/AIDS globally.

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• Other Reports in the Spending on the HIV/AIDS Epidemic Series

This policy brief presents data on the range of resources currently being expended to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic in resource-poor settings, including bilateral, multilateral, and private sector support, as well as domestic spending by recipient country governments. For purposes of this policy brief, resource-poor countries include developing countries and countries in transition.

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• Other Reports in the Spending on the HIV/AIDS Epidemic Series

Spending on the HIV/AIDS Epidemic: A Three Part Series

This compilation of policy briefs provides analysis of spending on the HIV/AIDS epidemic both by the United States government and globally. Included is an analysis of U.S. federal spending on the HIV/AIDS epidemic since FY 1981; spending by the U.S. on global HIV/AIDS activities and programs; and global spending on HIV/AIDS in resource-poor settings, including bilateral, multilateral, and private sector support.

These policy briefs were prepared as part of AIDS at 20: A National HIV/AIDS Policy Initiative, a joint initiative of the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Ford Foundation. You may download the full report or each policy brief separately.

• Full Report: Spending on the HIV/AIDS Epidemic: A Three Part Series
• Section 1: Trends in U.S. Spending on HIV/AIDS
• Section 2: U.S. Spending on Global HIV/AIDS
• Section 3: Global Spending on HIV/AIDS in Resource Poor Settings
• AIDS at 20 web page
• Other HIV/AIDS Spending Information

New Survey on Women’s Health in the U.S.

A new national survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation finds most women report generally positive experiences with the health care system, but a sizable share faced problems. A significant minority of nonelderly women reported delaying or going without care in the past year or not filling a prescription due to costs. Women are more likely than men both to face these problems and express concerns about the quality of health care they received.

Women’s Health in the United States: Health Coverage and Access to Care presents the findings from a nationally representative survey of nearly 4,000 women ages 18 to 64. A smaller survey of 700 men was conducted for comparison purposes.

• Survey Questionnaire

Survey Snapshot: The Impact of TV’s Health Content: A Case Study of ER Viewers

Working with a writer/producer of the NBC drama, ER, to get advance information about upcoming episodes, researchers at the Kaiser Family Foundation conducted 10 separate national random-sample telephone surveys of regular viewers to determine the impact of entertainment media as an information source on health and health policy.

• Survey Snapshot

To help understand why M+C plans have exited or limited their participation in the M+C program in recent years, this report presents an empirical analysis of the factors associated with plan withdrawals between 1999 and 2001. This analysis explores factors such as M+C payment levels, local market characteristics, and individual health plan characteristics to help predict plan withdrawals and draw inferences about the types of plans and markets that have been most adversely affected.

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This report addresses national managed care firms participation in M+C and the factors influencing their decision processes about M+C products. Based on interviews with executives and senior staff of national managed care firms, this report examines how eight national firms strategically position their M+C product, including the process that firms use when making decisions and the key factors they say most influence their decisions related to participation.

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As the U.S. Congress works on legislation to reauthorize Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), the nation’s welfare program, the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured cosponsored a briefing on the health-related issues of the reauthorization.

• Chart Pack: Welfare Reform Reauthorization: A Focus on the Health Issues
• Summary Comparison of Key Health-Related Provisions in TANF Reauthorization Legislation and Proposals (June 28, 2002)
• Fact Sheet — Welfare and Work: How Do They Affect Parents’ Health Care Coverage?
• Policy Brief: Low-Income Parents’ Access to Medicaid Five Years After Welfare Reform
• Fact Sheet — Transitional Medical Assistance (TMA): Medicaid Issue Update
• Testimony: Welfare Reform and Transitional Medical Assistance
• Issue Paper: Women Who Left Welfare: Health Care Coverage, Access, and Use of Health Services
• Report: How Have States Responded to the Eligibility Restricitions on Legal Immigrants in Medicaid and SCHIP?
• View a webcast of the briefing.