Analyses of the Child Health Plan and Other Kaiser Permanente Services for Publicly and Privately Insured Children, a new policy brief prepared for the Kaiser Family Foundation and the California HealthCare Foundation by the Institute for Health Policy Studies at U.C. San Francisco, summarizes the results and policy implications of four different analyses comparing the experiences of children enrolled through Kaiser Permanente in the Child Health Plan, Medi-Cal, Healthy Families, and commercial programs. The aggregate time period for the four studies covered in the policy brief is September 1998-October 2000.

• Report

Underinsured in America: Is Health Coverage Adequate?

This fact sheet examines the adequacy of health insurance coverage of the insured and focuses on the consequences and future policy challenges of what some experts have defined as “underinsurance.”

• Fact Sheet

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

This report by Michael Gluck of the Georgetown University Institute for Health Care Research and Policy examines several ways in which the federal government influences the availability and cost of prescription drugs, including 1) intellectual property protection the laws and policies which regulate and influence patents and generic competition (include the Hatch-Waxman Act), 2) federal support for drug research and development, 3) federal tax subsidies through various tax credits available to pharmaceutical firms, and 4) reimportation from other countries of drugs produced in the US. July, 2002.

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As Seen on TV: Health Policy Issues in TV s Medical Dramas

The popularity of hospital-based TV shows and the recent Hollywood movie, John Q, have raised questions about the extent to which the entertainment media engage health policy issues and how those issues are portrayed. This is the executive summary of a study of the 2000-2001 television season of four television hospital dramas.

• Executive Summary (.pdf)

As Seen on TV: Health Policy Issues in TV s Medical Dramas

The popularity of hospital-based TV shows and the recent Hollywood movie, John Q, have raised questions about the extent to which the entertainment media engage health policy issues and how those issues are portrayed. This is the full report of a study of the 2000-2001 television season of four television hospital dramas.

• Report

Survey Snapshot: Response to the Movie, John Q

When the movie, John Q, was released in February 2002, it brought a new round of press attention to the issue of health insurance coverage in America, and to the role of entertainment media in drawing public attention to or reflecting public concern with this topic. This is the summary of a survey of adult Americans about the impact of the movie.

• Survey Snapshot (.pdf)

Response to the Movie, John Q

When the movie, John Q, was released in February 2002, it brought a new round of press attention to the issue of health insurance coverage in America, and to the role of entertainment media in drawing public attention to or reflecting public concern with this topic. These are the results of a survey of adult Americans about the impact of the movie.

• Executive Summary

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

WP/Harvard/KFF National Survey of the Public s Attitudes towards HIV/AIDS

The Washington Post/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard University Survey Project’s latest findings appeared in articles in The Washington Post on July 6 and July 7, 2002. This survey explores the public s attitudes towards HIV/AIDS in the US and the World.

• Toplines/Survey