How Accessible is Individual Health Insurance for Consumer in Less-Than-Perfect Health?
This report documents the findings of a study examining access to health insurance coverage in the individual market for people with health problems.
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Health News Index – May/June 2001
Poll FindingHealth News Index May/June, 2001 The May/June 2001 edition of the Health News Index includes questions about major health stories covered in the news, including the Supreme Court ruling regarding the distribution of medical marijuana and the debate in Congress over a Patients Bill of Rights.
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Recent Attitudes Towards Patients Rights and Managed Care
ReportNewly released survey findings show continued public support for patient protections, including the right to sue health plans, but that support erodes if people believe that the cost of health insurance may increase or that companies might stop offering health coverage to their workers.
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The Working Uninsured in California and the US
Issue BriefThis issue brief, prepared by Linda Blumberg and Len Nichols of the Urban Institute, examines the factors contributing to the disproportionately high rates of uninsurance among California's workers compared to the
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President Bush’s Budget: An Overview of Health Programs
Other PostPresident Bush's Budget: An Overview of Health Programs A new Foundation presentation provides an overview of President Bush s federal budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2002, focusing on its impact on health programs.
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Covering the Low-Income Uninsured: The Case For Expanding Public Programs
Issue BriefAn article in the January/February 2001 issue of Health Affairs by Judith Feder, Larry Levitt, Ellen O’Brien, and Diane Rowland assesses how best to expand health insurance coverage for the low-income uninsured.
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Health Issues in the 2000 Presidential Election
Other PostA Comparison of Proposals This report presents basic, nonpartisan information to help readers compare the leading presidential candidates' proposals on health care issues, including health coverage for the uninsured, managed care and patients' rights, Medicare reform, prescription drug coverage for seniors, and long-term care.
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Prescription Drug Trends: A Chartbook
ReportPrescription Drug Trends - A Chartbook, an analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Sonderegger Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, provides information about trends in prescription drug coverage, spending, prices, use, and industry structure.
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New Report Looks at Health Care Trends in California Compared to Rest of Nation
ReportA new chartbook by the Kaiser Family Foundation shows that on most, though not all indicators, California's health care system fares poorly when compared to the U.S. as a whole.
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Pending Patient Protection Legislation
Other PostRecent reports on patient protection legislation were prepared for the Kaiser Family Foundation by Phyllis Borzi and Sara Rosenbaum of the Center for Health Services Research and Policy, The George Washington University Medical Center. These reports provide a side-by-side comparison of the patient protection provisions in the differing versions of H.R.