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California’s Health Care Environment and Health Reform Efforts: June 2013 Update
This brief provides and update of the health care and health policy environment in California, discussing the budgetary environment, implementation of the state’s “Bridge to Reform” Medicaid waiver, and efforts to prepare for coverage expansions and new coverage options in 2014 under the Affordable Care Act.
Issue Brief Read MoreHealth Communication & Media Partnerships Team
Tina Hoff Senior Vice President, Kaiser Family Foundation Director, Health Communication & Media Partnership Program Jennie Anderson Associate Director, Digital Kelly Osmundson Associate Director, Creative Samantha Wellerstein Program Manager Daisy Diaz Program Associate Joyce Juniega Program Coordinator
Page Read MoreJAMA Forum: Why Obamacare Needs Millennials
Larry Levitt’s July 2013 column on why the Affordable Care Act is targeting young people is now available on The JAMA Forum.
Perspective Read MoreQuantifying Tax Credits for People Now Buying Insurance on Their Own
This analysis estimates that Americans currently buying insurance on the individual market would receive $2700 in subsidies (as tax credits) in 2014 under Obamacare. Tax credits are available for qualifying people buying insurance through the new health care marketplaces, or exchanges.
Issue Brief Read MoreMedicare Timeline
In 1965, Medicare was created to provide health insurance for the nation’s seniors beginning in 1966. Fifty years later, the program covers over 54 million people – primarily seniors but also others under age 65 with permanent disabilities. Medicare helps pay for a range of medical services, including hospital stays, physician visits, preventive benefits, and starting in 2006, prescription drugs. This timeline provides an overview of changes that have shaped the Medicare program over the past five decades.
Timeline Read MoreMapping the Donor Landscape in Global Health: Tuberculosis
This report maps the network of international assistance aimed at addressing the global impact of tuberculosis (TB). The report is part of a series that examines the donor nations and multilateral organizations involved in addressing different global health challenges in recipient countries worldwide.
Report Read MoreAlicia Keys, Congressman Charlie Rangel, and Community Leaders Partner With Harlem Community To Address High Rates of HIV/AIDS
The Grammy Award-winning artist joins with local residents and leaders, the music and faith communities, and elected officials to come together to tackle HIV’s disproportionate impact in communities of color. NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2013 — Grammy Award-winning artist and advocate Alicia Keys rallied with community leaders and residents of…
News Release Read MoreVisualizing Health Policy: A Short Look At Long-Term Care for Seniors
This infographic from the Visualizing Health Policy series, produced in partnership with JAMA, looks at long-term care for seniors.
Infographic Read MoreKFF Media Fellowships in Health Reporting
Kaiser Media Fellowships in Health provide selected journalists with unique opportunities to gain an in-depth grasp of U.S. health and health policy issues, through site visits, briefings and discussions with policy experts and fellow editors and reporters. The focus is squarely on state, national and global health policy issues, with the aim of encouraging and informing coverage of the complex economic, political and medical issues involved for a broad range of audiences.
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