Testimony on the National Governors’ Association Proposal on Medicaid February 28, 1996 Report From the hearing before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Commerce on the National Governors Association Proposal on Medicaid.Report Report Chart Pack Chart Pack
Capping the Medicaid Entitlement: Legal Issues and Interstate Perspectives February 27, 1993 Report This paper provides an historical overview of the federal budget appropriations process as it affects Medicaid and presents state level analysis of entitlement capsReport: Capping the Medicaid Entitlement: Legal Issues and Interstate Perspectives
Families and the National Health Reform: Comparison of Family Premium Responsibilities under Current Legislature Proposals February 27, 1994 Report This paper assesses the affordability of premiums and disincentives to work for a family of three under President Clinton's plan, the Cooper/Breaux bill, the Chafee/Thomas bill, and the Wellstone/McDermott bill.Report: Families and National Health Reform: A Comparison…
Health Reform Legislation: A Comparison of House and Senate Majority Leadership Bills July 30, 1994 Report A comparison of the House (Gephardt/Foley) and Senate (Mitchell) leadership health reform bills and the Administration's Health Security Act to the current health care system in each of 14 different categories.Report: Health Reform Legislation: A Comparison of House and Senate Majority Leadership Bills
Access to Care: Is Health Insurance Enough? March 30, 1995 Issue Brief This policy brief focuses on access issues facing the low-income population generally and Medicaid beneficiaries specifically. The brief examines how well Medicaid beneficiaries have fared in obtaining access to care, the types of access barriers that confront Medicaid beneficiaries, and the issues and options for addressing these barriers.Policy Brief: Access…
Medicare: Options for Reform, A Public Dialogue on Health Care: The Future of Medicare – (Spanish) September 29, 1998 Report Medicare: Options for Reform, A Public Dialogue on Health Care: The Future of Medicare – (Spanish)Report: Medicare: Opciones para la reforma
Medicare Restructuring: The FEHBP Model A Summary – Report January 30, 1999 Report Medicare Restructuring: The FEHBP ModelExecutive SummaryAs policymakers consider measures to assure the long-range solvency of Medicare, one option that has received increasing attention is a “premium support” system. Under such a system beneficiaries would choose between the original Medicare fee-for-service program and a variety of competing health plans. They would…
Sex on TV: A Biennial Report to the Kaiser Family Foundation January 30, 1999 Report Sex on TV: A Biennial Report to the Kaiser Family FoundationThis study examines both the amount and the nature of television's sexual messages, paying special attention to references to such issues as contraception, safer sex, and waiting to have sex. The study looked at 1351 programs across ten different channels,…
Kaiser/Harvard Health News Index, November/December 1998 November 29, 1998 Poll Finding Health News Index November/December, 1998 The November/December 1998 edition of the Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard Health News Index includes questions about major health issues covered in the news, including questions about the Tobacco Settlement, World AIDS Day and Abortion Clinic Bombings. The survey is based on a national random sample of…
Kaiser/Harvard Health News Index September/October 1998 September 29, 1998 Poll Finding Health News Index September/October, 1998 The September/October 1998 edition of the Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard Health News Index includes questions about major health stories covered in the news, including questions about the Uninsured, Late Term Abortions and Emergency Contraception. The survey is based on a national sample of 1,202 Americans conducted…