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Visualizing Health Policy: A Snapshot of Cancer Spending and Outcomes
This Visualizing Health Policy infographic provides details on cancer spending and outcomes in the United States. The U.S. cancer mortality rate, 203 deaths per 100,000 population, was slightly lower than in comparable countries in 2010. Among cancers, lung cancer is the largest contributor to disease burden for both men and…
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Visualizing Health Policy: A Snapshot of Cancer Spending and Outcomes
This Visualizing Health Policy infographic provides details on cancer spending and outcomes in the United States.
News Release Read More Early Analysis of 14 Major Cities Finds Benchmark Silver Plan Premiums in ACA Marketplaces Estimated to Rise 10 Percent on Average in 2017
A Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of Affordable Care Act proposed marketplace rates finds benchmark silver plan premiums are projected to increase 10 percent in 2017 on average across 14 major metropolitan areas. Based on proposed rate filings in 13 states plus the District of Columbia where complete information is currently…
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The Next Big Debate in Health Care
In this Wall Street Journal Think Tank column, Drew Altman discusses why adequacy of health coverage will rise as an issue when
the political world moves on from its focus on the Affordable Care Act.
A Look at Rural Hospital Closures and Implications for Access to Care: Three Case Studies
The number of rural hospital closures has increased significantly in recent years. This trend is expected to continue, raising questions about the impact the closures will have on rural communities’ access to health care services. To investigate the factors that contribute to rural hospital closures and the impact those closures have on access to health care in rural communities, the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured and the Urban Institute conducted case studies of three hospital closures that took place in 2015: Mercy Hospital in Independence, Kansas; Parkway Regional Hospital in Fulton, Kentucky; and Marlboro Park Hospital in Bennettsville, South Carolina. Two of these hospitals were in states that did not adopt the Medicaid coverage expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) (Kansas and South Carolina), while one of the hospitals was located in a Medicaid expansion state (Kentucky).
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Kaiser Family Foundation Names Elisabeth “Libby” Rosenthal Editor-In-Chief of Kaiser Health News
MENLO PARK, Calif., – Today Drew Altman, president and CEO of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), announced the appointment of longtime, highly regarded New York Times health journalist Elisabeth “Libby” Rosenthal M.D., as the new editor-in-chief of Kaiser Health News (KHN), the Kaiser Family Foundation’s nonprofit news service. KHN…
News Release Read More Medicaid’s Role in Meeting Seniors’ Long-Term Services and Supports Needs
This fact sheet describes how seniors qualify for Medicaid long term services and supports (LTSS), what LTSS covers, how much Medicaid spends on LTSS, and current policy issues.
Fact Sheet Read More Improving Access to Oral Health Care for Adults in Medicaid: Key Themes from a Policy Roundtable
Medicaid and CHIP programs have made significant strides in improving low-income children’s access to and use of dental care, but access to oral health care for low-income adults lags far behind. To probe current opportunities, challenges, and strategies related to expanding access to oral health care for adults in Medicaid, the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured convened a group of experts and stakeholders in Spring 2016 to discuss the issues. This brief conveys key themes that emerged from the conversation.
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