Explaining Health Reform: Eligibility And Enrollment Processes For Medicaid, CHIP and Subsidies in the Exchange August 1, 2010 Issue Brief The new health reform law will require most U.S. citizens and legal residents to have health coverage by 2014. It provides new options for coverage by expanding Medicaid eligibility to more low-income people and creating a state-based system of health insurance exchanges through which individuals can purchase coverage, with federal…
Optimizing Medicaid Enrollment: Spotlight on Technology July 30, 2010 Report The health reform law provides for a national expansion of Medicaid in 2014 that will extend eligibility to millions more low-income people, primarily uninsured adults. It also requires implementation of a coordinated system for determining eligibility for Medicaid and subsidized coverage in the new health insurance exchanges. Given the expected…
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll — July 2010 July 29, 2010 Poll Finding The July Health Tracking Poll indicates overall public support for the health reform law is steady from June, while unfavorable views of the law have trended downward. Half the public (50%) now expresses a favorable view of the law, while 35 percent say they have an unfavorable opinion (down from…
Overall Public Support for the Health Reform Law Is Steady from June July 29, 2010 Perspective The July Kaiser Health Tracking Poll indicates overall public support for the health reform law is steady from June, while unfavorable views of the law have trended downward somewhat. Half the public (50%) now expresses a favorable view of the law, while 35 percent say they have an unfavorable opinion…
Pulling it Together: Seniors and Health Reform July 27, 2010 Perspective It is widely believed that seniors are antsy about the new health reform law. And there is heightened interest in how seniors feel about the law in the political world because they are more likely to vote in midterm elections. About 48% of the electorate said they voted in the…
The $174 Billion Question: How to Reduce Diabetes and Obesity July 23, 2010 Event Diabetes and obesity have evolved from a national public health concern to a problem of epidemic proportions — a very costly problem. The direct medical costs and the indirect costs of diabetes are estimated at $174 billion yearly. This briefing, sponsored by the Alliance for Health Reform and the United…
AIDS 2010: No Resources, No Results! July 23, 2010 Event Collectively we have made remarkable progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS – 4 million people have access to treatment, millions of children orphaned by AIDS are receiving essential services and health systems are being strengthened.
AIDS 2010: Official Press Conference July 23, 2010 Event Speakers Include: Elly Katabira (Uganda) Dmytro Sherembey (Ukraine) Manfred Nowak (Austria) Elizabeth Gwyther (South Africa) David Thomas (United States) Brigitte Schmidt (Austria) Rachel Ong (Singapore) Diane Havril (United States)
AIDS 2010: Closing Session July 23, 2010 Event For more information on this session, including access to speaker presentations, please see the conference Programme-at-a-Glance.
AIDS 2010: Friday Plenary July 23, 2010 Event For more information on this session, including access to speaker presentations, please see the conference Programme-at-a-Glance.
