Medicaid’s Role for Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries February 1, 2001 Fact Sheet Medicaid’s Role for Low-Income Medicare BeneficiariesAn overview that identifies low-income Medicare beneficiaries (dual eligibles), how Medicaid can provide care for them, and the challenges to accessing care.Fact Sheet
SCHIP Administration and Accountability June 29, 2001 Report The third in a series of reports on implementation issues and challenges in the first year of S-CHIP finds that non-Medicaid S-CHIP programs faced more administrative challenges. Success with enrollment appeared primarily related to administrative decisions, including a lower band of S-CHIP income eligibility, and the lack of premiums.
Commercial Health Plan Participation in Medicaid Managed Care: An Examination of Six Markets December 30, 2000 Report The issue paper studies health care markets of Denver, Detroit, Milwaukee, Miami, New York, and Seattle. The paper identifies key determinants for plan participation.Issue Paper
Recent Attitudes Towards Patients Rights and Managed Care May 30, 2001 Report Newly 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. The survey found that the percentage…
MYTH OR FACT? 1998 Kaiser Family Foundation Survey Of Americans’ Knowledge On Teen Sexual Activity and Pregnancy December 30, 1997 Poll Finding MYTH OR FACT? 1998 Kaiser Family Foundation Survey Of Americans’ Knowledge On Teen Sexual Activity and Pregnancy
Medicare Beneficiaries and HMOs: A Case Study of the Tampa-St. Petersburg Market June 29, 1998 Report This case study of the evolution of Medicare managed care in Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida, is one of four in a series being prepared by Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., for the Kaiser Family Foundation to examine the growth and impact of Medicare managed care. The Medicare risk (HMO) program has developed…
Encuesta Nacional de Kaiser Family Foundation sobre los Latinos y el VIH/SIDA December 30, 1997 Report En encuestas anteriores, la atencion se ha concentrando en captar las impresiones de la poblacion general, incluyendo sus opiniones sobre la epidemia; su preocupacion personal en cuanto a infectarse con el VIH; sus conocimientos sobre la transmision, curso y tratamiento del VIH y el SIDA; sus experiencias con la prueba…
The Medicare Program: Servicios De Salud Administrados Por Medicare December 30, 1997 Fact Sheet Panorama General: Medicare proporciona servicios de salud a casi 39 millones de norteamericanos, incluyendo aproximadamente a 34 millones de ancianos y a 5 millones de discapacitados. La gran mayoria de estas personas cubren sus gastos medicos directamente mediante el programa tradicional de “pago por servicio,” mientras que el 15 porciento…
Medicare’s Disabled Beneficiaries: The Forgotten Population in the Debate Over Drug Benefits August 31, 2002 Report About 5 million Americans under age 65 qualify for Medicare coverage because they are totally and permanently disabled. They are more likely than the elderly to live in poverty, to be in poor health, and to experience difficulties living independently and performing basic daily tasks. A new study from The…