The AIDS Litigation Project III: A Look at HIV/AIDS in the Courts of the 1990’s – Main Page July 1, 1996 Report THE AIDS LITIGATION PROJECT III: A Look at HIV/AIDS in the Courts of the 1990sSupported by a grant from the Kaiser Family FoundationFOREWORDACKNOWLEDGMENTSMETHODOLOGYEXECUTIVE SUMMARYAIDS EducationProtection of the Blood SupplyPublic Health Powers and Epidemiological SurveillanceState Restrictions on Persons: Criminal LawPrivate Tort ActionsDuty to Protect WorkersAdministration of JusticeFamily LawPrivacy and ConfidentialityDiscriminationThe Rights…
Public Attitudes Toward Welfare and Reform: A Focus Group Report October 30, 1995 Poll Finding Public Attitudes Toward Welfare and Reform: A Focus Group ReportThis focus group report provides further insight on some of the findings from a nationwide survey on welfare released by the Kaiser Family Foundation in March 1995 (#1045). This survey suggests that citizens are more concerned with the moral underpinnings of…
The Use of Mainstream Media to Encourage Social Responsibility: The International Experience – Report August 30, 1995 Report The Use of Mainstream Media to Encourage Social Responsibility:The International ExperienceExecutive SummaryThe Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation commissioned the Advocates for Youth Media Project to carry out a study titled The Use of Mainstream Media to Encourage Social Responsibility: The International Experience. The study examines the outcomes of programs using…
Primer on the Federal Budget, July 1997 June 29, 1997 Report This report provides information on key budgetary facts and trends and highlights federal spending in health care programs. It includes an overview of federal revenues and spending in fiscal year 1995, an overview of the budget “window” from fiscal year1996 through fiscal year 2002, and the historical context for the…
National Survey of Public Opinion on Welfare: Views of Americans With or Without Welfare Experience February 27, 1995 Poll Finding National Survey of Public Opinion on Welfare: Views of Americans With or Without Welfare ExperienceA report from the Kaiser-Harvard program on the Public and Health/Social Policy on differences in opinions of Americans with welfare experience compared with those without such experience on the welfare system and welfare reform. This report…
Implementing and Administering Health Care Reform: Issues and Options for State Executives August 30, 1994 Report An examination of the major decisions states face in designing health reforms, as well as their capacity to implement them. The analysis identified a core set of five functions that need to be addressed by states under either national or state initiated health care reforms: 1) getting started; 2) establishing…
Where is Medicaid Spending Headed? – Report November 29, 1996 Report Where is Medicaid Spending Headed?Prepared for: The Kaiser Commission on the Future of MedicaidPrepared by: John Holahan and David Liska, The Urban InstituteDecember 1996In 1995, the United States witnessed a major debate over the future course of the Medicaid program. At the heart of this debate were the individual entitlement…
State Facts: Health Needs, and Medicaid Financing January 30, 1998 Fact Sheet This data book provides a profile of selected indicators of health needs, insurance coverage, and the role of Medicaid in each state with comparative statistics for the United States.Fact Sheet: California Facts
The Changing Composition of Health Insurance Coverage in the United States December 30, 1994 Report This paper analyzes changes in insurance coverage that have occurred at the national level between 1988 and 1994.Report: The Changing Composition Of Health Insurance Coverage In The United States
Explaining the Recent Growth in Medicaid Spending September 29, 1993 Report This article highlights the findings of the Commission's analysis of the Medicaid spending growth during the 1988 -1991 period. It provides the analysis underlying the Commission's report, The Medicaid Cost Explosion: Causes and Consequences (# 2001).Report: