Sources of Coverage and Care for People with HIV/AIDS in the United States: Assessing Coverage in Southern States October 31, 2002 Issue Brief Issue Brief
Medicaid and Prescription Drugs October 30, 2002 Fact Sheet An updated fact sheet summarizing the latest statistics and trends regarding the role of Medicaid in providing prescription drug coverage.Fact Sheet
Medicaid and the Prescription Drug Benefit October 30, 2002 Issue Brief This policy brief includes background information on Medicaid and its drug benefit, provides examples of how states are using the cost containment mechanisms at their disposal and addresses issues surrounding beneficiary access to outpatient drugs.Policy Brief
Congressional Election Tracking Survey October 30, 2002 Poll Finding The NPR/Kaiser/Kennedy School Congressional Election Tracking Survey examines which issues are important to people when deciding how to vote in the November 2002 election for Congress. Just a few days prior to the election, the survey found that no single issue emerges as dominant for likely voters in deciding their…
Children and Video Games October 24, 2002 Fact Sheet The first fact sheet in a series on topics related to children, media and health focuses on video games — pulling together the key facts on the amount of time young people spend using video games, how use varies by age, gender and ethnicity, and the best research on the…
A Generational Look at the Public: Politics and Policy October 1, 2002 Poll Finding The Washington Post/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard University Survey Project’s latest findings appeared in an article in The Washington Post on October 20, 2002. The survey explores age-related variations in views of politics and policy, including voting behaviors, opinions of the government, and social values. Topline & Methodology
Spending on the HIV/AIDS Epidemic: A Three Part Series (Full Report) September 30, 2002 Report Full Report: Spending on the HIV/AIDS Epidemic: A Three Part SeriesThis compliation policy brief provides analysis of spending on the HIV/AIDS epidemic both by the United States government and globally. Included is an analysis of U.S. federal spending on the HIV/AIDS epidemic since FY 1981; spending by the U.S. on…
Comparisons of the Liability Provisions of the House and Senate Patients’ Rights Bills September 30, 2002 Report A hotly debated issue in Congress has been the issue of when health maintenance organizations, health insurers, and those who administer health benefit plans should be financially liable to their plan participants for a denial of a claim or for damages for any injuries that result from such denials (known…
Abortion Policy and Politics September 29, 2002 Issue Brief This issue update reviews abortion since the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade legalized it in 1973. Every state has laws regulating some aspect of the provision of abortion, and many have passed restrictions that are now in effect, such as parental consent or notification requirements; mandated counseling…
Racial/Ethnic Differences in Cardiac Care: The Weight of the Evidence September 29, 2002 Report Numerous studies over the past two decades have documented racial and ethnic differences in care for heart conditions. To assess the quality of the evidence and to summarize the information for a physician audience, the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation collaborated with the American College of Cardiology Foundation to review…
