Florida’s Medicaid Prescription Drug Benefit: A Case Study January 30, 2002 Report Florida's Medicaid Prescription Drug Benefit: A Case StudyA new study summarizes and discusses the state s attempt to reform its Medicaid prescription drug benefit program. Background Paper
See No Evil: How Internet Filters Affect the Search for Online Health Information – Executive Summary November 30, 2002 Report See No Evil: How Internet Filters Affect the Search for Online Health InformationWith a case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court challenging mandatory filters in libraries, the Foundation conducted a comprehensive study that indicates Internet filters most frequently used by schools and libraries can effectively block pornography without significantly impeding…
Rating Sex and Violence in the Media: Media Ratings and Proposals for Reform October 31, 2002 Issue Brief Rating Sex and Violence in the Media: Media Ratings and Proposals for Reform The second release in a series of fact sheets and issue briefs on key topics in the field of children, media and health. The Media Ratings issue brief provides an overview of parental advisory ratings for movies,…
Federal Policies Affecting The Cost and Availability of New Pharmaceuticals June 30, 2002 Report This report by Michael Gluck of the Georgetown University Institute for Health Care Research and Policy examines several ways in which the federal government influences the availability and cost of prescription drugs, including 1) intellectual property protection the laws and policies which regulate and influence patents and generic competition (include…
15 Selected As 2012 Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars May 1, 2012 News Release NEWS RELEASE May 24, 2012 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation has elected 15 individuals as the 2012 Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars. These Scholars will have the opportunity to learn first-hand about health policy and the policymaking process during 11 weeks in Washington, DC, working in…
Statutory Requirements & Policies Governing U.S. Global Family Planning and Reproductive Health Efforts April 29, 2012 Issue Brief This issue brief provides a summary of the major policies and statutory requirements governing U.S. participation in international family planning and reproductive health efforts. These laws and policies collectively direct how funds are spent, which organizations receive funds and generally shape U.S. family planning and reproductive health activities around the world.
Health Care Costs in the U.S.: The Role of Prices and Volume April 19, 2012 Event The Alliance for Health Reform and several cosponsors held the first event in a three-part series of discussions on costs, the factors driving them up and what (if anything) can be done about them. This briefing and others in the series take an in-depth look at a select few of…
Among Dual Eligibles, Identifying The Highest Cost Individuals Could Help In Crafting More Targeted And Effective Responses April 1, 2012 Report This Health Affairs article by researchers at the Urban Institute analyzes linked Medicare and Medicaid data to examine dual eligibles’ utilization and spending in both programs in 2007. It finds that while the population of people dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid is indeed costly, it is not monolithic. For…
Key Issues in Understanding the Economic and Health Security of Current and Future Generations of Seniors March 3, 2012 Issue Brief As part of broad deficit-reduction plans, policymakers are considering reforms to the nation’s three major entitlement programs – Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security – that could significantly affect the economic security of seniors in their retirement years. This brief examines the role of these programs in ensuring seniors’ financial security…
Raising Medicare Premiums for Higher-Income Beneficiaries: Assessing the Implications January 13, 2014 Issue Brief As policymakers consider ways to slow the growth in Medicare spending as part of broader efforts to reduce the federal debt or offset the cost of other spending priorities, some have proposed to increase beneficiary contributions through higher Medicare premiums. This issue brief explains provisions of current law that impose income-related premiums under Medicare Part B and Part D, describes recent proposals to modify these requirements, and analyzes the potential implications for the Medicare population.