Poll: Ebola Was a Bigger Story Than the Midterms November 24, 2014 Perspective For The Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank, Drew Altman discusses what the public was more concerned about in November: Ebola or the results of the midterm elections.
Analysis Finds Donor Government International Funding for Family Planning Increased By 19 Percent From 2012 November 2, 2014 News Release A new Kaiser Family Foundation report finds that donor governments provided US$1.3 billion in bilateral funding for family planning programs in low- and middle-income countries in 2013 – a 19 percent increase from 2012. Donor governments also gave an additional $454 million in core contributions to the United Nations Population Fund…
The Benefit of a Uniform Response to Ebola in the U.S. October 29, 2014 Perspective In this column for The Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank, Drew Altman discusses the Christie, Cuomo rift with the federal government over Ebola public health measures and the need for uniform national policies to ease the public’s fears.
Donor Government Assistance for Family Planning in 2013 November 2, 2014 Report This report finds that donor governments provided US$1.3 billion in bilateral funding for family planning programs in low and middle income countries in 2013 – a 19 percent increase from 2012. Donor governments also gave an additional $454 million in core contributions to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the primary multilateral organization addressing family planning. Funding has risen since the London Summit on Family Planning in 2012, although most of the increase was driven by a small number of donors.
Projected Spending on Health Care as a Percentage of Gross Domestic Product, 2013-2023 October 23, 2014 Slide
Projected Annual Increase in National Health Expenditures and Their Share of Gross Domestic Product, 2013-2023 October 23, 2014 Slide
Distribution of National Health Expenditures, by Type of Service (in Billions), 2012 and 2023 October 23, 2014 Slide
Annual Out-of-Pocket Spending, in Billions, and Their Share of Total National Health Expenditures, 2010-2023 October 23, 2014 Slide