Health News Index – July/August 2002 July 31, 2002 Poll Finding Health News Index July/August, 2002 The Health News Index measures public attention to and knowledge about leading health stories covered in the news in June and July, including discussions in Congress about a Medicare prescription drug benefit; a report from the National Institutes of Health on hormone replacement therapy; and…
National Survey of the Public’s Attitudes towards HIV/AIDS June 29, 2002 Poll Finding WP/Harvard/KFF National Survey of the Public s Attitudes towards HIV/AIDSThe Washington Post/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard University Survey Project’s latest findings appeared in articles in The Washington Post on July 6 and July 7, 2002. This survey explores the public s attitudes towards HIV/AIDS in the US and the World. Toplines/Survey
As Seen on TV: Health Policy Issues in TV’s Medical Dramas – Executive Summary June 30, 2002 Report As Seen on TV: Health Policy Issues in TV s Medical DramasThe popularity of hospital-based TV shows and the recent Hollywood movie, John Q, have raised questions about the extent to which the entertainment media engage health policy issues and how those issues are portrayed. This is the executive summary…
Sexual Activity and Substance Use Among Youth February 6, 2002 Fact Sheet Teens and young adults face many pressures and decisions involving alcohol, drugs, and sexual activity decisions that often occur simultaneously. Almost one quarter of sexually active young people aged 15-24 report having sex without a condom because they were drinking or using drugs at the time. These findings are from…
Analyses of Kaiser Permanente Services for Insured Children July 2, 2002 Report Analyses of the Child Health Plan and Other Kaiser Permanente Services for Publicly and Privately Insured Children, a new policy brief prepared for the Kaiser Family Foundation and the California HealthCare Foundation by the Institute for Health Policy Studies at U.C. San Francisco, summarizes the results and policy implications of…
Caring for Immigrants: Health Care Safety Nets in Los Angeles, New York, Miami, and Houston February 1, 2001 Report A background report that assesses how various factors influence changes in the health care system for immigrants in four urban areas with large immigrant populations (Los Angeles, New York, Houston, and Miami.)Background Paper
Mandated Health Insurance Benefits: Tradeoffs Among Benefits, Coverage, and Costs? July 2, 2002 Issue Brief An issue brief that looks at mandated health insurance benefits and the tradeoffs among benefits, coverage, and costs. It explores the debate over mandated benefits legislation, the evidence about the impact of mandates, the status of mandated benefits in other states and in California.
Sicker and Poorer: The Consequences of Being Uninsured April 30, 2002 Report Sicker and Poorer: The Consequences of Being UninsuredA new report by the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured synthesizes the major findings of the past 25 years of health services research assessing the most important effects of health insurance. The report evaluates thousands of citations and 230 research articles…
National Survey of Small Businesses March 30, 2002 Report A survey finds that two-thirds of small employers say that they are dissatisfied with the cost of health care and health insurance, and about one-third of small businesses that now offer insurance say they are likely to increase the share of costs borne by employees in the next year. Survey…
The Prescription Drug Conundrum: Pharmaceutical Coverage, Costs, and Affordability — Issue Brief August 31, 2000 Issue Brief A 2-page issue brief that discusses significant trends in prescription drug coverage, expenditures, utilization, along with how the pharmaceutical industry prices drugs. The brief also looks at what states are doing to control drug costs and to address issues of affordability and access for low-income and elderly populations, how health…