Abortion in the U.S. January 31, 2003 Fact Sheet This fact sheet reviews abortion in the U.S. About half (49%) of the approximately 5.4 million pregnancies occurring in the United States each year are unintended. Fifty-four percent (54%), or approximately 1.4 million, of these unintended pregnancies ended in abortion in 1996. While abortion remains one of the most common…
National Survey of Physicians April 29, 2002 Poll Finding The Kaiser Family Foundation’s biennial , conducted from March 26 through October 11, 2001, is based on a nationally representative random sample of 2,608 physicians whose major professional activity is direct patient care. The survey was released in four parts. Topline Part I: Doctors on Disparities in Medical Care Part…
Capitol Hill Briefing on Latinos and HIV/AIDS July 1, 2003 Event As part of the Kaiser Family Foundation’s ongoing effort to raise awareness about critical issues related to HIV/AIDS, we co-hosted a Capitol Hill briefing with the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) on Latinos and HIV/AIDS. Honorary co-sponsors of the briefing included Representatives Hilda Solis (D-CA), Ciro…
Medicaid: Issues and Challenges September 29, 2003 Event Diane Rowland, executive vice president of the Kaiser Family Foundation and executive director of the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, testified to the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Health on the issues and challenges facing Medicaid in providing health and long-term care coverage for the…
Children and Electronic Media October 1, 2003 Report Recent years have seen an explosion in electronic media marketed directly at the very youngest children in our society, yet very little is known about how these changes have played out in young people's lives. In order to help understand the implications, the Foundation conducted a national study of more…
Medicaid Spending: What Factors Contributed to the Growth Between 2000 and 2002? September 1, 2003 Issue Brief The report finds that rapid Medicaid spending growth has been driven, in part, by enrollment increases resulting from the loss of income and private insurance coverage during the current economic downturn, together with continued increases in hospital and prescription drug costs that have affected the entire health care sector. Issue…
The Healthcare Experiences of Women with HIV/AIDS – Insights from Focus Groups October 1, 2003 Report The Healthcare Experiences of Women with HIV/AIDS: Insights from Focus GroupsThis report summarizes findings from a series of focus groups with women living with HIV/AIDS. Focus group participants describe their first-hand experience with the health care system, including issues of to financing and coverage, relationships with providers, the role of…
Medicaid Managed Care: An Analysis of the Health Care Financing Administration’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking October 30, 1998 Report Medicaid Managed Care: An Analysis of the Health Care Financing Administration's Notice of Proposed RulemakingReport: Medicaid Managed Care: An Analysis…
The Decline in Medicaid Spending Growth in 1996: Why Did It Happen? – Issue Paper August 30, 1998 Report The Decline In Medicaid Spending Growth In 1996:Why Did It Happen?September 1998Medicaid spending grew by only 2.3 percent in 1996, the lowest rate of growth in the history of the program. After a period of explosive growth between 1988 and 1992, averaging over 20 percent per year, Medicaid spending slowed…
Comparison of the Medicaid Provisions in the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (P.L. 105-33) with Prior Law September 29, 1997 Report Report: A Comparison of the Medicaid Provisions in the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (P.L. 105-33) w-Prior Law