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World AIDS Day 1998 – Youth And AIDS
A summary of findings from the Foundation’s survey of teens on HIV, and other relevant facts about how young people are being affected by HIV/AIDS.
Fact Sheet Read More Consumer Protection Issues in Medicare + Choice – Report
Consumer Protection Issues in Medicare + ChoiceThis Report is available in PDF format.Return to topConsumer Protection Issues in Medicare + Choice
Report Read More External Review of Health Plan Decisions: An Overview of Key Program Features in the States and Medicare
In 1978, the state of Michigan established a system to call on independent medical experts to help resolve disputes between health plans and patients about the medical necessity and appropriateness of care. Since then, twelve other states and the Medicare program have established similar kinds of external review programs. In…
Report Read More External Review of Health Plan Decisions in the States and Medicare – Report
External Review of Health Plan Decisions:An Overview of Key Program Features in the States and MedicareExternal Review of Health Plan Decisions:An Overview of Key Program Features in the States and MedicarePrepared for the Kaiser Family Foundation by:Karen Pollitz, M.P.P., Geraldine Dallek, M.P.H., and Nicole Tapay, J.D.Institute for Health Care Research…
Report Read More External Review of Health Plan Decisions in the States and Medicare
An analysis of the external review process, the formal dispute resolution process established by state or federal agencies, independent of disputing parties, that has the capacity to evaluate and resolve at least those disputes involving medical issues. This paper identifies critical features of external review systems in thirteen states and…
Report Read More Managed Care Consumer Protections Offered by Medium and Large Employers
A fact sheet summarizing data from a survey conducted between January and March of 1998 with 1,583 firms with 200 or more workers. The survey, which is conducted annually, focuses on the characteristics of the health benefit plans sponsored by employers.The supplemental questions discussed in this brief were developed jointly…
Fact Sheet Read More Managed Care Consumer Protections Offered by Medium and Large Employers – Fact Sheet
Managed Care Consumer Protections Offered by Medium and Large EmployersNovember 1998BackgroundDuring the past year, Congress and the states considered a number of proposals that would have provided additional protections to consumers in health insurance plans, particularly managed care plans. Among the key issues raised in these debates was how much…
Fact Sheet Read More Medicaid Managed Care: An Analysis of the Health Care Financing Administration’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
Medicaid Managed Care: An Analysis of the Health Care Financing Administration's Notice of Proposed RulemakingReport: Medicaid Managed Care: An Analysis…
Report Read More National Survey on Medicare: The Next Big Health Policy Debate?
A survey of Americans on their knowledge and opinions about the proposed options for Medicare reform finds that most Americans know Medicare faces problems, but are not ready to make hard choices and are not well informed on the options, including Medicare+Choice. The Kaiser/Harvard National Survey on Medicare is a…
Report Read More Medicare: Options for Reform, A Public Dialogue on Health Care: The Future of Medicare – (Spanish)
Medicare: Options for Reform, A Public Dialogue on Health Care: The Future of Medicare – (Spanish)Report: Medicare: Opciones para la reforma
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