Health Reform for New Health Reform Reporters June 29, 2009 Event The Alliance for Health Reform sponsored this briefing for a small number of reporters to speed their learning about health reform. Topics addressed included: What’s different about the health reform effort this time around? Who are the key players and their perspectives on reform? What are the key issues and…
Pulling it Together: Last Week’s Health Reform “Shocker” June 24, 2009 Perspective Last week we learned that health reform could cost the federal government at least a trillion dollars over ten years, and that it will be really difficult to forge bipartisan agreement on legislation and keep major interest groups on board. This obviously brought more angst to the deliberations, several Republicans…
Making the Case for Prevention: Tales from the Field June 22, 2009 Event The Alliance for Health Reform and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation co-sponsored this event featuring a panel of experts examining a range of prevention measures to improve the health of communities and the general population. Panelists addressed the following questions: What types of prevention models are working for business and…
Money Follows the Person: An Early Implementation Snapshot June 19, 2009 Issue Brief This issue brief examines the early successes and challenges of the Money Follows the Person Demonstration (MFP), a Medicaid initiative enacted into law in 2006 that gives states enhanced federal support to balance their Medicaid long-term care programs by providing more services in the community and fewer in institutional settings.…
The U.S. Strategy For Combating Malaria Around the World: Looking Forward June 17, 2009 Event The Kaiser Family Foundation held a briefing on June 17, 2009, to examine the U.S. government’s role in addressing malaria moving forward, including its strategic options for reducing the impact of the disease, and the current status of the development of the comprehensive malaria strategy.
Pulling it Together: The Sleeper in Health Reform June 16, 2009 Perspective The health reform legislation currently being crafted on Capitol Hill is undeniably complex. To oversimplify slightly it can be boiled down into four parts: coverage (subsidies for private coverage and Medicaid expansions); delivery and payment reforms; insurance market reforms and regulations; and prevention, with each broad category containing a range…
Medicare’s Role for Women June 11, 2009 Fact Sheet Medicare’s Role for Women This fact sheet highlights Medicare’s important role in providing women with health care coverage. It examines the demographic profile of women on Medicare, including their health and income status, the program’s benefits and cost-sharing requirements, and the prevalence of supplemental coverage to fill gaps in Medicare’s…