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Those Long Lines To Enroll In The ACA
In the latest post from the series Policy Insights, Kaiser Family Foundation President and CEO Drew Altman discusses the need for community based outreach to enroll the long term uninsured. All previous Policy Insights posts are archived online. The Kaiser Family Foundation, a leader in health policy analysis, health journalism…
News Release Read More Paying a Visit to the Doctor: Current Financial Protections for Medicare Patients When Receiving Physician Services
As the Congress continues to work on reforming Medicare payments for physician services, a new Kaiser Family Foundation brief examines key provisions in current law that help provide safeguards and financial protections for beneficiaries when they visit their doctor, and explains how potential changes could affect beneficiaries, providers, and the…
News Release Read More Julie Rovner Chosen as Robin Toner Distinguished Fellow
This news release announces the selection of NPR health policy correspondent Julie Rovner as the Robin Toner Distinguished Fellow. Rovner will begin her fellowship in May and work as a Senior Correspondent with Kaiser Health News (KHN) and its news partners, covering health policy and politics and doing enterprise reporting for a variety of platforms.
News Release Read More Join Alicia Keys For A Watch Party & Twitter Conversation: “We Are Empowered,” An Intimate Conversation with Five Women Living with HIV in the U.S.
Announcing a Jan. 19, 2014 Girls’ Night In watch party and Twitter Conversation with Alicia Keys to watch “We Are Empowered,” An Intimate Conversation with Five Women Living with HIV in the U.S.
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New Web Portal Explains The Affordable Care Act – “Obamacare”- For People With HIV
This press release announces a new consumer web portal to help people living with HIV navigate the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Specifically designed to address the needs of people with HIV, the Obamacare & You portal, funded by Gilead Sciences, Inc., is presented as part of Greater Than AIDS, a leading national public information initiative developed by the Kaiser Family Foundation together with the Black AIDS Institute.
News Release Read More Speak Out: Let’s Bring HIV Out Of The Closet
New Campaign From Greater Than AIDS Developed Locally With The San Francisco Department Of Public Health To Engage Gay And Bisexual Men In Response To HIV/AIDS SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., October 4, 2013 – Greater Than AIDS, a leading national public information response to the domestic epidemic, today launched Speak Out,…
News Release Read More First Wave of Major New Survey Project on California’s Uninsured
California’s Uninsured Struggle With Costs and Access And Say They Want Insurance, But Most Have Heard Little About The Affordable Care Act, And Many Who Are Likely To Be Eligible For Medi-Cal or Exchange Subsidies Don’t Know It Many Undocumented Immigrants in CA Think They Will Get Coverage Through the…
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Kaiser/UNAIDS Study Finds No Real Change In Donor Funding For HIV
This report from the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) evaluates international efforts to finance the response to the AIDS epidemic. The annual funding analysis finds donor governments disbursed US$7.86 billion toward the AIDS response in low-and middle-income countries in 2012, essentially unchanged from the US$7.63 billion level in 2011 after adjusting for inflation.
News Release Read More Alicia Keys, Congressman Charlie Rangel, and Community Leaders Partner With Harlem Community To Address High Rates of HIV/AIDS
The Grammy Award-winning artist joins with local residents and leaders, the music and faith communities, and elected officials to come together to tackle HIV’s disproportionate impact in communities of color. NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2013 — Grammy Award-winning artist and advocate Alicia Keys rallied with community leaders and residents of…
News Release Read More Employer-Sponsored Family Health Premiums Rise a Modest 4 Percent in 2013, National Benchmark Employer Survey Finds
Annual premiums for employer-sponsored family health coverage reached $16,351 this year, up 4 percent from last year, with workers on average paying $4,565 toward the cost of their coverage, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation/Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET) 2013 Employer Health Benefits Survey. This year’s rise in premiums remains moderate by historical standards. The 15th annual Kaiser/HRET survey of more than 2,000 small and large employers provides a detailed picture of the status and trends in employer-sponsored health insurance costs and coverage.
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