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Medicare 2008 Benefits Table
2008 Medicare Benefits TableSummary of Traditional Medicare, 2008 PART A Financing: 1.45% for both workers and employers No premiums* Benefits: Inpatient hospital – Days 1-60 – Days 61-90 – Days 91-150 – After 150 days Deductible of $1,024 per benefit period** No coinsurance $256 a day $512 a day No…
Report Read More Presidential Candidates’ Platforms Reflect Sharp Differences in Perspectives of Democratic and Republican Primary Voters on Health Care Problems
Embargoed for release until: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 For further information contact: Kate Schoen, Kaiser, (650) 854-9400, kschoen@kff.org Todd Datz, HSPH, (617) 432-3952, tdatz@hsph.harvard.edu Presidential Candidates’ Platforms Reflect Sharp Differences in Perspectives of Democratic and Republican Primary Voters on Health Care Problems Analysis Draws On Data From New Kaiser/Harvard Survey…
Poll Finding Read More Poll Finds Most Mass. Residents Support New Health Reform Law, Including Individual Mandate, As Initial Deadline Nears
Wednesday, June 27, 2007 For further information contact: Craig Palosky, KFF, (202) 347-5270 Robin Herman, HSPH, (617) 432-4752 Chris Murphy, BCBSMA, (617) 246-4851 POLL FINDS MOST MASS. RESIDENTS SUPPORT NEW HEALTH REFORM LAW, INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL MANDATE, AS INITIAL DEADLINE NEARS The Main Reason: They Believe It is “the Right Thing…
Poll Finding Read More Snapshots: How Changes in Medical Technology Affect Health Care Costs
Health expenditures continue to grow very rapidly in the U.S. Since 1970, health care spending has grown at an average annual rate of 9.8%, or about 2.5 percentage points faster than the economy as measured by the nominal gross domestic product (GDP). Annual spending on health care increased from $75…
Issue Brief Read More New Poll Finds Broad Support Among Democrats, Independents, and Republicans for Drug Price Negotiation, Reimportation, and Prioritizing Children for Coverage of the Uninsured…Views on Stem Cells More Mixed
Embargoed for release until:Friday, December 8, 2006For further information contact:Craig Palosky, cpalosky@kff.org, (202) 347-5270Larry Levitt, llevitt@kff.org, (650) 854-9400New Poll Finds Broad Support Among Democrats, Independents, and Republicans for Drug Price Negotiation, Reimportation, and Prioritizing Children for Coverage of the Uninsured…Views on Stem Cells More MixedPublic Sees Health Care Prices as…
Poll Finding Read More USA Today/Kaiser/Harvard Survey Highlights Problems in the Health Care System Through the Experiences of People With Cancer
Embargoed for release until: Monday, November 20, 2006 For further information contact: Craig Palosky, cpalosky@kff.org or (202) 347-5270 Larry Levitt, llevitt@kff.org or (650) 854-9400 USA Today/Kaiser/Harvard Survey Highlights Problems in the Health Care System Through the Experiences of People With Cancer Survey of Families Affected…
Poll Finding Read More NEJM Article Finds That Health Care Is Not Playing A Major Role In 2006 Congressional Elections, But Could Be A Factor In Selected Close Races
Embargoed for release until:Wednesday, November 1, 2006, 5:00 p.m. ETFor further information contact:Craig Palosky, KFF, (202) 347-5270 Robin Herman, HSPH, (617) 432-4388NEJM Article Finds That Health Care Is Not Playing A Major Role In 2006 Congressional Elections, But Could Be A Factor In Selected Close RacesVoters Trust Democrats More Than…
Poll Finding Read More Survey of Seniors Underscores Implementation Challenges for Medicare Drug Benefit
Embargoed for release until: November 10, 2005, 9:30 a.m. E.T. For further information contact: Craig Palosky, (202) 347-5270 or cpalosky@kff.org Larry Levitt, (650) 854-9400 or llevitt@kff.org AS ENROLLMENT BEGINS, NEW SURVEY UNDERSCORES CHALLENGES IF SENIORS ARE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF MEDICARE DRUG BENEFIT Many Seniors Say They Don’t Understand the…
Poll Finding Read More Five Years After IOM Report On Medical Errors, Nearly Half Of All Consumers Worry About The Safety Of Their Health Care
Embargoed for release until:Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2004, 9:30 a.m. ETFor further information contact:Craig Palosky, KFF, (202) 347-5270Chris Peacock, KFF, (650) 854-9400Howard Holland, AHRQ, (301) 427-1857FIVE YEARS AFTER IOM REPORT ON MEDICAL ERRORS, NEARLY HALF OF ALL CONSUMERS WORRY ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THEIR HEALTH CAREOne in Three People Say They…
Poll Finding Read More XV International AIDS Conference Satellite Session: Resource Tracking and Priority Setting
UNAIDS hosted this panel that featured the work of the UNAIDS Consortium on Resource Tracking. The session highlighted the importance of tracking global HIV/AIDS financial information; reviewed the methodological approaches used to track HIV/AIDS resource flows; and determined gaps in HIV/AIDS financial information and coverage as well as strategies for…
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