Web Briefing for Media: 2017 Kaiser/HRET Employer Health Benefits Survey September 19, 2017 Event The Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET) held a reporters-only web briefing on Tuesday, September 19 to release their 2017 benchmark Employer Health Benefits Survey. The 19th annual Kaiser/HRET survey provides a detailed look at the current state of employer-based coverage and trends in private health…
Kaiser Family Foundation Launches All New Kff.org May 6, 2013 News Release Website Features New Search, Integration of Content by Key Topics, Design for Mobile Devices Website Advances Technical Capabilities of Popular WordPress Platform Menlo Park, CA – The Kaiser Family Foundation today announced the launch of an all new kff.org, the Foundation’s popular web destination for its health policy information. The…
Recent Premium Increases Imposed by Insurers Averaged 20% for People Who Buy Their Own Health Insurance, Kaiser Survey Finds June 21, 2010 News Release Facing Such Increases, Some Enrollees Switched To Lower-Cost Coverage People With Pre-Existing Conditions Much More Likely To Report Problems MENLO PARK, CA — People who buy their own insurance report that their insurers most recently requested premium increases averaging 20 percent, according to a new Kaiser survey examining the experiences…
Snapshots: Comparing Projected Growth in Health Care Expenditures and the Economy April 17, 2006 Issue Brief The rising cost of health care is much in the news. Health costs continue to grow faster than national income and, despite research indicating that we the get good value for the increased spending, some policy makers and health analysts question whether governments and private employers can continue to finance…
Snapshots: Insurance Premium Cost-Sharing and Coverage Take-up January 24, 2007 Issue Brief One of the many reasons an individual may be uninsured is that she or he decides an employer’s offer of health insurance is too expensive. Several studies have noted the likelihood that a worker will decline an employer’s offer of health insurance increases with the amount he or she is…
Snapshots: Health Care Spending in the United States & Selected OECD Countries April 12, 2011 Issue Brief Health spending is rising faster than incomes in most developed countries, which raises questions about how countries will pay for their future health care needs. The issue is particularly acute in the United States, which not only spends much more per capita on health care, but also has had one of…
Sept. 30 Web Briefing for Media: The Response to the Ebola Outbreak in West Africa September 23, 2014 News Release President Obama recently announced an increased effort by the United States to respond to the spread of Ebola in West Africa as the scale of the outbreak continues to grow. What has the global response been so far? How has the United States contributed? What will the response be going…
Web Briefing for Media: The Response to the Ebola Outbreak in West Africa September 30, 2014 Event President Obama announced an increased effort by the United States to respond to the spread of Ebola in West Africa as the scale of the outbreak continues to grow. What has the global response been so far? How has the United States contributed? What will the response be going forward, in the coming weeks and months? What key lessons can be learned from this outbreak, and what can be learned by comparing the outbreak to other large-scale disasters?
Web Briefing for Media: Key Stories Ahead of the 2014 International AIDS Conference July 11, 2014 Event The Kaiser Family Foundation held an interactive web briefing exclusively for journalists to discuss key issues surrounding the International AIDS Conference in Melbourne, Australia from July 20-July 25.
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