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This brief focuses on moderate-income families and examines how family income and the types of jobs that parents have differs depending on whether the child is uninsured or privately insured. Uninsured children are significantly more likely to have parents who earn lower wages and have the types of jobs with lower rates of employer coverage. Issue Brief (.pdf)
This study examines the current spending on care for the uninsured and projects additional medical spending if the population had health insurance coverage. The study finds that the uninsured will spend $30 billion out-of-pocket for health care in 2008 while receiving $56 billion in uncompensated care, three quarters of which will be from government sources. The study is an update of a previous Kaiser study and also projects the additional cost to the nation’s health…
The economic downturn has strained family finances and prompted some Americans to cut back on medications and forgo preventive care and visits to the doctor. At the same time, the downturn has triggered declines in tax revenue that inhibit states’ ability to meet rising Medicaid program costs as enrollment spikes during economic hard times. Many states are expected to struggle to close budget gaps despite moves by Congress and the Obama Administration to temporarily boost…
About the Project The Kaiser Family Foundation and Transatlantic Partners Against AIDS joined to create the . The goal of the Media Fellowships Project was to encourage substantive coverage of the health, social, economic, political and cultural implications of HIV/AIDS and associated health problems, as well as policies and programs to address HIV/AIDS in Russia and Ukraine. The program selected journalists to undertake individual projects that focused on Russia or Ukraine. These were all projects…
This article presents findings from the 2004 Kaiser Women's Health Survey examining how health insurance coverage affects access to prescription medicines for non-elderly women. Results from the nationally representative telephone survey indicate that a lack of health insurance coverage is significantly associated with experiencing cost barriers to prescription medications, regardless of income level. These findings underscore the important role that insurance coverage plays in protecting women from out-of-pocket costs and for accessing prescription medicines. The…
Sunday, August 10, 2008 For further information contact:Rakesh Singh, KFF, (202) 654-1313, rsingh@kff.orgKirran Syed, KFF, (202) 347-5270, ksyed@kff.org AFTER NEARLY THREE YEARS, NEW ORLEANS RESIDENTS GIVE RECOVERY A VERY MIXED REPORT CARD, BUT SEE IT MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND REMAIN OPTIMISTIC FOR THE FUTURE Four in 10 Who Lived Through Katrina Report Their Lives Remain Disrupted; More Plan To Leave Than Two Years Ago Most Say the Nation and the Federal Government Have…
As policymakers focus on strategies to improve health insurance coverage, this brief highlights findings from the Kaiser Low-Income Coverage and Access Survey on the current role that insurance plays in facilitating access to care for low-income adults and in protecting against financial burdens. Findings demonstrate that health insurance is a critical lever to open the door to health care services for low-income adults. Uninsured low-income adults often experience health problems, but are more likely than…
A selection of articles from our fellows' work are represented below. Many of the articles are translated from their original language (Marathi or Hindi) into English for greater accessibility. It is important to note that as a result of the translations, the language in the articles may not reflect the full original intended meaning or tone. Hindustan newsaper (Hindi) Sudhir Mishra, principal correspondent, Lucknow “Every hundreth person in Manipur is HIV positive” May 26, 2006…
About the Project International Health Journalism Fellowship Project in India was launched in 2005 at the Media Leaders’ Summit at the Prime Minister’s residence in New Delhi. The program encouraged substantive coverage of the health, social, economic, political and cultural implications of HIV/AIDS and associated health problems by partnering with selected news organizations and training their entire newsrooms. Following trainings, partner news organizations selected a reporter to undertake an individually tailored project that focused on…
New Orleans is a city still struggling with the aftermath of Katrina and the levee breaks. The people of New Orleans feel that the nation and the federal government have largely forgotten them. Those are the results of our 2008 survey of the people of New Orleans, the second in a series we are doing to track progress in the recovery from the perspective of the residents of the city themselves. As the head of a…
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