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  • Health Care and the 2004 Elections: the Uninsured

    Issue Brief

    The Uninsured Download a printable .pdf of Health Care and the 2004 Elections: The Uninsured. IssueBackgroundOptions for Covering the Uninsured and the 2004 DebateAssessing Candidate PositionsIssue With nearly 45 million Americans under the age of 65 without health insurance – one in six Americans – addressing the uninsured population is a major issue in the upcoming election. Health insurance affects access to health care as well as the financial well-being of families. Thus, both the…

  • Health Care and the 2004 Elections: Health Care Costs

    Issue Brief

    Health Care Costs Download a printable .pdf of Heath Care and the 2004 Elections: Health Care Costs. IssueBackgroundSources of Cost IncreasesCost Control StrategiesImpact of the ElectionAssessing Candidate Positions Issue Health cost increases threaten to make health insurance less affordable for all Americans, and make it harder to extend coverage to the 45 million Americans who are uninsured. Rising health costs are also taking a larger share of government spending at a time of high and…

  • American Indians and Alaska Native: Health Coverage and Access to Care

    Fact Sheet

    A study of American Indians' and Alaska Natives' access to health care, conducted by researchers from the Urban Institue, University of Arizona and the Kaiser Family Foundation, identifies some of the health policy challenges this population faces. The study was originally published in the Janurary issue of the American Journal of Public Health - a link to the abstract is listed below. Two additional documents were created to accompany the study. A fact sheet titled…

  • American Indians and Alaska Natives: Health Coverage and Access to Care

    Fact Sheet

    American Indians and Alaska Natives: Health Coverage Access to Care, Fact Sheet A fact sheet examining health coverage and access to care among American Indians and Alaska Natives. This fact sheet is an update to a KCMU fact on the subject issued in June 2000 (#2198). Fact Sheet (.pdf)

  • Health Care and the 2004 Elections: Long Term Care

    Issue Brief

    Long Term Care Download a printable .pdf of Health Care and the 2004 Elections: Long Term Care. IssueBackgroundOptions for Addressing Long Term Care NeedsAssessing Candidate Positions Issue Millions of elderly and disabled Americans need long-term care services and supports. The aging of the population in the United States over the next several decades is expected to increase the demand for long-term care services. The number of elderly persons in the United States is projected to…

  • Health Care and the 2004 Elections: Prescription Drug Costs

    Issue Brief

    Prescription Drug Costs Download a printable .pdf of Health Care and the 2004 Elections: Prescription Drug Costs. IssueBackgroundOptions for for making prescription drugs more affordableAssessing Candidate PositionsIssue Health care costs in general have grown faster than the economy. Although still only a modest part of total health care spending in the United States (11% in 2002), the growth in pharmaceutical spending has outpaced other categories of health care services over the last few years. What,…

  • Satellite Sessions and Press Briefings – XV International AIDS Conference

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    Kaiser Family Foundation Sessions and Press Briefings XV International AIDS Conference, 2004 Satellite Session: Resource Tracking and Priority SettingUNAIDS is hosting this panel that will feature the work of the UNAIDS Consortium on Resource Tracking. The session will highlight the importance of tracking global HIV/AIDS financial information, review the methodological approaches used to track HIV/AIDS resource flows; and determine gaps in HIV/AIDS financial information and coverage as well as strategies for moving forward. Jennifer Kates,…

  • Survey of Americans on HIV/AIDS — Part Three: Experiences and Opinions by Race/Ethnicity and Age

    Poll Finding

    These findings are the third part of a national survey of Americans’ views on HIV/AIDS, “Survey of Americans on HIV/AIDS,” conducted in spring 2004. It explores the views and experiences of, as well as the key differences among, African Americans, Latinos, Whites, and young people. The first part of the survey, on global HIV/AIDS, was released on June 2, 2004. The second part of the survey, on HIV Testing, was released on June 15, 2004.…

  • Russian Media Partnership to Combat HIV/AIDS Announces $26 Million in Media Commitments for Year One, Issues Challenge to Partners to Join the Effort

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    Embargoed for release until:July 13, 2004 For further information contact: Stephen MasseyVice President for Programs Program AssociateTransatlantic Partners Against AIDSTel: +1 (212) 228.8940Bangkok Mobile: 250.0419Email: smassey@tpaa.net Natalya Katsap Vice President for Programs Program AssociateTPAA/Moscow Tel: +7 (095) 956.0578Bangkok Mobile: 250.0426Email: nkatsap@tpaa.net Russian Media Partnership to Combat HIV/AIDSAnnounces $26 Million in Media Commitments for Year OneIssues Challenge to Partners to Join the Effort BANGKOK, Tuesday, July 13, 2004 - A group of leading Russian media companies…

  • Mercy Makhalemele Awarded Prestigious 2004 Mandela Award for Health and Human Rights

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    Prestigious Mandela Award for Health and Human Rights Awarded to First South African Woman to Publicly Campaign Against the Stigma of HIV/AIDS (From left to right: Dr. Donna Shalala, President of the University of Miami and Former Secretary of Health and Human Services; Mercy Masias Makhalemele, Award Recipient ; Jacob Zuma, South Africa Deputy-President; Naledi Pandor, South African Minister of Education; Dr. Drew Altman, Kaiser Family Foundation President) The 2004 Nelson Mandela Award for Health…