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  • Coverage of Colonoscopies Under the Affordable Care Act’s Prevention Benefit

    Report

    The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires private health insurers to cover recommended preventive services such as colonoscopies without any patient cost-sharing. This report finds that confusion over whether colon cancer screenings are preventive care or treatment means patients sometimes receive unexpected bills for the procedure. The report examines cost-sharing practices for colorectal screenings through interviews with experts and officials in the medical and insurance industries.

    This report was co-authored by The Kaiser Family Foundation, American Cancer Society, and National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable.

  • 2012 Survey of Americans on the U.S. Role in Global Health

    Report

    The 2012 Survey of Americans on the U.S. Role in Global Health is the fourth in a series that aims to examine the American public’s views, knowledge and opinions of U.S. efforts to improve health for people in developing countries.

  • Insurance Coverage of Contraceptives

    Perspective

    In this post, we answer some of the key questions about the new contraceptive coverage policy generally, and more specifically, how it will be applied to religious organizations.

  • Black Women in America

    Poll Finding

    The Washington Post and the Kaiser Family Foundation partnered to conduct a survey examining the opinions of black women around the nation on a wide range of issues including health care. The survey included a large oversample of African Americans to enable accurate analysis of subgroups of this population.

  • HIV/AIDS Surveys and Focus Groups

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    HIV/AIDS Surveys and Focus Groups NATIONAL SURVEYS ON HIV/AIDS: Kaiser National Survey of Americans on HIV/AIDS, 1996 Kaiser National Survey of Americans on HIV/AIDS, 1997 Kaiser National Survey of Americans on HIV/AIDS at 20, 2001 Kaiser/Washington Post/Harvard National Survey of Public Attitudes towards HIV/AIDS, 2002 Kaiser National Survey of Americans on HIV/AIDS, part 1:  Global…

  • Health Care Costs: A Primer

    Issue Brief

    This primer on health care spending in the United States reviews the growth in health care spending since 1970 and the impact of health care costs on families and employers.

  • State Marketplace Profiles: Connecticut

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    Final update made on September 27, 2013 (no further updates will be made)  Establishing the Marketplace On July 1, 2011, Governor Dan Malloy (D) signed SB921 (Public Act 11-53) into law establishing the Connecticut Health Insurance Exchange.1   Legislation altering the composition of the Exchange Board passed in June 2012.

  • HIV/AIDS at 30: A Public Opinion Perspective

    Report

    As the HIV/AIDS epidemic marks its thirtieth year, the Kaiser Family Foundation conducted its eighth large-scale national survey of Americans on HIV/AIDS.

  • Medicaid and CHIP Coverage In An Era of Recession and Health Reform

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    Despite tight budgets, nearly all states maintained or made targeted expansions or improvements in their Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Programs (CHIP) eligibility and enrollment rules in 2010, preserving the programs’ important role of providing coverage to millions of low-income Americans who otherwise lack affordable options.