Voices of Beneficiaries: Medicare Part D Insights and Observations One Year Later November 30, 2006 Report This report describes the views and experiences of 35 Medicare beneficiaries under the new drug benefit in advance of the 2007 open enrollment period. The report finds that drug plan enrollees generally say that they are satisfied with their drug coverage and have not encountered major difficulties using their plan.…
Medicaid 1915(c) Home and Community-Based Service Programs: Annual Data Update November 30, 2006 Issue Brief Developing home and community-based service (HCBS) alternatives to institutional care has been a priority for many state Medicaid programs over the last two decades and the focus of Medicaid policy debates recently. While the majority of Medicaid long-term care dollars go toward institutional care, the national percentage of Medicaid spending…
2006 Kaiser/Hewitt Retiree Health Benefits Survey November 30, 2006 Report The 2006 Kaiser/Hewitt survey of large businesses that provide retiree health benefits to their workers assesses their evolving responses to the new Medicare drug benefit in 2006. It also looks at the rising costs and changing benefits of retiree health coverage overall in 2006, as well as the outlook for…
Health Affairs Article Examines Enrollment in Medicare Drug Plans As The Benefit Approaches Its Second Year November 1, 2006 Report Health Affairs Article Examines Enrollment in Medicare Drug Plans As The Benefit Approaches Its Second YearAn article by Kaiser Family Foundation researchers published as a Health Affairs Web Exclusive provides a comprehensive look at the 2006 private Medicare drug plan enrollment as the enrollment period for 2007 begins. The article…
National Survey of Pharmacists 2006: Full Topline Results October 30, 2006 Poll Finding National Survey of Pharmacists 2006: Full Topline ResultsThese toplines provide additional findings from a 2006 national survey of pharmacists on their views and experiences on a wide range of health care issues.Toplines (.pdf)
Summary and Chartpack: Health Care in America 2006 Survey September 30, 2006 Poll Finding These charts highlight data from the 2006 survey on Health Care in America conducted jointly by ABC News, the Kaiser Family Foundation and USA Today between Sept. 7 and 12, 2006. The survey examines Americans’ views and experiences related to health care costs and quality, as well as their attitudes…
ABC News/Kaiser Family Foundation/USA Today Health Care in America 2006 Survey September 30, 2006 Poll Finding This poll examines Americans’ views and experiences related to health care costs and quality, as well as their attitudes toward possible policy solutions. The results are featured in a series of reports on ABC News programs, ABCNews.com, and in USA Today during the week of Oct. 15, 2006. The ABC…
Who are the Uninsured? A Consistent Profile Across National Surveys August 1, 2006 Issue Brief Who are the Uninsured? A Consistent Profile Across National SurveysThis issue brief examines the differences in the estimates of the uninsured population from three major surveys and finds that the estimates are actually more consistent than what is often perceived. In addition, the analysis shows that who the uninsured are…
West Virginia Medicaid State Plan Amendment: Key Program Changes and Questions July 2, 2006 Fact Sheet This fact sheet summarizes the key changes West Virginia has approved for its Medicaid program as a result of the new flexibility available through the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. West Virginia will change the benefit package for children and parents, parents will sign a member agreement for themselves and…
Toplines: Seniors’ Early Experiences With Their New Medicare Drug Plans – June 2006 July 1, 2006 Poll Finding Toplines: Seniors’ Early Experiences With Their New Medicare Drug Plans – June 2006These toplines contain the detailed results from the June 2006 tracking poll on seniors’ early enrollment experiences with the Medicare drug benefit.Toplines (.pdf)