Study Shows Uninsured Receive Less Care and Experience Worse Outcomes
A new study commissioned by the Kaiser Family Foundation and authored by
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Key Facts: Race, Ethnicity and Medical Care
ReportThe Kaiser Family Foundation's updated version of Key Facts: Race, Ethnicity and Medical Care, 2007 Update, serves as a quick reference source on health disparities, presenting the best available data and analysis.
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Covering the Uninsured: Growing Need, Strained Resources
Fact SheetCovering the Uninsured: Growing Need, Strained Resources This summary of key findings provides an overview of studies examining trends in health coverage and federal spending on the health care safety net. Fact Sheet (.
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New Publications Examine SCHIP Experience; Trends in Access to Medicaid and SCHIP Coverage
Fact SheetMaintaining and expanding health coverage for children and parents will likely be in the forefront of health care policy debates in Washington and state capitols in 2007.
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Changes in Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Sponsorship, Eligibility, and Participation: 2001 to 2005, Full Report
ReportThis report provides a detailed account of how employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) coverage changed between 2001 and 2005, particularly among employees (i.e., workers who are not self-employed).
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Changes in Employees’ Health Insurance Coverage, 2001-2005
Issue BriefThis paper examines the underlying reasons behind the decline in employer coverage among employees from 2001 to 2005. The paper finds that almost half of the decline in employer-sponsored coverage was due to a loss of employer sponsorship.
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Health Care Coverage and Access for Hispanics: How Does It Differ Across America
Event Date:EventA new report from the Foundation's Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured finds that as the Hispanic population grows and moves beyond urban centers, Hispanics in "new growth communities" face greater barriers to health care than those in cities considered "major Hispanic centers.
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National Council of Jewish Women features article on “Diagnosing Women’s Health Care”
Other PostNational Council of Jewish Women features article on “Diagnosing Women’s Health Care” Kaiser Vice President and Director of Women's Health Policy, Alina Salganicoff, authored an article titled "Diagnosing Women’s Health Care" featured in the National Council of Jewish Women's magazine, NCJW Journal, volume 29.
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Fact Sheet: Young African American Men in the United States
ReportThis fact sheet highlights key information about the education, health and overall status of young African American men, including comparisons to other groups. It was released at a July 2006 event, "Paths to Success: A Forum on Young African American Men." Fact Sheet (.
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Retired Steelworkers and Their Health Benefits: Results from a 2004 Survey
ReportThis Kaiser survey report looks at how the bankruptcies of two steel companies, the LTV Corporation and Bethlehem Steel, affected health coverage for the companies' retirees and dependents. The bankruptcies left about 200,000 retirees and spouses without retiree health coverage in 2002 and 2003.