Access to Care - Research and Data from KFF

Out-of-Pocket Charges for Rape Kits and Services for Sexual Assault Survivors

Mar 18, 2022

Issue Brief

Although federal legislation intends to provide no-cost rape kits to all survivors of sexual violence, some survivors still face out-of-pocket charges for minimum standard rape kit services as well as other medical care that takes place following a sexual assault. This brief examines the policies that impact coverage of health care services for survivors of sexual assault and identifies gaps in those programs and coverage for their care, particularly for women with private health insurance.

Health Care Access and Coverage for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Community in the United States: Opportunities and Challenges in a New Era

Feb 21, 2014

Perspective

This Policy Insight looks at the challenges and questions surrounding recent policy changes that are expected to increase health insurance coverage and access to care for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals and their families, including the impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the Supreme Court's DOMA decision.

Women’s Access to Care, by Insurance Coverage

Nov 7, 2013

Feature

Women’s Access to Care by Insurance Coverage, 2010 Download Source National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey in Health, United States 2012.

Health Coverage and Access: Policy Issues For Women

Mar 31, 2000

Report

Health Coverage and Access: Policy Issues For Women This chartpack provides briefing materials that review the key health coverage and access concerns facing American women. Issues that are addressed include women's role in the health system, insurance coverage and access to care, managed care, contraceptive coverage, Medicare reform, and assistance with long-term care.

Navigating Medicare and Medicaid: A Resource Guide for People with Disabilities, Their Families, and Their Advocates

Jan 30, 2005

Report

Navigating Medicare and Medicaid: Resource Guides for People with Disabilities, Their Families, and Their Advocates These guides explain the critical role Medicare and Medicaid have come to play in the lives and the futures of roughly 20 million children, adults, and seniors with disabilities - and give people with disabilities new information to help them…

Health Care Costs Survey – Summary and Chartpack

Aug 30, 2005

Poll Finding

The summary and chartpack highlight key findings from the joint USA Today/Kaiser/Harvard School of Public Health survey exploring Americans’ views on health care costs. Survey Summary and Chartpack (.

Express Lane Eligibility Efforts: Lessons Learned from Early State Cross-Program Enrollment Initiatives

Aug 1, 2009

Issue Brief

The Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA) provides states new options to reach and enroll eligible but uninsured low-income children into Medicaid and CHIP.

Consumers’ Experience in Massachusetts: Lessons For National Health Reform

Aug 30, 2009

Report

This report examines the impact of state health reform efforts on the lives of ordinary people in Massachusetts, including a look at coverage provided by both public programs and private sources. It focuses specifically on people's ability to afford and obtain needed care. Report (.

Women’s Health Care Chartbook: Key Findings From the Kaiser Women’s Health Survey

May 1, 2011

Report

The Women's Health Care Chartbook presents findings from a national survey of women ages 18 to 64 and provides a look at the experience of women in the health care system. The chartbook includes data on insurance coverage, affordability of and access to care, use of health care services, prevention, and family health.

Medicaid and Community Health Centers: The Relationship Between Coverage for Adults and Primary Care Capacity in Medically Underserved Communities

Mar 1, 2012

Issue Brief

Community health centers play an important role in providing care to uninsured and low-income individuals living in medically underserved communities. They rely on many different revenue sources and, over time, Medicaid has become a central source of funding for most health centers.

Topics

Policy Research

Polling

Health News

Data & Features

For Media

About

View the Latest: Access to Care

Filter