How States Are Responding to the Challenge of Financing Health Care for Retirees
State governments are an important source of health insurance coverage for retired state employees.
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New Publications on Immigrant Health Care and Linguistic Access
Fact SheetIn 2000, there were over 32 million foreign-born residents in the U.S. Immigrants often face barriers to health coverage and health services.
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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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Survey of People with Disabilities
Poll FindingPeople with disabilities are at risk in the health-care system because of their wide-ranging health-care needs, their relatively heavy use of prescription drugs, health-care and support services, and typically low incomes. A new survey of people with permanent mental and/or physical disabilities explores their health-care experiences and challenges in accessing and paying for care.
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Report: Giving Voice to the People of New Orleans: The Kaiser Post-Katrina Baseline Survey
Poll FindingThis May 2007 Kaiser Family Foundation report is the first of several that will track the progress and challenges facing people living in the New Orleans area in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
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Uninsured Moderate-Income Children: The Impact of Parent Employment on Access to Employer Coverage
Issue BriefThis brief focuses on moderate-income families and examines how family income and the types of jobs that parents have differs depending on whether the child is uninsured or privately insured. Uninsured children are significantly more likely to have parents who earn lower wages and have the types of jobs with lower rates of employer coverage.
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Health Care and the 2004 Elections: Women’s Health Policy
Issue BriefWomen's Health Policy Download a printable .pdf of Health Care and the 2004 Elections: Women's Health Policy. IssueBackgroundReproductive HealthImproving Insurance Coverage and Affordability of CareBalancing Work and Family Health Care NeedsLong-Term CareClinical ResearchAssessing Candidate Positions Issue Health care is a major issue for women.
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Next Steps in Covering Uninsured Children: Findings from the Kaiser Survey of Children’s Health Coverage
Issue BriefThis issue brief provides key findings from the Kaiser Survey of Children's Health Coverage, including that many low- and middle-income working families with an uninsured child do not have access to employer-sponsored health insurance.
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Better Care & Lower Costs: Exploring the Promise of Patient Engagement
Event Date:Event03/05/10 Engaging consumers more directly in their care may improve health outcomes and help control the costs of care. This briefing, cosponsored by the Alliance for Health Reform and the AARP Public Policy Institute, focused on the potential for changing consumer behavior to promote the use of effective interventions and discourage unnecessary care.
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What’s in There? An Ask-the-Experts Overview of the Health Reform Law
Event Date:EventThe Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 are now law. But many people have questions about the new reforms. To answer questions about the major provisions of these two laws, the Alliance for Health Reform and The Commonwealth Fund sponsored an April 16 briefing.