The Role of National Firms in Medicare+Choice
This report addresses national managed care firms participation in M+C and the factors influencing their decision processes about M+C products.
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Medicare Beneficiaries and Their Assets: Implications for Low-Income Programs
ReportThis report, prepared by Marilyn Moon of The Urban Institute and Robert Friedland and Lee Shirey of Georgetown University's Center on an Aging Society, reviews the income and assets of the current Medicare population, provides an overview of asset tests used to determine eligibility for programs assisting low-income Medicare beneficiaries, and considers how alternative policy…
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Hormonal Contraception Forty Years After Approval of
Other Post"the Pill" This issue update reviews the research to date on the Pill the oldest hormonal contraceptive option as well as current medical recommendations concerning what women should know to make an informed choice about which contraceptive method to use.
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Contraceptive Use and Methods in the U.S.
Fact SheetThis fact sheet reviews contraceptive use and methods in the U.S., including current attitudes about contraception, use by adolescents and young adults, various contraception options, and insurance coverage. Fact Sheet (.
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NPR/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard Kennedy School of Government Survey on Health Care – Chart Pack
Poll FindingNew NPR/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard Kennedy School of Government Survey on Health Care A new survey by NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and Harvard s Kennedy School of Government finds that many Americans have real problems when it comes to accessing and paying for health care, and even if they haven't yet faced a problem, many…
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NPR/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard Kennedy School of Government Survey on Health Care – Summary of Findings
Poll FindingNew NPR/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard Kennedy School of Government Survey on Health Care A new survey by NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and Harvard s Kennedy School of Government finds that many Americans have real problems when it comes to accessing and paying for health care, and even if they haven't yet faced a problem, many…
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New NPR/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard Kennedy School of Government Survey on Health Care
Poll FindingA new survey by NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and Harvard s Kennedy School of Government finds that many Americans have real problems when it comes to accessing and paying for health care, and even if they haven't yet faced a problem, many worry about getting and paying for care in the future.
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Sicker and Poorer: The Consequences of Being Uninsured
ReportSicker and Poorer: The Consequences of Being Uninsured A new report by the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured synthesizes the major findings of the past 25 years of health services research assessing the most important effects of health insurance.
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National Survey of Physicians Part I: Doctors on Disparities in Medical Care
Other PostSelected findings from the Kaiser Family Foundation's forthcoming National Survey of Physicians reveal that most physicians are aware of racial disparities in medical treatment for specific conditions, but they don't believe it is a widespread problem.
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A Medicare Buy-In for the Near Elderly: Design Issues and Potential Effects on Coverage
ReportThis report examines a Medicare-based approach to reducing the ranks of the uninsured that would permit early retirees between the ages of 62 and 65 to purchase coverage under Medicare.