Quality Care for Less Money: Can Regional Successes Go National?
On February 15, the Kaiser Family Foundation hosted an event featuring a PBS documentary with former Washington Post correspondent T.R.
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Immigrants’ Access to Health Care
Issue BriefImmigrants account for 20 percent of the uninsured. There are many reasons for immigrants' lack of coverage, but the welfare reform law of 1996 was significant in restricting Medicaid eligibility for certain immigrant populations.
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Access to Care for S-CHIP Children with Special Health Needs
Issue BriefA study of California, Connecticut, Maryland, Missouri, and Utah CHIP programs show that the states have features in place for special needs children, but problems of provider availability and service authorization did sometimes occur. This is the first in a series of reports on implementation issues and challenges in the first year of CHIP.
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The Medicare Program: Panorama General De Medicare
Fact SheetQue Es El Medicare Y Como Se Financia? Medicare es un programa de seguro medico nacional que atiende a 39 millones de ancianos y discapacitados. Antes de la existencia del Medicare, menos de la mitad de todos los norteamericanos de edad avanzada contaban con un seguro medico.
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The Role of Language in Health Care Access and Utilization for Insured Hispanic Adults
Issue BriefThe ACA coverage expansions may help mitigate some barriers people with limited English proficiency (LEP) face in accessing coverage and care. However, individuals with LEP may still face increased barriers to care with coverage. This analysis examines differences in health care experiences between English- and Spanish-speaking Hispanic adults with insurance using data from the 2014 Kaiser Survey of Low-Income Americans and the ACA.
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Visualizing Health Policy: Experiences and Attitudes of Primary Care Practitioners After the ACA
OtherThis infographic features the experiences and attitudes of primary care practitioners (PCPs) after the Affordable Care Act's (ACA's) coverage provisions took effect in early 2014.
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Experiences and Attitudes of Primary Care Practitioners After the ACA
FeatureExperiences and Attitudes of Primary Care Practitioners After the ACA – JAMA 111715 Download View JAMA Infographic…
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New Animated Video Provides an Engaging Look at the Cost and Quality of the Nation’s Health System
News ReleaseA new animated video on the Peterson-Kaiser Health System Tracker provides an engaging “check-up” of the nation’s health system, addressing questions of whether it’s getting better or worse and how it compares to other countries.
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Visualizing Health Policy: Primary Care Practitioners’ Perspectives on Delivery System Changes
News ReleaseThis Visualizing Health Policy infographic is based on a survey of primary care clinicians in early 2015 and delves into primary care practitioners’ (PCPs’) perspectives on recent changes to the health care delivery system.
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Coverage for Abortion Services in Medicaid, Marketplace Plans and Private Plans
Issue BriefThis brief reviews current federal and state policies on Medicaid and insurance coverage of abortion services and presents national and state estimates on the availability of abortion coverage for women enrolled in private plans, Affordable Care Act Marketplace plans, and Medicaid.