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State Health Facts is a KFF project that provides free, up-to-date, and easy-to-use health data for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the United States. It offers data on specific types of health insurance coverage, including employer-sponsored, Medicaid, Medicare, as well as people who are uninsured by demographic characteristics, including age, race/ethnicity, work status, gender, and income. There are also data on health insurance status for a state's population overall and broken down by age, gender, and income.
This paper provides a conceptual analysis of alternative mechanisms (tax credits, public programs, and direct subsidies) for expanding health insurance coverage. The paper, which is part of the Kaiser Incremental Health Reform Project, discusses the likely impacts alternative approaches on a variety of outcomes including efficiency in increasing coverage and integration with existing insurance systems. Issue Paper Report:
Part of the Kaiser Incremental Health Reform Project, this paper describes a generous tax credit approach to the expansion of health insurance coverage. The design features of refundable, publicly-financed tax credits for the purchase of health insurance are described for a range of sample plans. Issue Paper
Over 4 million Southern Children have no Health Insurance Embargoed for release until: 8:30 am, ET, Monday, December 9, 1996 For more information contact: Chris Ferris (202)347-5270 New Study: Despite Recent Gains, South Still Home to Disproportionate Share ofNation's Uninsured Children Washington, D.C. -- A new report, sponsored by the Kaiser Family Foundation and prepared by the Southern Institute on Children and Families, finds that the South was home to 4.1 million uninsured children in…
This study is part of a larger initiative, funded by both the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and The Commonwealth Fund. Case studies of seven states that are restructuring their health care systems for the Medicaid and uninsured populations: California, Florida, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, and Texas, are designed to provide early insights and timely analyses that will help states and other efforts shape rapidly evolving managed care systems and health reform programs for…
Although Medicare is a national program, there are substantial variations across states and regions in terms of beneficiary characteristics, health needs, and utilization of Medicare-covered services. Likewise, there are also considerable differences in Medicare spending and the emergence of Medicare managed care. In a single resource document, , presents state-by-state demographic data on the Medicare population, along with information on health service utilization, spending, and Medicare HMO penetration. It also provides regional data on the…
Survey of Women About Their Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Their Reproductive Health Glamour; Kaiser Family Foundation; Princeton Survey Research Associates Summary of Major Findings February 1997 The Kaiser Family Foundation partnered with Glamour magazine on a national survey to find out how much women know about their reproductive health care needs and whether they are taking important steps to protect their reproductive health, covering such critical issues as: routine gynecological exams,contraception, emergency contraception, sexually…
1996 Update This report is an update to the July 1995 case study on managed care in Oregon released as part of the Kaiser/Commonwealth Low-Income Coverage and Access Project. Report:
In Their Own Words: Family Profiles As the U.S. Congress and state legislatures explore policies to cover the uninsured, the Commission has profiled four families with uninsured members, including their family budgets, to better understand how specific policy ideas will practically affect typical uninsured Americans. Family Profiles Read the full report, "In Their Own Words: The Uninsured Talk About Living Without Health Insurance"
This brief describes the current structure of the Medicaid program and provides information on coverage and spending by mandatory and optional groups.
A new background report examines Santa Clara County in California in its effort to provide health insurance coverage (Children's Health Initiative or CHI) to all children living in the county. As one of the first localities to attempt such an initiative, its experiences can highlight important lessons and potential best practices for policymakers at the county, state, and national level considering coverage expansions for children. Also see Lessons from the Field: Increasing Enrollment in Children's…
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