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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.

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  • Medicaid and Children: Overcoming Barriers to Enrollment

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    Findings from a National Survey This national telephone survey of low-income parents represents a major effort to better understand the barriers to Medicaid enrollment and to test the usefulness of ideas to facilitate enrollment in a quantitative way. Examining both parents of uninsured children who appear eligible for Medicaid and parents with children currently enrolled in Medicaid, the survey findings present: a profile of low-income, Medicaid-eligible children; parents' Medicaid knowledge and perceptions; key barriers to…

  • NewsHour/Kaiser Survey Underscores Difficulties Faced by Those Without Health Insurance

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    The National Survey on the Uninsured from The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer and the Kaiser Family Foundation is this year's first nationwide survey on Americans' attitudes about the growing uninsured population and the difficulties uninsured people face getting medical care. The survey also assesses public attitudes on options to address the problem. News Release: NewsHour/Kaiser Survey Spotlights Misconceptions About the Medically Uninsured National Survey of the Uninsured Toplines/Survey Key Facts Chart Pack Fact Sheet Public…

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    SUMMARY OF CALIFORNIA VERSUS THE U KEY HEALTH CARE FACTS IN CALIFORNIA AND THE U.S. California U.S. Percentage uninsured (non-elderly) (1998) 24.4% 18.3% Percentage of children uninsured (1998) 20.8% 15.5% Percentage of non-elderly enrolled in Medicaid: 1998 11.1% 8.4% 1994 14.3% 10.0% Percentage of employers that offer health insurance (1999) 48% 61% Percentage of workers with access to coverage for "non-traditional" partners (1999) 31% 18% Average monthly HMO premium for family coverage (1999) $405 $445…

  • Statewide Surveys of Californians on Public Attitudes Toward the Single Payer Ballot Initiatives (Proposition 186)

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    California Election Night Survey On Ballot Initiatives Anti-government Mood Defeats Proposition 186 A Perception That Undocumented Persons Use Costly Services Drives Vote For Proposition 187 Embargoed for release: 12:00 p.m. EST, Tuesday, November 15, 1994 For more information contact: Matt James or Tina Hoff Menlo Park, CA -- A Kaiser/Harvard survey of Californians in the 1994 election has found that the principal reason voters rejected Proposition 186, the state single payer initiative, was their concern…

  • Portraits of Women on Medicare: The Women of Friendship Terrace

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    This video features five older women who reside in an assisted living community in Washington, DC, as they share their experiences in the Medicare program and offer their insights on ways the program could be improved to better meet the health care needs of seniors. Please note: the video is no longer available.  If you have an urgent need for the video, you may contact us (choose “problem with video” on the form) and we…

  • The Impact of Manged Care Legislation: An Analysis of Five Legislative Proposals from California

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    Kaiser/Harvard National Survey Of Americans' View On Managed Care Introduction:Hello, my name is _________________ and I'm calling for Princeton Survey Research. I'd like to ask a few questions of the Youngest Male age 18 or older, who is now at home. (If No Male At Home Now : Then, may I speak with the OLDEST FEMALE age 18 or older who is now at home) (Repeat Introduction If Respondent Did Not Answer The Telephone) .…

  • Privatization of Public Hospitals

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    This report examines the trends in the closure of public hospitals and their conversion to private ownership. It also provides case studies of communities where major privatizations have occurred. Report (.pdf) Summary of Findings (.pdf)

  • Report and Summary of Findings

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    Privatization of Public Hospitals Full Report available in PDF format.Summary available in PDF format.Return to top Privatization of Public HospitalsReport

  • Access to Care for S-CHIP Adolescents

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    The second in a series of reports on implementation issues and challenges in the first year of S-CHIP finds that the five study states have not focused special attention on the unique service needs of this age group, such as risk assessment and counseling, reproductive and sexual health services, and mental health services, when designing their programs. REPORT Download