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Medicare and Medicaid at 50 Years: Perspectives of Beneficiaries, Health Care Professionals and Institutions, and Policy Makers
From Drew AltmanIn this article for the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), Drew Altman and former U.S. Senate Majority Leader William Frist examine the roles the Medicaid and Medicare play in the health system today from the perspectives of the public and beneficiaries, providers, and policymakers, and discusses the challenges they face in the future. The article is accompanied by an audio interview with Altman and Frist, who is a member of the Foundation’s board of trustees.
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Economic and Fiscal Trends in Expansion and Non-Expansion States: What We Know Leading Up to 2014
Issue BriefThis brief was prepared with the Rockefeller Institute of Government, the public policy research arm of the State University of New York. It is designed to provide some insight into the underlying economic and fiscal conditions in expansion and non-expansion states leading up to 2014 by looking at the typical (i.e. median) state for each group. This analysis will provide a framework against which to measure the impact of expansion decisions going forward. The sections focus on: demographics, tax capacity and revenue, state budgets and employment.
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8 Preguntas & Respuestas sobre Puerto Rico
Fact SheetLa crisis de $73 mil millones de Puerto Rico ha sido tema de los medios de comunicación nacionales, y de debate en el Congreso en los últimos meses.
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Characteristics of the Medicare Population
FeatureCharacteristics of the Medicare Population Download Source Urban Institute and Kaiser Family Foundation analysis, 2012; Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Medicare Current Beneficiary 2009 Cost and Use file.
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Median Income Among Medicare Beneficiaries, Overall and by Race/Ethnicity, Age, and Gender, 2012
FeatureMedian Income Among Medicare Beneficiaries, Overall and by Race/Ethnicity, Age, and Gender, 2012 Download Source Urban Institute analysis of DYNASIM for the Kaiser Family Foundation.
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Almost half of working mothers must miss work when children are sick
FeatureAlmost half of working mothers must miss work when children are sick Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation, 2008 Kaiser Women’s Health Survey…
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Demographic Characteristics of Medicare Beneficiaries Ages 65 and Older
FeatureDemographic Characteristics of Medicare Beneficiaries Ages 65 and Older Download Source KFF analysis of Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, 2006…
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Women Comprise the Majority of Medicaid Enrollees Across Every Age Group
FeatureWomen Comprise the Majority of Medicaid Enrollees Across Every Age Group Download Source Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured and Urban Institute analysis of 2009 MSIS…
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Characteristics of the Nonelderly Uninsured, 2014
FeatureCharacteristics of nonelerly uninsured, 2014 Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of the 2015 ASEC Supplement to the CPS.