The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and Global Health
This fact sheet describes the functions, governance, funding, and approach of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), with a particular focus on MCC's engagement in global health.
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What Steps Are Washington Policymakers Pursuing to Control Medicare Prescription Drug Spending?
News ReleaseAs policymakers in Washington discuss ways to curb the rising cost of prescription drugs, KFF has released a summary and analysis of proposals and recently finalized initiatives that affect Medicare prescription drug spending. Medicare, the federal health program that covers more than 60 million seniors and younger people with disabilities, accounts for 30 percent of the nation’s retail prescription drug spending. A Look at Recent Proposals to Control Drug Spending by Medicare and its Beneficiaries…
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New Online Resource Tracks Legislation Affecting Global Health
News ReleaseA new KFF online resource tracks more than 30 bills introduced in the current Congress that would affect global health policy. The U.S. Global Health Legislation Tracker covers current legislation on an array of topics, from implementing a strategy to help end preventable maternal and child deaths to creating an action plan on climate change. There is also legislation regarding reproductive health, global health security, and LGBTI issues. The tracker captures each bill’s title, sponsors…
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CDC HIV Prevention Funding, FY 1981- FY 2020 Budget Request (BR)
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Federal Domestic and Global HIV Funding, FY 1981-FY 2019
FeatureFederal HIV Funding, FY 1981-FY 2019 with global domestic split Download
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) HIV Prevention Funding, 1981-2019
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An Overview of Medicare
Issue BriefThis issue brief provides an overview of Medicare, the health insurance program for people ages 65 and over and younger people with long-term disabilities. The brief review the characteristics of people on Medicare, what Medicare covers, benefit gaps and supplemental coverage, beneficiaries' out-of-pocket health care spending, program spending and financing, payment and delivery system reform, and issues for the future of Medicare.