Analysis of Medicare Prescription Drug Plans in 2011 and Key Trends Since 2006
This report presents findings from an analysis of the Medicare Part D marketplace in 2011 and changes in drug coverage and costs since 2006.
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Turning Medicare Into a Premium Support System: Frequently Asked Questions
Issue BriefPremium support is a general term used to describe an approach to reform Medicare that aims to reduce the growth in Medicare spending. These FAQs raise and discuss basic questions about the possible effects of a premium support system for Medicare beneficiaries, the federal budget, health care providers, and private health plans.
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What Coverage and Financing is at Risk Under a Repeal of the ACA Medicaid Expansion?
Issue BriefThis issue brief examines the changes in coverage and financing that have occurred under the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) Medicaid expansion to provide insight into the potential scope of coverage and funding that may be at risk under a repeal of the law.
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Linking Medicaid and Supportive Housing: Opportunities and On-the-Ground Examples
Issue BriefThere is evidence that supportive housing can contribute to improved outcomes for people experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness. It can also advance community integration of seniors and people with disabilities. Medicaid does not pay for room and board, but it can pay for many housing-related services for Medicaid beneficiaries. This issue brief discusses how Medicaid can support integrated strategies and profiles three initiatives that illustrate different approaches to linking Medicaid and supportive housing.
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The U.S. Global Health Budget: Analysis of Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2016
Issue BriefAfter Congress provided an unprecedented level of emergency funding for Ebola in FY15 in response to the West African outbreak, beyond regular appropriations for global health programs, FY16 returned to business as usual. There was no additional emergency funding and global health amounts remained essentially flat funding compared to prior years. The FY16 Omnibus Appropriations bill, which was signed into law by the President on December 18, 2015, included an estimated $10.2 billion in funding for global health programs continuing a trend of essentially flat funding since FY10.
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New Survey, Analysis Suggest a Growing Partisan Split About U.S. Government Engagement on Global Health
News ReleaseWhile U.S. global health programs have enjoyed bipartisan support in the past, a new survey of the public and findings from interviews with global health and foreign policy experts suggest a growing partisan divide, as the country gears up for the 2016 election.
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Global HIV/AIDS Financing Amidst Uncertainty
Event Date:EventOn Wednesday, April 18, 2017, the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) Global Health Policy Center co-hosted a public discussion on the current state of financing for the global HIV/AIDS pandemic.
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Medicare’s Part A trust fund will be depleted in 2026, three years earlier than the 2017 projection.
FeatureSource Intermediate projections from 2005-2018 annual Reports of the Boards of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds…
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Kaiser/UNAIDS Study Finds Donor Government Funding for HIV Rose to US$8.1 Billion in 2017 due to Shift in Timing of U.S. Support
News ReleaseDonor government disbursements to combat HIV in low- and middle-income countries increased 16 percent from US$7 billion in 2016 to US$8.
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How Could $400 Billion New Federal Dollars Change Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services?
Issue BriefThis issue brief places the American Jobs Plan in the context of current Medicaid HCBS spending and considers how policymakers might allocate the new funding, as the proposal to date includes little detail.