New Article and Infographics in JAMA Examine Medicaid and Medicare at 50 Years July 28, 2015 News Release The July 28 special issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) includes an article written by Kaiser Family Foundation President and CEO Drew Altman and former U.S. Senate Majority Leader William H. Frist, MD, and two infographics from the Foundation that examine the past, present, and future of…
A Little-Noticed Win in Global HIV Treatment July 27, 2015 Perspective This was published as a Wall Street Journal Think Tank column on Jul7 27, 2015. Many Americans are skeptical about foreign aid because they believe a large share of U.S. assistance is lost to corruption. When it comes to global health, as the chart above shows, 83% of Americans say corruption and…
The Role of NGOs in the U.S. Global Health Response July 21, 2015 Issue Brief This data note helps shed light on the role of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the U.S. global health response. Using updated data and building on earlier Kaiser Family Foundation reports, it paints a fuller picture of the role of these key implementers of U.S. global health programs and discusses key policy questions going forward.
Visualizing Health Policy: Medicaid and Medicare at 50: Trends and Challenges July 28, 2015 Infographic These Visualizing Health Policy infographics commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Medicaid and Medicare programs. This infographic provides details about the reach and demographics of the programs, as well as the Federal and total US health-care spending associated with them. This infographic illustrates trends and challenges going forward. Together, Medicaid and Medicare provide…
Kaiser/UNAIDS Study Finds Slight Increase In Donor Government Funding for AIDS In 2014 July 14, 2015 News Release Increase Mainly Due to U.K.; However, Funding from Half of Fourteen Donor Governments Declined As world leaders meet to discuss global financing for development, a new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) finds that although there was a slight increase in…
New Analysis Examines the $1.9 Billion Committed By the U.S. Government for the International Ebola Response To Date November 23, 2015 News Release A new Kaiser Family Foundation analysis finds government agencies so far report spending approximately $1.9 billion in funding to respond to the Ebola outbreak internationally. The majority of this spending was by USAID (49%), followed by the Department of Defense (33%), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (18%).…
The Latest Trends in Income, Assets, and Personal Health Care Spending Among People on Medicare November 20, 2015 Slideshow
Donor Government International Funding for Family Planning Increased By 9 Percent In 2014 November 12, 2015 News Release A new Kaiser Family Foundation report finds that donor governments provided US$1.4 billion in bilateral funding for family planning programs in low- and middle-income countries in 2014 – a 9 percent increase from 2013 and a 32 percent increase from 2012. The U.S. was the largest donor, providing US$637 million, nearly…
