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A Primer on Medicare: Key Facts About the Medicare Program and the People it Covers
ReportThis primer explains key elements of the Medicare program, which now provides health coverage to 55 million people -- including 46 million people age 65 and older and another 9 million younger adults with permanent disabilities. It looks at the characteristics of the Medicare population, what benefits are covered, how much people with Medicare pay for their benefits and the program’s overall costs and future financing challenges.
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The U.S. Government and the World Health Organization
Fact SheetThis fact sheet shares information about the World Health Organization (WHO) and U.S. government funding and engagement with WHO.
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Medicaid: What to Watch in 2022
Issue BriefAs 2022 kicks off, a number of issues are at play that could affect coverage and financing under Medicaid. This issue brief examines key issues to watch in Medicaid in the year ahead.
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Visualizing Health Policy: Medicaid and Medicare at 50: Trends and Challenges
OtherThese 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.
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Public Health Infrastructure and Pandemic Preparedness Provisions in the Build Back Better Act
Issue BriefThis brief summarizes funding for public health infrastructure as well as pandemic preparedness as specified in the Build Back Better Act introduced in the House.
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50-State Survey Finds Medicaid Enrollment Growth Slowing, with an Uptick in Spending Growth Driven by Provider Rate Increases and Rising Costs for Rx Drugs and Long-Term Care
News ReleaseMedicaid enrollment growth slowed to 2.7 percent in state fiscal year 2017, down from 3.9 percent the prior year and far off the peak of 13.2 percent in 2015 that followed implementation of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) Medicaid expansion, according to a new survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
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KFF/UNAIDS Analysis Finds Donor Governments Spent US$7.8 Billion for HIV in 2019, Down Almost $200 Million From the Previous Year
News ReleaseHalf of the 14 donor governments analyzed in the study decreased their spending on global HIV efforts from 2018 to 2019; six increased; and one held steady. Donor government funding supports HIV care and treatment, prevention and other services in low- and middle-income countries.
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Medicaid Managed Care in the Era of Health Reform – Briefing and Panel Discussion
Event Date:EventAmid increasing state and national interest in using managed care delivery models for Medicaid beneficiaries, the Kaiser Family Foundation’s Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured (KCMU) hosted a public briefing on Tuesday, June 25, 2013 to provide information on recent transitions from fee-for-service to managed care, and to discuss their implications for care access and…
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Health Care on a Budget: An Analysis of Spending by Medicare Households
ReportThis report examines Medicare beneficiaries’ out-of-pocket health care costs, which comprise a significant share of their household expenses.