Explaining Health Care Reform: Key Changes to the Medicare Part D Drug Benefit Coverage Gap
On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law.
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California and Texas: Section 1115 Medicaid Demonstration Waivers Compared
Fact SheetThis fact sheet compares and contrasts key provisions of the California and Texas Section 1115 Medicaid demonstration waivers. The Texas waiver, approved in December 2011, is modeled, in part, on the California waiver, which has been underway in that state since November 2010.
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The Challenge of Donor Coordination in Global Health – What’s At Stake? Briefing and Panel Discussion
Event Date:EventBuilding on a series of reports examining the current landscape of global health donors and recipient countries on HIV, TB, malaria, and family planning/reproductive health, the Kaiser Family Foundation hosted a panel of experts to discuss the issue of donor coordination, including the role of the U.S. government.
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Health Affairs Blog: Development Assistance for Global Health: Is the Funding Revolution Over?
PerspectiveA Health Affairs blog post by Jen Kates examines the future of development assistance for global health.
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Medicare Chart Book 2005
Other PostThis updated resource features more than 80 charts and tables with detailed information about the Medicare program and the 42 million seniors and younger people with disabilities who rely on the program for health insurance coverage. It covers a wide range of relevant data, including state-by-state information when available.
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Medicare Payments and Beneficiary Costs for Prescription Drug Coverage
Issue BriefThis March 2007 issue brief, commissioned by the Kaiser Family Foundation, provides a basic introduction to the reimbursement system for private Medicare drug plans.
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Medicare and the President’s Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Proposal
Fact SheetMedicare and the President's Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Proposal This fact sheet summarizes key Medicare-related provisions in the Bush Administration's fiscal year 2009 budget proposal, as well as additional legislation that responds to the Medicare Trustees' "Medicare Funding Warning." Fact Sheet (.
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Waiting for Economic Recovery, Poised for Health Care Reform: A Mid-Year Update for FY 2011 – Looking Forward to FY 2012
ReportThis report, based on structured discussions in November and December 2010 with leading Medicaid directors, augments the findings from the most recent comprehensive 50-state Medicaid budget survey to provide a mid-year 2011 update on state Medicaid issues.
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Financial Incentives in the Long-Term Care Context: A First Look at Relevant Information
ReportFinancial Incentives in the Long-Term Care Context: A First Look at Relevant Information This report reviews Medicare's payment policies as they may affect medical care for residents in long-term care environments, including a look at the financial incentives that could play a role in hospital and skilled nursing facility admissions.
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Medicaid Coverage and Spending in Health Reform: National and State-By-State Results for Adults at or Below 133% FPL
ReportThis analysis, performed by the Urban Institute for the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, shows that the expansion of Medicaid under the health reform law will significantly increase the number of people covered by the program and reduce the uninsured in states across the country, with the federal government picking up the vast…