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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Medicare Spending: A Look at Current, Short-term, and Long-term Trends
FeatureMedicare Spending – A Look at Current, Short-term, and Long-term Trends 010615 Download View JAMA Infographic…
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Global Financing for Malaria: Trends & Future Status
ReportThis report finds that funding for global malaria control and elimination activities has risen from US$871 million in 2005 to US$2.6 billion in 2013. However, total funding is significantly below US$5.1 billion, the goal set by the Global Malaria Action Plan, which is a framework endorsed by world leaders in 2008 to reach global malaria reduction targets.
Additionally, support for malaria research and development (R&D) activities in 2013 was estimated to be US$549 million, below the estimated annual need of US$750-900 million and the lowest level of funding since 2007, the first year of available data. -
Analysis Finds Funding for Malaria Is Significantly Less than Estimated Need
News ReleaseA new Kaiser Family Foundation report finds that funding for global malaria control and elimination activities has risen from US$871 million in 2005 to US$2.6 billion in 2013. However, total funding is significantly below US$5.
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New Report Examines NGO Engagement in U.S. Global Health Efforts
News ReleaseA new Kaiser Family Foundation report finds 135 different U.S.-based non-governmental organizations (NGOs) received U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) funding in 2013 to implement U.S. global health programs on the ground. The report aims to shed light on the extent of the role of NGOs in carrying out U.S. global health programs.
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Visualizing Health Policy: Medicare Spending: A Look at Present, Short-Term and Long-Term Trends
OtherThis Visualizing Health Policy infographic with the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) provides an overview of Medicare spending trends in the present, short term and long term. In the long term, Medicare spending as a share of the economy is projected to grow, and Medicare is projected to lack sufficient funds to pay all hospital bills beginning in 2030.
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House Appropriations Committee approves FY2015 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill
Fact SheetThe House Committee on Appropriations approved the FY 2015 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations bill (also see the associated report), which includes funding for
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FY15 Health & Human Services Appropriations Bill Introduced in House
Fact SheetThe Democratic (minority) members of the House Appropriations Labor, Health & Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee announced the introduction of the “Departments of Labor, Health & Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015” (H.R. 5464).
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Senate Appropriations Committee releases FY15 Health & Human Services Appropriations Bill
Fact SheetThe Senate Committee on Appropriations released the FY 2015 Departments of Labor, Health & Human Services, Education and Related Agencies appropriations bill. A draft report released by the committee provided funding levels for global health programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the John E. Fogarty International Center.
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Senate Appropriations Committee approves FY 2015 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill
Fact SheetThe Senate Committee on Appropriations, approved the FY 2015 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations bill, which includes funding for