The U.S. Global Health Budget: Analysis of Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2015
This budget analysis reviews U.S. funding for global health programs in the FY15 Omnibus Appropriations bill, signed into law by the President on December 16, 2014.
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2012 Survey of Americans on the U.S. Role in Global Health
ReportThe 2012 Survey of Americans on the U.S. Role in Global Health is the fourth in a series that aims to examine the American public’s views, knowledge and opinions of U.S. efforts to improve health for people in developing countries.
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U.S. Global AIDS Efforts to Help Orphans & Vulnerable Children
Event Date:EventOn June 26, the Kaiser Family Foundation held a briefing examining the role and policies of the U.S. government and faith-based organizations in helping children orphaned or made vulnerable by the AIDS epidemic. The event featured John Donnelly, global health journalist with GlobalPost and author of the forthcoming book, A Twist of Faith: An American Christian's Quest to Help Orphans in Africa, which provides a perspective on efforts by faith-based groups to effectively help improve the…
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What Does the Recent Literature Say About Medicaid Expansion?: Impacts on Sexual and Reproductive Health
Issue BriefThis brief summarizes recent studies on the impacts of Medicaid expansion on a range of sexual and reproductive health outcomes.
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The U.S. Global Health Budget: Analysis of the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Request
Fact SheetThis budget analysis reviews U.S. funding for global health programs included in the fiscal year 2015 Budget Request released on March 4, 2014. It examines funding by program area as well as trends over time.
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Global Children’s Health and Mortality Tutorial
InteractiveThis tutorial was produced for kaiserEDU.org, a Kaiser Family Foundation website that ceased production in September 2013. The kaiserEDU.org tutorials are no longer being updated but have been made available on kff.org due to demand by professors who are using the tutorials in class assignments. You may search for other tutorials to view on kff.org. To download this or other tutorials, visit the tutorials archive page. Slides are available for download using the "Download Slides" link within the…
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Testimony: The U.S. Government Role in Women’s Global Health and Key Challenges
Issue BriefJennifer Kates, Senior Vice President and Director of KFF’s Global Health & HIV Policy program, testified before the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Foreign Affairs as part of a hearing on Unique Challenges Women Face in Global Health. Her testimony describes the role of the U.S. government in women’s global health and highlights challenges and opportunities to strengthen these efforts.
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Analysis: Global Health Funding in the FY15 Omnibus Appropriations Act
News ReleaseThe FY15 Omnibus Appropriations Act contains $5.4 billion in emergency funding to address the Ebola crisis – a significant increase in total U.S. support for global health. Aside from the additional funding for Ebola, global health funding remained essentially flat at $9.2 billion, according to a new Kaiser Family Foundation funding analysis. Of the total emergency funding to respond to Ebola, which is outside the budget caps for discretionary spending, $3.7 billion is specifically for…
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A Look at Key Maternal and Infant Health Disparities Among Black People
FeatureDue to systemic and overt discrimination, Black people are disproportionately affected by high maternal and infant morbidities and mortality. In addition to legislation, addressing systemic discrimination, implicit bias and racism will be integral to achieving equity in maternal health outcomes.
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ACA Preventive Services at the Supreme Court
Quick InsightsIf the Court rules in favor of Braidwood, private health insurers would no longer be required to cover, without cost sharing, certain preventive services recommended by USPTF after 2010 when the ACA was enacted.