Grandfathering Explained
The Republican leadership in the House of Representatives recently indicated that it will be seeking to repeal regulations under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that govern the “grandfathered” status of health plans.
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Kaiser Health Tracking Poll — September 2011
FeatureThe September tracking poll examines public opinion about the "super committee" and explores the views and experience of individuals who have pre-existing health conditions, in addition to continuing tracking opinion about the health reform law.
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The Budget Trigger and Health Reform
PerspectiveNo doubt it will take some time to sort out how elements of the debt deal (formally "The Budget Control Act of 2011") will all work. Delving into the details of how it affects subsidies in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to make insurance more affordable helps to illustrate how complex this business can be.
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Kaiser Health Tracking Poll — July 2011
FeatureHealth care, and particularly Medicare and Medicaid, continue to play a role in the national discussion over the federal budget deficit.
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June Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: Americans Still Divided on Health Reform Law
PerspectiveIn the latest Kaiser Health Tracking Poll, the public remains divided in their overall assessments of the ACA, with 42 percent holding a favorable view of the law and 46 percent an unfavorable one.
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Health Reform and the Art of Federalism
PerspectiveThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced significant changes to the premiums charged in the Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP), aka the "high risk pool" created by the Affordable Care Act.
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Kaiser Health Tracking Poll — June 2011
FeatureThe June Kaiser Health Tracking Poll examines the opinions of seniors and the public about Medicare and the federal budget deficit, a topic of heightened interest these days as policymakers in Washington focus on ways to bring down Medicare spending as part of efforts to reduce the deficit.
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2011 Survey of DC Residents
Poll FindingThe Washington Post and the Kaiser Family Foundation partnered to conduct a survey examining the opinions of Washington, D.C., residents on a wide range of issues including health care.
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14 Selected as 2011 Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars
News ReleaseNEWS RELEASE May 26, 2011 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation has selected 14 individuals as the 2011 Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars.
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A Medicaid Block Grant Would Reduce Federal Spending But Trigger Substantial Cuts in Medicaid Coverage in the States That Would Increase the Uninsured
News ReleaseNEWS RELEASEMay 10, 2011 New State-By-State Analysis Shows House Budget Plan For Medicaid Would Reduce Enrollment By Tens of Millions Of People And Cut Funding For Hospitals And Other Medicaid Services WASHINGTON, D.C.