Transitions 2006 April 30, 2006 Video On January 1, 2006, the six million Americans who are covered by both Medicare and Medicaid saw a change in how their prescription drugs are covered. The dual eligible population was transitioned from Medicaid into the Medicare prescription drug benefit. As a group, these beneficiaries are poorer and sicker than…
Prescription Drug Rebates, Explained July 26, 2019 Video This animation explains how rebates for prescription drugs work and why they matter in the debate about lowering drug costs. The video breaks down how prescription drug rebates are determined, who benefits from them, how they affect spending by insurers and consumers and the role of pharmacy benefit managers in…
Transitions 2005 January 24, 2005 Video Transitions is a video that explores some of the issues and challenges “dual eligibles” may face during the transition from Medicaid drug coverage to Medicare.
Transparency and Complexity August 13, 2012 Perspective This fall a new rule takes effect requiring all private health plans to offer a uniform, simple to read, summary of benefits and coverage (SBC). The SBC will provide consumers with standardized information about how plans cover essential health benefits and what coverage limits and cost sharing applies. The SBC…
Kaiser Health News (KHN) Wins Prestigious Barlett & Steele Investigative Journalism Award October 2, 2019 News Release KFF is pleased to announce that Kaiser Health News (KHN), its editorially independent health news service, won a top prize in the 13th annual Barlett & Steele Awards for Investigative Journalism.
Copay Adjustment Programs: What Are They and What Do They Mean for Consumers? October 24, 2024 Issue Brief Drug makers sometimes offer copay coupons to lower consumers’ out-of-pocket costs for their brand-name prescriptions, though how private health plans treat those coupons can substantially limit their value to consumers. This issue brief provides an overview of such copay adjustment programs, stakeholder arguments for and against their use, their prevalence, and federal and state efforts to address them.
Health News Index – July/August 2001 July 31, 2001 Poll Finding Health News Index July/August, 2001 The July/August 2001 edition of the Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health, Health News Index includes questions about major health stories covered in the news, including stem cell research and patients rights legislation. The Health News Index is designed to help the news media…
National Survey on Consumers’ Experiences With Patient Safety and Quality Information October 31, 2004 Poll Finding National Survey on Consumers’ Experiences With Patient Safety and Quality Information This survey assesses Americans’ perceptions about the quality of health care, their awareness and reported usage of information in making their health care choices, and their experiences with their health care providers five years after the Institute of Medicine’s…
National Survey on Consumers’ Experiences With Patient Safety and Quality Information — Summary and Chartpack October 31, 2004 Poll Finding National Survey on Consumers’ Experiences With Patient Safety and Quality Information — Summary and Chartpack This chartpack summarizes key findings from a national survey assesses Americans’ perceptions about the quality of health care, their awareness and reported usage of information in making their health care choices, and their experiences with…
National Survey on Consumers’ Experiences With Patient Safety and Quality Information — Toplines October 31, 2004 Poll Finding National Survey on Consumers’ Experiences With Patient Safety and Quality Information — Toplines This document includes the complete toplines from a national survey assessing Americans’ perceptions about the quality of health care, their awareness and reported usage of information in making their health care choices, and their experiences with their…
