Education and Health Care Lead Issues on Voters’ Minds for 2000 Election December 31, 1999 Report The Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health National Survey on Health Care and the 2000 Elections is a survey of Americans’ views on health related issues in the upcoming 2000 elections. Among leading findings, voters cited education and health as top issues on their minds for the upcoming 2000…
Medicaid and HIV/AIDS Policy: A Basic Primer July 31, 1999 Report The Medicaid Primer presents in depth information on Medicaid, the federal/state program that provides health coverage for low-income families and people with disabilities and is the largest source of public financing for HIV/AIDS care in the U.S. The Medicaid Primer is designed to help policymakers and advocates navigate through the…
Medicare Chartbook December 1, 2001 Report The Medicare Chartbook includes data and background information critical to understanding the Medicare program and the challenges it faces in keeping up with the rising costs of health care and in ensuring the program s future financial security.
Demand Effects of Recent Changes in Prescription Drug Promotion June 1, 2003 Report The rapid increase in DTC advertising for prescription drugs has focused attention on its role in drug spending and prescribing. A new study by researchers at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology looks at the effect of direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising on spending for prescription drugs. The study found…
Medicaid Managed Care: An Analysis of the Health Care Financing Administration’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking October 30, 1998 Report Medicaid Managed Care: An Analysis of the Health Care Financing Administration's Notice of Proposed RulemakingReport: Medicaid Managed Care: An Analysis…
Comparisons of the Liability Provisions of the House and Senate Patients’ Rights Bills September 30, 2002 Report A hotly debated issue in Congress has been the issue of when health maintenance organizations, health insurers, and those who administer health benefit plans should be financially liable to their plan participants for a denial of a claim or for damages for any injuries that result from such denials (known…
The President’s Fiscal Year 2003 Budget: An Overview of Health Programs February 27, 2002 Report The President's Fiscal Year 2003 Budget: An Overview of Health ProgramsA new chartbook describes the government's overall budget situation and examines the health policies and programs proposed in the President's latest budget.Chartbook View a webcast of A Capitol Hill briefing on budgets and health care
New NPR/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard Kennedy School of Government Survey on Health Care May 30, 2002 Poll Finding A new survey by NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and Harvard s Kennedy School of Government finds that many Americans have real problems when it comes to accessing and paying for health care, and even if they haven’t yet faced a problem, many worry about getting and paying for care…
National Survey of Small Businesses – Toplines March 30, 2002 Poll Finding National Survey of Small BusinessesToplines from a new survey that finds that two-thirds of small employers say that they are dissatisfied with the cost of health care and health insurance, and about one-third of small businesses that now offer insurance say they are likely to increase the share of costs…
A Study of Media Coverage of Health Policy 1997-2000 December 31, 2001 Poll Finding The debate over President Clinton’s national health care reform plan put health care policy at the forefront of the national agenda in 1993 and 1994. After the end of that debate, it remained to be seen whether or not health policy would hold the media’s and the public s interest…