The U.S. Global Health Initiative: A Country Analysis January 30, 2011 Report A new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation examines funding and demographic data for countries receiving support under the U.S. Global Health Initiative (GHI), the Obama Administration’s six-year effort aimed at improving the health and lives of people in the developing world. The new analysis evaluates data from fiscal year…
Analysis: Opportunities Under the ACA for Addressing Intimate Partner Violence Among Women With HIV October 21, 2014 News Release An estimated 36 percent of women in the U.S. report having experienced intimate partner violence (IPV), also called domestic violence, but among HIV positive women 55 percent report such experiences. A new Kaiser Family Foundation analysis looks at opportunities to address IPV in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that could…
Determining Income for Adults Applying for Medicaid and Exchange Coverage Subsidies: How Income Measured With a Prior Tax Return Compares to Current Income at Enrollment March 1, 2011 Issue Brief A major goal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) is to significantly expand coverage and reduce the number of uninsured. Beginning in 2014, the ACA will establish a new continuum of coverage that will provide assistance to individuals with incomes up to 400% of poverty through a…
Pulling It Together: Changing the HIV Testing Message June 27, 2011 Perspective In 2006 the CDC began recommending routine HIV testing in health care settings for everyone between the ages of 13 and 64. Annual testing is recommended for people at highest risk. Our 2011 survey of Americans and HIV released last week — our eighth comprehensive survey of its kind — …
Assessing Global HIV Targets in PEPFAR Countries: A Dashboard February 10, 2021 Issue Brief A new KFF analysis finds that across 46 PEPFAR countries and among six different indicators of progress, the majority (40) has met at least one target. The analysis is part of a dashboard that provides a detailed look at progress being made to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic in countries where PEPFAR operates.
2009 National ADAP Monitoring Project Annual Report March 30, 2009 Event The National ADAP Monitoring Project Annual Report provides the latest data on state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs). ADAPs, part of the Ryan White Program, provide HIV medications to low-income people with HIV/AIDS who have limited or no prescription drug coverage. ADAPs operate in all 50 states, the District of…
Addressing the HIV/AIDS Epidemic at Home and Abroad: Short-Term Policy Options Under Consideration by the New Administration and Congress January 1, 2009 Issue Brief This past summer, the United States government’s global HIV/AIDS program was reauthorized and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new data indicating that the epidemic at home was worse than previously thought. These events called significant attention to HIV/AIDS and together present the new Administration and…
Sex on TV: A Biennial Report to the Kaiser Family Foundation – Report January 30, 1999 Report Sex on TV: Content and Context:A Biennial Report to the Kaiser Family Foundation Report available in PDF format Report (in PDF Format) Executive Summary (in PDF Format) Chart Pack (in PDF Format)Sex on TV: Content and Context:A Biennial Report to the Kaiser Family Foundation
Sex on TV: A Biennial Report to the Kaiser Family Foundation January 30, 1999 Report Sex on TV: A Biennial Report to the Kaiser Family FoundationThis study examines both the amount and the nature of television's sexual messages, paying special attention to references to such issues as contraception, safer sex, and waiting to have sex. The study looked at 1351 programs across ten different channels,…
Measuring the Effects of Sexual Content in the Media: A Report to the Kaiser Family Foundation – Report April 29, 1998 Report Measuring the Effects of Sexual Content in the Media: A Report to the Kaiser Family FoundationThis Report is available in Adobe Acrobat FormatAuthor: Drs. Aletha C. Huston, Ellen Wartella, and Edward DonnersteinExecutive SummaryThe Kaiser Family Foundation has an ongoing interest in sexual health among young people and the potential contributions…
