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  • 10 Years After the Storm: A Kaiser Family Foundation/NPR Survey of New Orleans Residents on Life After Hurricane Katrina

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    A decade after Hurricane Katrina battered the Gulf Coast and flood waters breached levees to cause unprecedented destruction in New Orleans, the Kaiser Family Foundation has teamed with NPR to survey current residents on the city’s recovery efforts and lingering challenges. The new survey adds to findings from a series of surveys conducted by the Foundation in 2006, 2008, and 2010, as well as a survey of Katrina evacuees conducted in partnership with The Washington Post just…

  • Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Approves FY 2016 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill

    Fact Sheet

    The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs approved the FY 2016 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations bill, which includes funding for U.S. global health programs at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the State Department comprising a significant portion of U.S. funding for global health (total funding for global health is not yet known as some funding provided through USAID, HHS, and DoD is not yet available). Committee Majority…

  • Updated: House Appropriations Committee releases FY16 Health & Human Services Appropriations Bill

    Fact Sheet

    The House Committee on Appropriations released the FY 2016 Departments of Labor, Health & Human Services, Education and Related Agencies appropriations bill and associated committee report, which provides global health funding through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and for research activities at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The bill specifies $426.9 million for global health activities at CDC, which includes $128.4 million for HIV. The bill also provides $68.6 million for research activities…

  • Survey Of Current And Recent College Students On Sexual Assault

    Poll Finding

    This partnership poll from The Washington Post and the Kaiser Family Foundation examines the issue of sexual assault on college campuses by exploring the views and experiences of students ages 17 to 26 currently or recently enrolled in a four-year college or university who live on or near campus. The survey provides new, nationally representative estimates of the share who say they were sexually assaulted during college.

  • House Appropriations Committee releases FY 2016 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill

    Fact Sheet

    The House Committee on Appropriations released the FY 2016 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations bill and associated committee report, which includes funding for U.S. global health programs at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the State Department (see table below) comprising a significant portion of U.S. funding for global health (total funding for global health is not currently available as some funding provided through USAID, HHS, and DoD is not yet available). Funding…

  • Former Governor James E. Doyle Elected Chairman of Kaiser Family Foundation Board of Trustees

    News Release

    Menlo Park, CA – The Honorable James E. Doyle, former governor of Wisconsin, has been elected chairman of the Kaiser Family Foundation's Board of Trustees and takes on the role effective today.Governor Doyle was first elected as a Foundation trustee in 2011, after serving two terms as governor of Wisconsin, from 2002 to 2011. Doyle, who has extensive experience in health care issues, gained national attention during his time as governor for controlling Medicaid spending…

  • White House Releases FY16 Budget Request

    Fact Sheet

    The White House released the FY 2016 budget request on February 2, 2015, which includes funding for U.S. global health programs. A significant portion of U.S. funding for global health, including funding at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Department of State, is outlined in the State & Foreign Operations (SFOPs) Congressional Budget Justification (CBJ), however, total funding for global health is not currently available as some funding provided through USAID, Health…

  • New Kaiser/New York Times/CBS News Poll Looks at Experiences of Americans Who are Not Employed and What It Would Take to Get Them Back to Work

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    Most Americans in prime working age who aren't currently employed hope to return to work in the future, though family responsibilities, health issues and a lack of good jobs pose significant challenges, finds a new survey conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation, The New York Times and CBS News. Rather than focusing only on those who meet the official government definition of unemployment, this survey takes a broad look at all adults of prime working age…

  • Kaiser Family Foundation/New York Times/CBS News Non-Employed Poll

    Poll Finding

    To help shed light on recent trends in the U.S. employment market, the Kaiser Family Foundation partnered with the New York Times and CBS News to conduct a survey of adults between the ages of 25-54 (generally considered to be prime working age) who are not currently employed. Rather than focusing only on those who meet the official government definition of unemployment, this survey takes a broad look at all prime-age adults who are not…