Sources for Further Research
Issue Spotlight: Prescription Drugs
View recent headlines on prescription drugs, new and noteworthy reports, or follow the Medicare prescription drug debate.
"Medicare 101: Prepare Yourself for the Debate"
This webcast of an Alliance for Health Reform briefing, co-sponsored by the Kaiser Family Foundation, focuses on the basics of Medicare.
02/21/03
Kaiser Family Foundation: Prescription Drug Trends Fact Sheet
This two-page fact sheet, last updated in October 2004, provides trend data for prescription drug coverage, expenditures and the key factors that contribute to rising prescription spending: increases in utilization and prices, and changes in drug use from older drugs to newer higher-priced drugs.
Kaiser Family Foundation, October 25, 2004
Webcast: "Medicaid 101: Prepare Yourself For The Debate" (2/28/2003)
Webcast of a Alliance for Health Reform briefing, co-sponsored by the Kaiser Family Foundation, that focuses on the basics of Medicaid.
02/28/03
Kaiser Health Poll Report: The Public on Prescription Drugs for Seniors
This Health Poll Report is on the trends in public knowledge and attention to news about seniors and prescription drugs, as well as public opinion about who should be covered by a Medicare prescription drug benefit and what constitutes a good plan.
Kaiser Family Foundation, November 2002
Kaiser Family Foundation: Medicaid at a Glance
This fact sheet provides an overview of the Medicaid program, the populations that it serves, and the services that it covers.
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, January 2004
Kaiser Family Foundation: State Budget Constraints: The Impact on Medicaid
This fact sheet summarizes the relationship of Medicaid with state budgets and discusses the current fiscal challenges in the states and how it is affecting Medicaid programs.
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, January 2003
"State Fiscal Pressures and Health Coverage: An Outlook for 2003"
In this webcast briefing, the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured is releasing updated information on the states’ fiscal crisis and its impact on health coverage. With renewed federal proposals to assist states financially this year, the Commission is releasing three new reports as federal and state policymakers consider action: an updated survey on medicaid budget trends, a case study of Medicaid cuts in seven states, and the impact of freezing enrollment for SCHIP-eligible children in North Carolina.
January 13, 2003
Kaiser Family Foundation: Background Materials Relevant to the Administration's New Medicaid Proposal
This collection of reports provides information relevant to the Bush Administration's Medicaid reform plans.
Kaiser Family Foundation, January 2003
Kaiser Family Foundation: The New Middle-Class of Uninsured Americans -- Is it Real?
This issue paper discusses and answers the question are the newly uninsured in 2001 predominantly from the middle-class. The paper examines U.S. Census Bureau’s data and concludes that most of the increase in the uninsured (1.3 million people) was among low-income people with incomes less than 200% of the poverty level.
Kaiser Family Foundation, March 2003
"Health Care for the Uninsured: How Much Do We Already Spend and Who Pays?"
Webcast of the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured and
Health Affairs co-sponsor this breakfast briefing releasing the web-exclusive article on the uninsured.
02/12/03
"The Uninsured: A Primer - Key Facts about Americans without Health Insurance"
This document provides a basic overview of issues involving the uninsured population. Includes a discussions of who are the uninsured, trends in the numbers, the role of employer-sponsored insurance and Medicaid, and the impact of being uninsured. Includes tables and charts with data from the 2001 U.S. Census survey.
Kaiser Family Foundation, December 2003
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