Resources on Dual Eligibles and Issues Related to Their Transition to the New Medicare Drug Benefit December 1, 2005 Event With the new Medicare prescription drug benefit available as of January 1, 2006, over 6 million low-income seniors and people with disabilities who are enrolled in both Medicaid and Medicare—also known as dual eligibles—have been transitioned from Medicaid drug coverage to new Medicare drug plans. While there are many policy…
New Reports Profile the Growing Uninsured Population and Portray the Health Care Safety Net as Increasingly Strained October 30, 2005 Event Five Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured reports released at a policy briefing profile the growing uninsured population and portray the health care safety net as increasingly strained to meet uninsured people’s needs. News Release Covering the Uninsured: Growing Need, Strained Resources Federal Spending on the Health Care Safety…
Sex on TV 4 October 30, 2005 Event According to a biennial study by the Kaiser Family Foundation, the number of sexual scenes on television has nearly doubled since 1998. And while the inclusion of references to “safer sex” issues – such as waiting to have sex, using protection, or possible consequences of unprotected sex – has also…
Post G8 Briefing: Future Financing to Address the Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic July 1, 2005 Event The Kaiser Family Foundation has issued a report that provides a detailed look at funding for the global HIV/AIDS epidemic by major donors. The report, Financing the Response to HIV/AIDS in Low and Middle Income Countries: Funding for HIV/AIDS from the G7 and the European Commission, examines funding from countries…
Teleconference call with NASTAD Members about Kaiser Family Foundation Entertainment Media Partnership Campaigns June 1, 2005 Event Tuesday June 21, 2005 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT / 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. EDT Download the Agenda View the Kaiser Family Foundation Presentation on Entertainment Media Partnerships View the reel with PSAs from our Viacom HIV Testing Campaign: KNOW HIV/AIDS Selection of TV PSAs (2:00) 56K 256K Listen to…
Medicaid: Addressing the Future June 1, 2005 Event Diane Rowland, executive director of the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, testified before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging on the future of Medicaid and its role for low-income Americans, particularly the elderly.Testimony (.pdf)
National ADAP Monitoring Project, Annual Report, April 2005 April 1, 2005 Event The National ADAP Monitoring Report, 2005 provides the latest data on state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs). ADAPs, authorized under Title II of the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act, provide HIV/AIDS-related prescription drugs to uninsured and underinsured individuals living with HIV/AIDS. ADAPs operate in 57 U.S. states,…
Policy Workshop on Formularies and Medicare February 28, 2005 Event The Kaiser Family Foundation hosted a March 14, 2005 policy workshop on the use of drug formularies in the private sector and their potential implications for beneficiaries under the new Medicare drug benefit, set to go into effect January 1, 2006. The workshop involved an expert panel, including perspectives from…
Generation M: Media in the Lives of 8-18 Yr-olds February 27, 2005 Event A national Kaiser Family Foundation survey found children and teens are spending an increasing amount of time using “new media” like computers, the Internet and video games, without cutting back on the time they spend with “old” media like TV, print and music. Instead, because of the amount of time…
Online Tools for Consumer-Directed Health Plans January 1, 2005 Event On Jan. 25, 2005, Kaiser Family Foundation hosted a demonstration of the online tools made available to enrollees in consumer-directed health plans. Executives from Humana and Lumenos — two major firms in the consumer-directed care market — conducted real-time demonstrations of their consumer web tools to show how enrollees might…
