The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - Health Policy, Media Resources, Public Health Education & South Africa

New Report Finds Health Content Placed in Grey’s Anatomy Episode Quadrupled Awareness Among Television Audience
New reports from the Kaiser Family Foundation document how well viewers learn and retain health information from embedded content in an episode of Grey's Anatomy and measure how prevalent health content is in popular prime time entertainment television.

Study Finds Advertising by Insurers Favors Medicare Advantage Over Stand-Alone Drug Plans
As the marketing period for 2009 Medicare plans nears, a new Kaiser Family Foundation study finds that insurers last year placed three times more advertisements to promote Medicare Advantage plans than they did to promote stand-alone Medicare drug plans. The study examined the content and frequency of television, print and radio advertisement for Medicare plans last year that aired nationally and locally in Miami/Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Phoenix, Ariz.; and Greensboro, N.C.

Deadline To Apply for Kaiser Mini-Fellowships in Global Health Reporting: October 23
The program will award ten mini-fellowships for print, broadcast and online journalists working for English-language news organizations with audiences in North America and/or Europe to research and report on global health issues, with a particular focus on HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria. Applications due October 23, 2008. Get more information and apply online.

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Report and Briefing Focus on Dental Health Coverage and Access Fact Sheet Summarizes Healthy Indiana Plan and Outlines Key Issues Analysis Shows Effect of Rising Unemployment on Health Coverage, Medicaid and SCHIP Spending and Enrollment Medicaid: Overview and Impact of New Regulations
Resources on Medicare Spending and Solvency: webcast, issue brief explaining Medicare financing and summary of 2009 budget proposal Medicare Health and Prescription Drug Plan Tracker Updated With 2008 Data Retiree Health Benefits Survey Resources on the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit
How Private Health Insurance Works -- A 2008 Update Webcast -- Ask the Experts: Tax Subsidies and Health Insurance Snapshots: Employer Health Insurance Costs and Worker Compensation Employer Health Benefits 2007 Annual Survey
Highlights of Foundation Resources on the Uninsured Five Basic Facts on the Uninsured New Study Examines the Current Spending on Health Care for the Uninsured and the Additional Cost of Care if the Population Were Insured Interactive Map Tracks Comprehensive State Initiatives on Covering the Uninsured
Today's Topics in Health Disparities: Race and Genetics: The Future of Personalized Medicine Testimony: Addressing Disparities in Health and Health Care -- Issues for Reform 2008 Barbara Jordan Scholars Selected Key Facts: Race, Ethnicity and Medical Care
Fact Sheet - Abortion in the U.S.: Utilization, Financing and Access Updated: Women's Health Insurance Coverage Fact Sheet Medicaid's Role in Family Planning--Issue Brief Maternity Care and Consumer-Driven Health Plans

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August 2008 Report - Behavior Change for HIV Prevention: (Re) Considerations for the 21st Century
Side-by-Side Compares Original PEPFAR and Recently Signed Legislation
New and Updated Fact Sheets Provide an Overview of the Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic and Look Regionally at Mexico, Latin America, the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa, and South Africa
Reports Examine Funding for HIV/AIDS and Global Health From Donor Countries