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New Reports Examine Trends In Children's Health Coverage
With Congress poised to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program with a substantial increase in its federal funding, the Foundation released a set of new reports and other resources analyzing trends in children's health coverage, including a 50-state survey examining changes in state eligibility rules and enrollment procedures.

Poll Finds Health Provisions Among Public's Top Priorities For Economic Stimulus, Health Reform Rated Among Top Priorities For New President And Congress
The public ranks action on health care highly as part of efforts to stem the impact of the economic recession and also views reforming health care as one of the top priorities for President Obama and Congress, according to a new national survey conducted by researchers from the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health.

Multiple Agendas for Controlling Health Care Costs, the Latest "Pulling It Together, From Drew Altman" Column
In his latest essay for "Pulling It Together, From Drew Altman," the Foundation's President and CEO considers whether multiple, and sometimes conflicting, agendas for controlling health spending and care costs could play out in separate or combined "grand bargain" health reform and entitlement debates.

Hot topics: Health Coverage In a Recession, National Health Reform Efforts, Children's Health Coverage

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Report Shows Impact of Recession on Family Budgets and Health Coverage Options for Medicaid in a Recession Health Coverage in an Economic Downturn: Impact of Tight Budgets on Families and States New Resource Page on Covering Children
Brief Examines Medicare's Current and Future Policy Issues Study Finds Advertising by Insurers Favors Medicare Advantage Over Stand-Alone Drug Plans Retiree Health Benefits Survey Resources on the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit
Health Care Costs: A Primer Employer Health Benefits 2008 Annual Survey Snapshots: Health Care Costs How Private Health Insurance Works -- A 2008 Update
Guide Examines Approaches To Covering the Uninsured Health Coverage in a Period of Rising Unemployment Five Basic Facts on the Uninsured Interactive Map Tracks Comprehensive State Initiatives on Covering the Uninsured
Today's Topics in Health Disparities: Are Health Disparities Back on the National Agenda? Barbara Jordan Scholars Program Eliminating Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Health Care: What are the Options? Key Facts: Race, Ethnicity and Medical Care
KaiserEDU.org Tutorial on Reproductive Health Medicaid's Role in Preconception Care Fact Sheet - Abortion in the U.S.: Utilization, Financing and Access Updated: Women's Health Insurance Coverage Fact Sheet

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Statehealthfacts.org: New Data on Unemployment, Food Stamp Enrollment, State Budget Shortfalls, Cost of Living Variation, SCHIP Financing and More
GlobalHealthFacts.org: Global and country-level HIV/AIDS data updated
KaiserEDU.org: New tutorial and issue module on America's Health Care Safety Net and an updated tutorial on Reproductive Health Policy.