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

New Poll Finds Most Americans Continue To Support Moving Ahead With Health Care Reform Now Despite Town Hall Fights And Ad Campaigns
The August Kaiser Health Tracking Poll finds a slim majority of Americans continues to favor moving forward on health care reform now despite an intensifying ad war and a political climate of contentious town hall meetings that coincide with rising concerns about the reform effort.

This Could Be the Next Big Issue in Health Reform, The Latest "Pulling It Together, From Drew Altman"
In his latest column, the Kaiser Family Foundation's President and CEO moves beyond the hot button issues of August and explores what may be a forthcoming issue in the reform debate: the level of coverage and subsidies people will receive to purchase health coverage.

New Resources Examine Rising Health Pressures in a Recession
The Kaiser Family Foundation has issued several new reports and a video that shed light on the recession's rising toll on American families and the public programs that many depend on to fill the gap during times of crisis. They include a look at the lives of ordinary Americans who are struggling to cope with lost jobs and health coverage, as well as examinations of the strains on state Medicaid programs and hospital emergency departments. View a webcast of the briefing during which these materials were released.

Hot Topics:
Health Coverage In a Recession, National Health Reform Efforts, Global Health

Access the most recent Kaiser Weekly Update for a summary of new releases and upcoming events.

Kaiser Health Tracking Poll Health Care and the Middle Class: More Costs, Less Coverage Explaining Health Care Reform: How Might a Reform Plan Be Financed?
Key Questions about Changes for Medicaid and Low-Income Individuals: HR 3200 America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 New Option To Cover Additional Immigrant Children and Pregnant Women Under Medicaid and CHIP CHIP Tips: New Opportunities For Covering Children Under Medicaid and CHIP
Key Medicare Provisions in H.R. 3200, America’s Affordable Health Choices Act Strategies for Simplifying the Medicare Advantage Market Chartpack: Medicare Beneficiaries' Supplemental Insurance and Drug Coverage
Employer Health Benefits 2008 Annual Survey How Private Health Insurance Works‍— A 2008 Update Health Care Costs: A Primer
The COBRA Subsidy and Health Insurance for the Unemployed Guide Examines Approaches To Covering the Uninsured Health Coverage in a Period of Rising Unemployment
Today's Topics in Health Disparities: The Effect of the Economic Downturn on the Health of Communities of Color Eliminating Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Health Care: What are the Options? Racial and Ethnic Disparities Among Women at the State Level
Older Women's Health Coverage and Expenses KaiserEDU.org Tutorial on Reproductive Health Medicare’s Role for Women

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