Dedicated to former Foundation Trustee Barbara Jordan, this meeting facility in Washington, D.C., was designed for non-profits to conduct events and bring them to broader audiences through the Center's broadcasting and webcasting capabilities.
Family Health Premiums Climb To $13,375 Annually This Year The 2009 benchmark Kaiser/HRET Employer Benefits Survey finds premiums rose 5 percent this year at a time when overall prices fell 0.7 percent. Over 10 years, premiums jumped 131 percent, more than three times worker wages and four times inflation. A related column by Kaiser President and CEO Drew Altman examines the implications for health reform.
Updated Resources on the Uninsured and Health Reform The Foundation has published two updated documents on the uninsured: The Uninsuredand the Difference Health Insurance Makes and Five Basic Facts About the Uninsured. The documents, which include fresh data from the U.S. Census Bureau, were released Sept. 18 at an Alliance for Health Reform briefing that examined what the new uninsured numbers mean for health reform.
