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

What Do We Want Health Insurance To Be? The Latest Installment of "Pulling It Together, From Drew Altman"
In the latest essay from the series "Pulling It Together, from Drew Altman," the Foundation's President and CEO argues that trends in the marketplace and differences in approaches to health reform warrant more attention to the fundamental question: what should health insurance be? The analysis draws on findings from the just-released 2008 Kaiser/HRET Employer Health Benefits Survey, a benchmark survey that finds premiums for employer-sponsored coverage rose to $12,680 annually for family coverage, of which employees on average pay $3,354. In addition, the study found that the scope of coverage has changed, with many more workers now enrolled in high-deductible plans.

New Poll Finds Health Care Ranks Second Behind the Economy as the Issue Independents Would Most Like to Hear the Presidential Candidates Discuss
The September edition of the Election 2008 Kaiser Health Tracking Poll finds that nation's economy tops the public's priority list and health care has crept up in importance as an election issue in recent months among a key voting group: political independents, who ranked it as highly as Democrats did.

New Election 2008 Brief Examines Medicare's Current and Future Policy Issues
The second in a series of 2008 election briefs on key health policy issues provides an overview of Medicare and offers a series of possible questions to help understand how presidential candidates Senators McCain and Obama would address Medicare policy challenges if elected.

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


States See Rising Enrollment In Medicaid As Economy Falters 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
How Does the Benefit Value of Medicare Compare to the Benefit Value of Typical Large Employer Plans? Study Finds Advertising by Insurers Favors Medicare Advantage Over Stand-Alone Drug Plans Retiree Health Benefits Survey Resources on the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit
Employer Health Benefits 2008 Annual Survey Snapshots: Health Care Costs How Private Health Insurance Works -- A 2008 Update Webcast \| Ask the Experts: Tax Subsidies and Health Insurance
Covering the Uninsured: Options for Reform 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