Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Cost of nursing homes and home care
http://www.metlife.com/WPSAssets/41453139101127828650V1F2005%20NH%20and%20HC%20Market%20Survey.pdf
Source: MetLife Mature Market Institute
"This market survey focuses on the hourly rates for home care services and daily rates for nursing homes in markets across the United States. All rates are private pay."
Source: MetLife Mature Market Institute
"This market survey focuses on the hourly rates for home care services and daily rates for nursing homes in markets across the United States. All rates are private pay."
Costs of caring for the elderly
http://www.allhealth.org/event_092605.asp
Source: Alliance for Health Reform, Health Affairs, RAND Corporation
"The Alliance for Health Reform, Health Affairs and RAND Corporation co-sponsor this briefing to discuss the rising costs of caring for the elderly. How concerned should we be with rising health care costs, especially costs connected with the care of older people? Will new technologies create efficiencies that will dramatically reduce costs, or will technologies raise demand for care and thus drive cost increases? Can we slow down spending trends by focusing on disease prevention to improve the health of the elderly?" Download presentations and supporting materials as PDFs. You can also watch an archived webcast or download a podcast.
Source: Alliance for Health Reform, Health Affairs, RAND Corporation
"The Alliance for Health Reform, Health Affairs and RAND Corporation co-sponsor this briefing to discuss the rising costs of caring for the elderly. How concerned should we be with rising health care costs, especially costs connected with the care of older people? Will new technologies create efficiencies that will dramatically reduce costs, or will technologies raise demand for care and thus drive cost increases? Can we slow down spending trends by focusing on disease prevention to improve the health of the elderly?" Download presentations and supporting materials as PDFs. You can also watch an archived webcast or download a podcast.
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Medicaid and hurricane katrina victims
http://www.cbpp.org/9-26-05health.htm
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
MEDICAID CATEGORICAL ELIGIBILITY RULES ARE PROVING A MAJOR OBSTACLETO GETTING HEALTH COVERAGE TO IMPOVERISHED KATRINA VICTIMS IN LOUISIANA
"New information from Louisiana demonstrates that substantial gaps in health care coverage are emerging among impoverished Hurricane Katrina survivors in that state. The information, gathered by the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals and presented below, shows that as a result of restrictions in federal law and policy, the state is being forced to deny Medicaid coverage to many indigent Katrina survivors solely because they do not fit into one of Medicaid's eligibility 'categories.' These findings have significant implications for a debate underway in Congress over how to meet the health care needs of Katrina survivors, especially the most destitute."
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
MEDICAID CATEGORICAL ELIGIBILITY RULES ARE PROVING A MAJOR OBSTACLETO GETTING HEALTH COVERAGE TO IMPOVERISHED KATRINA VICTIMS IN LOUISIANA
"New information from Louisiana demonstrates that substantial gaps in health care coverage are emerging among impoverished Hurricane Katrina survivors in that state. The information, gathered by the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals and presented below, shows that as a result of restrictions in federal law and policy, the state is being forced to deny Medicaid coverage to many indigent Katrina survivors solely because they do not fit into one of Medicaid's eligibility 'categories.' These findings have significant implications for a debate underway in Congress over how to meet the health care needs of Katrina survivors, especially the most destitute."
Friday, September 23, 2005
The Uninsured
http://www.ncpa.org/pub/ba/ba528/
National Center for Policy Analysis
"Despite claims that there is a health insurance crisis in the United States, the proportion of Americans without health coverage has changed little in the past decade. The increase in the number of uninsured is largely due to immigration and population growth."
National Center for Policy Analysis
"Despite claims that there is a health insurance crisis in the United States, the proportion of Americans without health coverage has changed little in the past decade. The increase in the number of uninsured is largely due to immigration and population growth."
Thursday, September 22, 2005
Mental Health Policy
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/council/dirreportsept05.pdf
"The National Advisory Mental Health Council (NAMHC) advises the Secretary of Health and Human Services; the Director, National Institutes of Health; and the Director, National Institute of Mental Health, on all policies and activities relating to the conduct and support of mental health research, research training, and other programs of the Institute."
"The National Advisory Mental Health Council (NAMHC) advises the Secretary of Health and Human Services; the Director, National Institutes of Health; and the Director, National Institute of Mental Health, on all policies and activities relating to the conduct and support of mental health research, research training, and other programs of the Institute."
U.S. Healthcare: Ready for a Revamp?
http://knowledge.emory.edu/index.cfm?fa=SpecialSection&specialId=19
Emory
"In this special report, Knowledge@Emory explores some of the issues facing the U.S. healthcare industry, and speaks with experts in a variety of roles about the challenges of navigating an increasingly strained system." Sections include: Will Healthcare IT Mean Better Outcomes for Patients and Providers? The Impact of Obesity on Healthcare and the Economy, and The role of Public Policy in the U.S. Healthcare System.
Emory
"In this special report, Knowledge@Emory explores some of the issues facing the U.S. healthcare industry, and speaks with experts in a variety of roles about the challenges of navigating an increasingly strained system." Sections include: Will Healthcare IT Mean Better Outcomes for Patients and Providers? The Impact of Obesity on Healthcare and the Economy, and The role of Public Policy in the U.S. Healthcare System.
Thursday, September 15, 2005
Health Care Costs Survey
http://www.kff.org/newsmedia/pomr090105pkg.cfm
USA Today, Kaiser Family Foundation, Harvard School of Public Health
This comprehensive survey from USA Today, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and the Harvard School of Public Health examines how Americans are being affected by health care costs. The survey includes information on the barriers health care costs pose to obtaining medical care and the alternative measures people take to lower their medical and prescription drug bills.
USA Today, Kaiser Family Foundation, Harvard School of Public Health
This comprehensive survey from USA Today, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and the Harvard School of Public Health examines how Americans are being affected by health care costs. The survey includes information on the barriers health care costs pose to obtaining medical care and the alternative measures people take to lower their medical and prescription drug bills.
Friday, September 09, 2005
National Survey on Drug Use & Health
http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/nsduh.htm#NSDUHinfo
"SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use & Health [formerly called the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA)] is the primary source of information on the prevalence, patterns, and consequences of alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drug use and abuse in the general U.S. civilian non institutionalized population, age 12 and older." Some sections/resources in PDF format.
"SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use & Health [formerly called the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA)] is the primary source of information on the prevalence, patterns, and consequences of alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drug use and abuse in the general U.S. civilian non institutionalized population, age 12 and older." Some sections/resources in PDF format.
Tuesday, September 06, 2005
Medicaid long-term care
http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa549.pdf
The Cato Institute
"Seventy-seven million aging baby boomers will sink America's retirement security system if we don't take action soon. A few years ago, the problem went unrecognized by most Americans. Today, the prospect of a fiscal crisis has forced policymakers to focus on solutions."
The Cato Institute
"Seventy-seven million aging baby boomers will sink America's retirement security system if we don't take action soon. A few years ago, the problem went unrecognized by most Americans. Today, the prospect of a fiscal crisis has forced policymakers to focus on solutions."
Children from low-income families
http://www.nccp.org/pub_bdf.html
National Center for Children in Poverty
"This fact sheet series describes general demographic characteristics of children in low-income families -- their number and proportion, where they live and how often they move, their age distribution, race, and ethnicity, and their parent’s education, employment, marital status, and country of origin. It has been designed to provide comparable data for different age groups because young children are more likely to live in low-income families."
National Center for Children in Poverty
"This fact sheet series describes general demographic characteristics of children in low-income families -- their number and proportion, where they live and how often they move, their age distribution, race, and ethnicity, and their parent’s education, employment, marital status, and country of origin. It has been designed to provide comparable data for different age groups because young children are more likely to live in low-income families."
Friday, September 02, 2005
Census: African Americans
http://www.census.gov/prod/2005pubs/censr-25.pdf
"A demographic, social and economic portrait of the more than 36 million people who identified themselves as black or African American in Census 2000. The special report also discusses differences between men and women within the black population at the national level."
"A demographic, social and economic portrait of the more than 36 million people who identified themselves as black or African American in Census 2000. The special report also discusses differences between men and women within the black population at the national level."
Public Health Impact of Hurricanes
http://www.publichealth.hurricane.lsu.edu/
"Using New Orleans as a test case ... [this Louisiana State University research center] is currently developing techniques and models for assessing and mitigating the public health issues associated with complex disasters." The website features maps indicating where flooding could occur in the case of hurricanes in New Orleans, papers on the impacts of hurricanes and flooding in the area, and related material on hurricanes and Louisiana wetlands and coastal issues."
"Using New Orleans as a test case ... [this Louisiana State University research center] is currently developing techniques and models for assessing and mitigating the public health issues associated with complex disasters." The website features maps indicating where flooding could occur in the case of hurricanes in New Orleans, papers on the impacts of hurricanes and flooding in the area, and related material on hurricanes and Louisiana wetlands and coastal issues."
