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Health Care Reform - 111th Congress
Senate Finance Chairman Baucus Releases Chairman's Mark (September 16, 2009)
Kaiser Side By Side Comparison of Congressional Health Reform Proposals Senate HELP Committee Health Care Reform Legislation Summary (June 12, 2009)
House Energy and Commerce Committee Summary of Health Legislation (June 4, 2009)
President Obama's Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) Releases Report June 2nd Making An Economic Argument for Health Care Reform (June 2, 2009) Nation's Governors Adopt Health Reform Principles for Congress and Administration - Including Long-Term Services and Supports (May 28, 2009) Long-Term Care: Options in an Era of Health Reform (March 9, 2009)
CCD: National Aging and Disability Organizations United in Call for Health Care Reform to Address Needs for Long Term Services and Supports (March 26, 2009) Historic Common Ground on Health Care Reform Reached by Diverse Group (March 31, 2009) Jacksonville Times: Aging Caregivers Struggle to Find Long Term Support and Services for Adult Children with Disabilities (March 30, 2009)Des Moines Register: Wait List for Disability Services Grows in Tough Economy (March 30, 2009)Kaiser: National Health Insurance – A Brief History of Reform Efforts in the U.S. HHS Report on Feedback Gathered during Health Care Community Discussions (March 2009) Obama Administration’s Health Care Reform Website Kaiser: Health Care and Medicaid -- Weathering the Recession (March 2009)Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care Hearing: “The Role of Long-Term Care in Health Reform " (March 25, 2009)
Families USA: State Health Beat – A Resource for State Health Care News CBO: Options for Controlling the Cost and Increasing the Efficiency of Health Care (March 10, 2009)
California, Iowa, Michigan, North Carolina and Vermont to Host Health Care Reform Forums in March and April (March 6, 2009)
Senate Aging Committee Hearing Addressing Long-Term Supports and Services in Health Care Reform (March 4, 2009)
NGA Creates Task Force on Health Care Reform (February 23, 2009)
Washington Post: Majority of Americans Believes Obama Should Seek Major Changes to Health Care System (December 21, 2008)Roll Call: Dingell to Lead House Health Care Overhaul (December 18, 2008)LA Times: HHS Secretary-Nominee Daschle's Approach to U.S. Health Care System Overhaul (December 15, 2008)Improving Health Coverage for Americans with Disabilities: Policy Options for the President-elect and the 111th Congress (December 2008)Washington Post: Obama, Lawmakers Expanding Health Measures in Stimulus Plan (December 12, 2008)Daschle to Head HHS, Become Director of New Office of Health Care Reform (December 11, 2008) The Hill: Baucus wants SCHIP, Health IT in Stimulus (December 10, 2008)
LA Times: Obama team seeks your input on healthcare reform (December 6, 2008) Georgetown O’Neill Institute: Improving Health Coverage for Americans with Disabilities: Policy Options for the President-elect and the 111th Congress (December 2008)
Senators Conrad and Whitehouse Call for GAO to Study Health Reform Best Practices (November 25, 2008)
Senator Baucus Releases Sweeping Health Care Reform Proposal – Call to Action: Health Reform 2009 (November 12, 2008)
Letter from Chairman Dingell to President-Elect Obama on Need for Healthcare Reform (November 10, 2008)
Health Care Reports and Resources
Long Term Care in Health Reform: Policy Options to Improve Both (July 27, 2009) Families USA: Americans at Risk: Report on the Uninsured (March 2009)
GAO: Rising Health Care Costs Challenge State and Local Governments (November 19, 2008)
Kaiser: State-by-State Health, Health Care and Medicaid Facts (November 2008)
APA: Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act Q&A (November 2008) APA: Summary of the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (November 2008)
Families USA: Stand Up For Health Care Reform- Watch the Video and Sign the Petition (October 29, 2008)
Families USA: Premiums vs. Paychecks: State-by-State Reports (October 27, 2008)
Families USA: The Candidates and Your Health Care Costs (October 27, 2008)
Kaiser: Ask the Experts Live Webcasts: Candidates' Advisors on Health Reform Plans (October 7, 2008)
Kaiser: Health Coverage and the Uninsured (September 2008) CBPP: Analysis of Wyden-Bennett Health Reform Bill (September 2008)
Critical Condition --a New PBS Documentary on America's Healthcare Crisis October 5th-11th is Mental Illness Awareness Week
PBS Documentary: Critical Condition- A Look at the Healthcare Crisis in America (September 16, 2008)
How Many Are Underinsured? Trends Among U.S. Adults, 2003 and 2007 (June 20, 2008) Who Pays for Health Care When Workers are Uninsured? Poll Shows Americans Rank Health Care Near the Top of Their Economic Woes (April 29, 2008)
The Price of Excess: Identifying Waste in Healthcare Spending (April 14, 2008)
Families USA Reports on Link Between Lack of Health Insurance and Mortality in Multiple States: AR , IA , MI , MO , NV , NH , OH , OR , PA , VA , WV (March 26, 2008)
Kaiser: Employer Health Insurance Costs and Worker Compensation (March 13, 2008)
Kaiser: Separating the Forest from the Trees in Health Care Reform (February 29, 2008)
CMS Actuaries Health Care Spending Predictions (February 26, 2008)
Commonwealth Fund: The Growing Financial Burden of Health Care, 2001-2004 (January 8, 2008)
Summary Health Statistics for the U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey, 2006 (January 2008)
Commonwealth Fund: Bending the Curve: Options for Achieving Savings and Improving Value in the U.S. Health Spending (December 18, 2007)
Commonwealth Fund: Maine’s Initial Experience in Expanding Coverage Through Dirigo Health Reforms (December 5, 2007)
CDC: Disability and Health State Chartbook – 2006 (November 2007)
CBO The Long-Term Outlook for Health Care Spending ( November 2007)
Alliance for Health Reform Tool Kit for Reporter’s: Health Care Costs (November 12, 2007)
50 State Health Ranking: America's Health Rankings- A Call to Action for People and Their Communities
Why Health Insurance is Important (November 9, 2007)
Alliance for Health Reform Tool Kit for the Uninsured (November 2, 2007)
Pepper Commission on Long Term Care Released (November 2, 2007)
Overburdened and Overwhelmed: The Struggles of Communities with High Medical Cost Burdens (November 2007)
UCP State of Disability in America (October 19, 2007)
Commonwealth Fund Report: A Road Map to Health Insurance for All (October 18, 2007)
Commonwealth Fund: Whither Employer-Based Health Insurance? The Current and Future Role of U.S. Companies in the Provision and Financing of Health Insurance (September 17, 2007)
Health Affairs Webcast: Vulnerable Populations and Health Care: How Can We Improve? (September 11, 2007)
Kaiser’s Employer Health Benefits 2007 Annual Survey (September 2007)
Families USA: Wrong Direction: One Out of Three Americans Are Uninsured (September 2007)
Health Affairs: Health Spending By State of Residence, 1991-2004 (September 2007)
Families USA State Expansions in Health Care Coverage Resource Center (September 2007)Kaiser Primer on Health Care Costs (August 9, 2007)Massachusetts Health Reform: Employers, Lower-Wage Workers and Universal Coverage (July 26, 2007)CBO Director Testimony on Rising Health Costs (July 9, 2007)Massachusetts Health Reform Tool Kit (July 2007)Families USA Report on Health Disparities in Massachusetts (June 2007)Kaiser Update Shows State Health Variations in Key Disparities Indicators (April 19, 2007)
Kaiser and NGA of Elements of State Health Reform: Web Cast #2 (April 17, 2007)
CBPP: President’s “Affordable Choices” Initiative Provides Little Support for States (April 3, 2007)
Kaiser Webcast on Elements of State Health Reform (March 28, 2007)
The Impact of State Income Taxes on Low-Income Families (March 27, 2007)
GAO on Employer-Sponsored Health and Retirement Benefits (March 2007)
Health Affairs: Transforming the US Child Health System
Commonwealth Fund Report: Congressional Health Care Bills, 2005-2007: Part I Insurance Coverage (March 19, 2007)
RWJ: A State-By-State Look at Uninsured Children (March 14, 2007)
Senator Baucus Seeks Way Forward on Health Care Reform (March 14, 2007)
Senator Baucus Statement on Health Care Reform (March 14, 2007)
CBPP: Food Stamp Program Budget Data and Need for Program Investment Commonwealth Data Brief on the National Health Care Quality Report (March 12, 2007)Kaiser Snapshots: Health Care Costs (March 9, 2007) Kaiser Snapshots on How Medical Technology Affect Health Care Costs (March 2007)Commonwealth Fund Report Explores State Strategies to Expand Health Insurance Coverage (February 7, 2006)Kaiser Snapshots on Effect of Tying Eligibilities for Health Care Subsidies to the Federal Poverty Level (February 2007)President Bush Launches Affordable Choices Initiative (January 23, 2007)Kaiser Fact Sheet on Covering the Uninsured: Growing Need and Strained Resources (January 2007) Squeezing the Middle Class with More Costs and Less Coverage: KFF Diana Rowland Testimony (January 2007) Kaiser Fact Sheet Profiles Health Coverage for Low-Income Children (January 2007) Kaiser Releases Issue Brief on Issues for Young Adults with Disabilities and EPSDT (January 2007)
American College of Physicians State of Health Care Report (January 2007)
Kaiser Report on Number of Uninsured (January 2007) NCD Disability Policy Progress Report (December 2006)
Kaiser Health Cast: A 360° Post Election Analysis of t he Health Care Agenda (December 11, 2006) Kaiser: Health Coverage for Low-Income Americans (November 2006)Supports Intensity Scale Information from AAID Kaiser Report on Health Savings Accounts and High Deductible Plans (October 2006)New Reports Analyze Latest Data on Health Coverage, Examine the Decline in Employer-Sponsored Coverage (October 2006)Kaiser 2006 Survey on Employer Health Benefits (September 2006)CDC Disability and Health State Chartbook 2006 (September 2006) Who are the Uninsured? A Consistent Profile Across National Surveys (August 2006) Commonwealth Fund Report: Framework for a High Performance Health System (August, 2006)President Bush Issues Health Care Transparency Executive Order (August 23, 2006)
Kaiser Brief: Rising Unemployment and the Uninsured (January 2002) Recess Message Talking Points
