Taking the Temperature: The Future of Global Health Journalism

Examines trends in coverage of global health issues in mainstream and specialized media, challenges determining amounts and types of coverage, prospects for independent journalism funding, and implications for journalistic integrity and informing policy

Sowing the Seeds: A Study of Media Coverage of Agriculture and Women in the Agricultural Sector in Three African Countries: Mali, Uganda and Zambia

Examines the state of news coverage of women and agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa as a baseline for a training program to expand in-depth coverage of women and farmers. Discusses challenges and next steps

The Uninsured at the Starting Line: Findings from the 2013 Kaiser Survey of Low-Income Americans and the ACA

In January 2014, the major coverage provisions of the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) went into full effect. These provisions include the creation of new Health Insurance Marketplaces where low and moderate income families can receive premium tax credits to purchase coverage and, in states that opted to expand their Medicaid programs, the expansion of Medicaid eligibility to almost all adults with incomes at or below 138% of the federal poverty level (FPL). The ACA has the potential to reach many of the 47 million Americans who lack insurance coverage, as well as millions of insured people who face financial strain or coverage limits related to health insurance. Though implementation is underway and people are already enrolling in coverage, policymakers continue to need information to inform coverage expansions. Data on the population targeted for coverage expansions can help policymakers target early efforts, provide insight into some of the challenges that are arising in the first months of new coverage, and evaluate the ACA's longer-term effects. The Kaiser Family Foundation has launched a new series of comprehensive surveys of the low and moderate income population to provide data on these groups' experience with health coverage, current patterns of care, and family situation. This report, based on the baseline 2013 Kaiser Survey of Low-Income Americans and the ACA, provides a snapshot of health insurance coverage, health care use and barriers to care, and financial security among insured and uninsured adults across the income spectrum at the starting line of ACA implementation. The report also examines how findings from the baseline survey can help policymakers understand and address early challenges in implementing health reform

Addressing Coverage Challenges for Children Under the Affordable Care Act

Explores reform implementation issues for ensuring that children in families with varying eligibility for different types of insurance have access to coverage. Estimates the number of such children and examines the implications of specific provisions

Health financing: challenges and opportunities, coverage and cost

This policy panel will present and debate proposals for the next steps in reforming the U.S. health care system. Which challenge deserves the highest priority – providing universal access; instituting better measures of quality and outcomes and better management systems; or reining in costs? How should these challenges be addressed? What keeps us from “having it all”? Does the fundamental obstacle lie in market behavior, inadequate or asymmetric information, lack of political will, or the human psyche? How would the proposed reforms tackle the underlying issue and help us maintain a sustainable balance between health care access, quality and cost – and between our health care goals and other important policy objectives – in future years?Health care reform

A Healthy Start for the Los Angeles Healthy Kids Program: Findings From the First Evaluation Site Visit

Analyzes the implementation and impact of the first two years of the Healthy Kids Program, and outlines key issues and challenges to achieving universal coverage and stable financing

Holding Steady, Looking Ahead: Annual Findings of a 50-State Survey of Eligibility Rules, Enrollment and Renewal Procedures, and Cost Sharing Practices in Medicaid and CHIP, 2010-2011

Analyzes findings on state trends in maintaining or expanding eligibility for public coverage and improving enrollment and renewal procedures. Highlights the challenges of developing the Web-based eligibility systems required under healthcare reform

Health Insurance Coverage and Access to Care for Low-Income Non-Citizen Children

Examines heath coverage and access to care for low-income non-citizen children, and looks at the challenges they face in obtaining health insurance and accessing care

Implementation of the Affordable Care Act in California: A Window of Opportunity for State Policy Makers

Outlines policy goals toward which the state can make significant gains under the 2010 healthcare reform law, including near-universal coverage, delivery system reform, simplifying insurance markets, and prevention and wellness. Considers challenges

Overview of large area triple-GEM detectors for the CMS forward muon upgrade

In order to cope with the harsh environment expected from the high luminosity LHC, the CMS forward muon system requires an upgrade. The two main challenges expected in this environment are an increase in the trigger rate and increased background radiation leading to a potential degradation of the particle ID performance. Additionally, upgrades to other subdetectors of CMS allow for extended coverage for particle tracking, and adding muon system coverage to this region will further enhance the performance of CMS