Kaiser Family Foundation
| Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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| legal form | Non-profit organization |
| founding | 1948 |
| Seat | Menlo Park , United States |
| management | Drew Altman (President and Chief Executive Officer) |
| Branch | Education company |
| Website | Kaiser Family Foundation |
Kaiser Family Foundation is a US company headquartered in Menlo Park , California . The non-profit company conducts its own research on health policy issues, which are then made available to politicians, the media, health companies and the public. It also runs public health education. The foundation has more than $ half a billion and an annual budget of $ 40 million.
history
The company was founded in 1945 by Henry J. Kaiser and his wife Bess Kaiser. The conglomerate of the Kaiser Family Foundation, Kaiser Industries and Kaiser Permanente fell apart in 1977. Initially, the foundation was equipped with larger company shares in Kaiser Permanente. By 1985, however, all shares in Kaiser Permanente were sold so that the Kaiser Family Foundation could operate as an independent company.
Business areas
Research and analysis
The company conducts research on complex topics in the healthcare sector. The focus is on the situation of Medicare patients, HIV / AIDS patients, low-income women and ethnic minorities. In 1991, the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured (KCMU) was set up to place a special research focus on the situation of Medicaid patients and the uninsured .
Opinion research is also carried out on topics relating to health care.
Another research focus is the influence of the media on the lives of young people.
Dissemination of information
The company has been running training programs for journalists since 1993. Information is also disseminated on various websites and through other publications.
Furthermore, information on the subject of health policy, in particular health reform, is collected and disseminated. The Health Care Marketplace Project disseminates information on health market topics, especially insurance policies. The Medicare Policy Project provides information on topics related to Medicare . The Race / Ethnicity and Health Care Program aims to identify problems with the access and quality of medical care for minorities. The Women's Health Policy Program deals with the particular problems of low-income women, especially with regard to the co-insurance of children with single parents and the higher costs of health insurance due to the statistically longer life expectancy of women. The HIV / AIDS Policy Program promotes education about this disease worldwide. The Kaiser Family Foundation also supports the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria .
Web links
- Homepage
- Health news site
- Information on the health care situation in the various states
- Online library and tutorials on healthcare
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.kff.org/person/drew-altman/
- ^ Kaiser Family Foundation: Kaiser Family Foundation: History, Spending and Governance ( Memento of October 11, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (English, accessed October 10, 2009)
- ^ Kaiser Family Foundation: Public Opinion and Survey Research Publications (accessed October 10, 2009)
- ↑ Kaiser Family Foundation: Training Program for Journalists (accessed October 10, 2009)
- ^ Kaiser Family Foundation: Healthcare Reform in the USA (accessed October 10, 2009)
- ^ The Chronicle of Philanthropy: 'Winging It' for World Peace; Additional donors and a knack for teamwork have helped Ted Turner's UN charity thrive ( Memento from September 16, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (English, accessed October 10, 2009)