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<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>NEWS
RELEASE <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Tuesday, September 21,
2010<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Kaiser Family
Foundation Launches Online Health Reform Source to Explain, Analyze and Track
the New Law's Implementation<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>New Initial Features
Include Animated Movie Explaining the Law, Policy and Public Opinion
Monitoring, and State-Specific Data<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>MENLO PARK, Calif. --
Nearly six months since the signing of the Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act and as some key provisions are due to be implemented, the Kaiser
Family Foundation today launched an online gateway providing easy access to new
and comprehensive resources on the health reform law. Recognizing the
transition from the debate about passage to the realities of implementing a
law, the Health Reform Source, <a href="http://healthreform.kff.org">http://healthreform.kff.org</a>,
has many new features that provide explanations of the basics of the law,
in-depth analysis of policy issues in implementation, and quick and easy access
to relevant data, studies and developments.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The Source features the
premiere of "Health Reform Hits Main Street," a new animated short
movie designed to explain the health reform law to an American public still
confused by how it works. It is available at <a
href="http://source.kff.org/the-animation.aspx">http://source.kff.org/the-animation.aspx</a>.
Written and produced by the Foundation, the animated movie features narration
by Cokie Roberts, ABC News and NPR news commentator and a member of the
Foundation’s Board of Trustees. The movie has three major sections:
explaining problems in the current health care system, short-term changes that
will take place between now and 2014, and major provisions that will take
effect in 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Another new feature, The
Scan, at <a href="http://source.kff.org/scan.aspx">http://source.kff.org/scan.aspx</a>,
provides a daily feed of easily-digestible summaries of the latest research and
studies from the Foundation and others, as well as official actions and other
developments related to the health law. The site also features the
Foundation’s Twitter entries on health care reform and links to Kaiser Health
News’ stories to provide U.S. policymakers, journalists, the health care
policy community and the general public easy access to timely information about
the law.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>"We will continue to
update and expand the information we provide through the Health Reform Source
as implementation ramps up over the next several years," Kaiser Family
Foundation President and CEO Drew Altman. "The Source will be the
place where people can go to understand how the new health law really works,
and for the latest policy information from us and others."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The Health Reform Source
will also feature ongoing and future research and analysis on the health law
conducted by Foundation experts, with a special area of emphasis on the 50
states as they proceed with the implementation of the law with varying approaches
and results. As more provisions of the law are implemented, the
Foundation will add explanatory, basic information, summaries of the changes
and new analyses. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Other new elements
available on the Source include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>* A customizable
Implementation Timeline which presents a detailed list of major provisions that
can be viewed by year or by topic.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>* A series of Video
Explainer clips of Foundation experts answering specific questions about the
law on a variety of health policy topics.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>* An interactive state map
of the U.S. that features pop-up boxes of key state-specific information
related to health coverage and the health law, and links to new health reform
pages on the Foundation’s statehealthfacts.org featuring key data,
reports, and news for each state.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>* The Public
Opinion: Poll Watch featuring a weekly round-up of surveys from the
Foundation and others assessing public attitudes and experiences over time
related to the health reform law.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>* The Foundation’s
updated Health Reform Subsidy Calculator to illustrate premiums, government
subsidies and out-of-pocket costs for people eligible for health coverage in
exchanges due to be established in 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>* An Official Document
Finder that provides quick access to federal regulations and studies related
the health law.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>* A Frequently Asked
Questions (FAQ) database addressing questions about the health law.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>* Government Resources
provide links to federal government websites that provide information to
consumers and regulatory guidance about the provisions of the law.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Kaiser’s Health
Reform Source can be viewed online at <a href="http://healthreform.kff.org">http://healthreform.kff.org</a>
and you can subscribe to alerts via email and RSS feeds. Additionally,
the Foundation has established a Facebook page for the Health Reform Source,
available at <a
href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Health-Reform-Source-Kaiser-Family-Foundation/146948548655470">http://www.facebook.com/pages/Health-Reform-Source-Kaiser-Family-Foundation/146948548655470</a>,
which will feature additional related material.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Content on the site will
be continually updated, and new features will be added in the coming weeks and
months, including an interactive tool that will illustrate how reform affects
different groups of people, video profiles showing the experiences of real
people and businesses, and a primer on the health reform law.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The Kaiser Family
Foundation is a non-profit private operating foundation, based in Menlo Park,
California, dedicated to producing and communicating the best possible analysis
and information on health issues.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>CONTACTS:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Rakesh Singh, (650)
234-9232, <a href="mailto:rsingh@kff.org">rsingh@kff.org</a> Craig Palosky,
(202) 347-5270, <a href="mailto:cpalosky@kff.org">cpalosky@kff.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>****************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Nancy Cooper, Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Health Policy Fellowship<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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