Addressing the Risk of Medicare Trust Fund Insolvency January 27, 2021 Perspective In this Viewpoint for the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), KFF’s Tricia Neuman and co-author Richard G. Frank of Harvard Medical School explain that the looming 2024 insolvency of the Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund cannot be ignored for long.
Visualizing Health Policy: US Public’s Perspective on Prescription Drug Costs October 15, 2019 Slideshow
Visualizing Health Policy: US Public’s Perspective on Prescription Drug Costs October 15, 2019 Infographic This infographic examines public opinion on prescription drug costs in the United States as part of the Visualizing Health Policy infographic series, produced in partnership with the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
Visualizing Health Policy: US Statistics on Surprise Medical Billing February 11, 2020 Infographic This infographic examines public opinion on surprise medical billing in the United States as part of the Visualizing Health Policy infographic series, produced in partnership with the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
Visualizing Health Policy: US Statistics on Surprise Medical Billing February 11, 2020 News Release This Visualizing Health Policy infographic looks at the experience of unexpected or “surprise” medical bills in the United States. Out-of-network charges typically expose individuals to higher cost-sharing when they use services, and may lead to balance billing – in which providers bill patients directly, and often unexpectedly, at a higher…
Increasingly Privatized Public Health Insurance Programs in the US March 30, 2023 Perspective In this JAMA Forum column, KFF’s Larry Levitt examines the growing role of private insurance companies in public programs, including Medicare Advantage and Medicaid managed care, and the tradeoffs that result.
Visualizing Health Policy: The Public’s Health Care Agenda for 2013 February 27, 2013 Infographic This month’s Visualizing Health Policy infographic looks at the US public’s priorities for health care in 2013, including actions by state governments, Medicaid expansion, Medicare spending, and spending for specific types of public health activities. See the full-size infographic at The Journal of the American Medical Association The original public opinion poll…
Medicaid: It’s Role Today and Under the Affordable Care Act. JAMA, August 22/29, 2012 August 22, 2012 Slideshow