medicaid
Medicaid’s Future
Medicaid: What to Watch in 2020
Medicaid, the provider of health insurance coverage for about one in five Americans and the largest payer for long-term care services in the community and nursing homes, continues to be a key part of health policy debates at the federal and state level.
Latest Polling on abortion
Latest Polling67%
of Americans think recent state-level abortion restrictions are designed to make abortion access more difficult, rather than protect women’s health & safety.
6%
of the public say reproductive health issues such as birth control and abortion are the most important issue for the 2020 presidential candidates to talk about.
69%
of Americans do not want to see the Supreme Court overturn the ruling. But if Roe were overturned, many are unsure if abortion would remain legal in their state.
48%
of Democrats and a third of independents say it has gotten harder for women in their communities to access abortions in the last three years. Most Republicans (55%) say access has stayed the same.
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- ask kff
Josh Michaud Answers 3 Questions on the Coronavirus and U.S. Response
As more U.S. cases of the latest global outbreak — coronavirus — are confirmed, Josh Michaud, an Associate Director for Global Health Policy, offers perspective on the U.S. role and how response to this outbreak compares to others, such as SARS and the Ebola epidemic.
- Disparities Policy
Estimated Impacts of Final Public Charge Inadmissibility Rule on Immigrants and Medicaid Coverage
On October 10, 2018, the Trump administration released a proposed rule to change “public charge” policies that govern how the use of public benefits may affect individuals’ ability to obtain legal permanent resident (LPR) status.
- Health Reform
10 Key Questions on Public Option Proposals
This issue brief presents ten high-level and key questions regarding current public option proposals supported by both Democratic presidential candidates and Members of Congress.
- prescription drugs
Overview of Proposals to Lower Prescription Drug Costs
Congress is considering legislation this week to lower prescription drug costs. Our chartpack summarizes key provisions in three House and Senate bills and their likely impact on prices, people and federal spending.
