Election 2020
tracking poll
Democrats Want Presidential Candidates to Talk More about Health Costs and Women’s Health Care
Heading into tonight’s Democratic primary debate, most Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents say candidates are spending the right amount or too much time on ways to provide coverage to more Americans and Medicare-for-all.
NEW & Noteworthy
- immigrants
President’s Proclamation Suspends Entry for Immigrants Without Coverage
It would suspend entry of immigrants unless they can prove they will be covered by health insurance within 30 days or that they have resources to pay for foreseeable medical costs.
- health centers
Immigration Policy Impact on Health Center Patients’ Medicaid Enrollment, Use of Care
This brief draws on interviews and survey data to capture health center directors’ and staff’s perceptions of changes in coverage and service use among their patients who are immigrants.
- Prescription Drugs
How Will Medicare Part D Change Under Current Law and Proposals?
Part D enrollees with relatively high out-of-pocket expenses will see costs rise in 2020 — mainly due to an increase in how much enrollees will pay for drugs in the coverage gap phase before catastrophic coverage. - EVENT
Medicaid Spending, Enrollment and Policy Trends: A View from the States
On Friday, Oct. 18, KFF will release its 19th annual 50-state Medicaid budget survey in a joint forum with the National Association of Medicaid Directors.
Latest from Kaiser Health News
immigrant coverage statistics
Latest Polling22M
In 2017, there were 22 million noncitizens residing in the United States. 6 in 10 noncitizens were estimated to be lawfully present immigrants.
45%
of undocumented immigrants were uninsured in 2017, nearly five times the rate for citizens (8%), reflecting their limited access and barriers to coverage.
23%
of lawfully present immigrants were uninsured in 2017. Among nonelderly adults, lawfully present immigrants were more than twice as likely as citizens to be uninsured.
75%
or three-quarters of the 27.4 million nonelderly uninsured in 2017 were citizens, despite the higher uninsured rate among noncitizens.
