Key Questions About COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
This issue brief explains the legal basis for vaccine mandates by the federal government, states, and private employers; highlights considerations for mandates while the COVID-19 vaccine is under an EUA; and discusses mandate exemptions based on disability or religious objection.
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July 29, 2021
Taking A Closer Look At Characteristics of People in the Coverage Gap
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July 22, 2021
The Sleeper Health Cost Policy
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July 8, 2021
The Red/Blue Divide in COVID-19 Vaccination Rates is Growing
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June 30, 2021
The Status of Medicaid Expansion in Missouri and Implications for Coverage and Cost
Latest from Kaiser Health News
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July 19 State Data Continues To Show Wide Disparities in Vaccination Rates by Race/Ethnicity
KFF is collecting and analyzing data on COVID-19 vaccinations by race/ethnicity to gain increased insight who is receiving the vaccine and whether some groups are facing disparities in vaccination.
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LGBT+ People’s Health and Experiences Accessing Care
This report, based on a nationally representative survey, provides a comprehensive overview of LGBT+ people’s experiences with health and health care access. It explores general well-being, experiences engaging in the health system, sexual and reproductive health care, and the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, among other issues.
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Insurer Filings Suggest COVID-19 Pandemic Will Not Drive Health Spending In 2022
This brief reviews initial 2022 premium rate filings for individual market insurers in 13 states and Washington, DC. Most expect health utilization patterns to return to pre-pandemic levels and are not factoring in any impact on their 2022 premiums.
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10 FAQs on Prescription Drug Importation
FAQs provides background on prescription drug importation, including how the U.S. currently regulates importation and why it hasn’t been successfully implemented before.
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KHN: Supreme Court Declines to Overturn ACA — Again
The Supreme Court on Thursday turned back its third chance to upend the Affordable Care Act, rejecting a lawsuit filed by a group of Republican state attorneys general claiming that a change made by Congress in 2017 had rendered the entire law unconstitutional.
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Potential Impact of California v. Texas Decision on Key Provisions of the Affordable Care Act
The Supreme Court will review the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) this November in California v. Texas. This fact sheet summarizes the major provisions of the ACA, illustrating the breadth of its changes to the health care system. If all of most of the ACA is struck down, many of these provisions could be eliminated.
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Health Reform
5 Charts About Public Opinion on the Affordable Care Act and the Supreme Court
This compiles key polling data examining the favorability of the Affordable Care Act and its provisions, including protections for people with pre-existing conditions.
Greater Than COVID
A New Campaign with Health Care Workers to Reach Latinos in U.S. about the COVID-19 Vaccines
THE CONVERSATION / LA CONVERSACIÓN expands to address information needs about the COVID-19 vaccines in the Latinx community with new videos featuring doctors, nurses and promotoras (community health workers) in English and Spanish. Produced by KFF (Kaiser Family Foundation) under its Greater Than COVID public information response, the campaign is presented with UnidosUS. Previous messaging featured Black health care workers. YouTube/Google, Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest are supporting distribution.
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