PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
Medicare Part D
List Prices Increased Up to 9 Times Faster Than Inflation for 20 of Top 25 Part D Drugs
60% of drugs in the Medicare Part D drug spending dashboard in 2017 had list prices that rose faster than inflation between 2016 and 2017. Recent proposals would require drugmakers to pay a rebate to the government if prices rise more than inflation.
NEW & Noteworthy
- Women’s Health Policy
Is Supplemental Title X Funding Awarded by HHS Filling Gaps in the Program?
KFF finds that the supplemental Title X funding that HHS awarded to grantees to “prioritize filling service gaps” in the federal family planning program still leaves significant gaps in many parts of the country.
- 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.
- PUBLIC HEALTH
Data Note: Public Views on Vaping and E-Cigarettes
About half of the public supports a ban on e-cigarettes, though most young adults are opposed. This poll also examines knowledge related to lung injuries linked to vaping and regulatory efforts. - medicaid
States Expect Total Medicaid Spending to Rise Faster Than Enrollment in FY 2020
Our 19th Medicaid budget survey finds that states budgeted for total Medicaid spending to increase at a faster pace than enrollment in fiscal year 2020.
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.
