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As federal vaccine policy changes, this poll finds most adults do not expect to get a COVID-19 vaccine this fall , and many parents are confused and uncertain about whether the vaccine is recommended for healthy children this year. About 1 in 5 adults nationally say the changes to vaccine policy are making people safer, while more than a third say they’re making people less safe.
This poll finds less than half the public has confidence in federal health agencies to carry out some of their core functions, like ensuring the safety of drugs and vaccines and responding to infectious disease outbreaks.
KFF President and CEO Drew Altman discusses how the low levels of trust in the CDC and FDA today seen in KFF’s survey findings present a danger should the U.S. face another epidemic.
This issue brief reviews the history of federal vaccine safety systems, describes the key systems and their strengths and limitations, and discusses how scrutiny of vaccine safety issues has increased under the Trump administration.
This analysis apportions the increase in the number of uninsured across the 50 states and DC. CBO estimates that the reconciliation law will increase the number of uninsured by 10M in 2034 and rise to over 14M if enhanced premium tax credits for ACA Marketplace enrollees expire later this year.
In his regular Beyond the Data columns, President and CEO Drew Altman discusses what the data, polls, and journalism produced by KFF mean for policy and people.
This analysis examines the recent growth of Medicare Advantage as a share of hospital inpatient days. Medicare Advantage rose from 13% to 25% of all inpatient days from 2015 to 2023, with wide variation among hospitals.
To document the affordability challenges posed by out-of-pocket health care costs for people with Medicare, this brief analyzes out-of-pocket health care costs as a share of Social Security income and total income.
This analysis of insurers’ initial rate filings for Affordable Care Act Marketplace plans in all 50 states and DC finds the median proposed increase for 2026 is 18%, more than double last year’s proposed increase. It also shows proposed rate changes by state and insurer.
Health Policy 101 is a comprehensive guide covering fundamental aspects of U.S. health policy and programs, including Medicare, Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act, employer-sponsored insurance, racial and ethnic disparities, and more. The chapters can be downloaded in a PDF format for faculty and student use, and the information will be updated annually or as data and circumstances change.
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