Tracking Global COVID-19 Vaccine Equity: An Update
As the United States makes new commitments to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, an updated analysis finds low-income countries and most African countries are on pace to miss global vaccination targets. Income-based disparities in vaccinations are likely to grow if current trends continue.
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September 24, 2021
How Marketplace Costs and Premiums will Change if Rescue Plan Subsidies Expire
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September 14, 2021
The Red/Blue Divide in COVID-19 Vaccination Rates
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September 8, 2021
Extreme Heat and Racial Health Equity
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August 20, 2021
Parents Report More Negative Pandemic Effects on Kids Who Attend School Virtually vs. In-Person
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Update: COVID-19 Vaccinations 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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The Next Stage of COVID-19 Vaccine Roll-Out in United States: Children Under 12
Analysis of characteristics of children under 12 in the U.S. to help inform COVID-19 vaccination efforts when they become eligible.
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Medicare and Dental Coverage: A Closer Look
This brief provides new data on the share of Medicare beneficiaries with dental coverage, the share with a dental visit in the past 12 months, and out-of-pocket spending on dental care.
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Most Insurers No Longer Waive Cost-Sharing for COVID-19 Treatment
Nearly three quarters of the largest health plans in each state are no longer waiving enrollees’ cost-sharing requirements for COVID-19 treatment as of August 2021. Insurers largely waived those costs early in the pandemic, before safe and effective vaccines were available.
Greater Than COVID
NEW VIDEOS EXPAND THE CONVERSATION: Pediatricians Answer Questions about Children and the COVID-19 Vaccines
THE CONVERSATION / LA CONVERSACIÓN expands to address information needs about the COVID-19 vaccines available to children 12 and older and the status of vaccines for younger children. Produced by KFF under its Greater Than COVID public information response, this campaign is presented with the American Academy of Pediatrics. The new videos join the expansive living video library featuring Black and Latinx health care workers answering common questions on the COVID vaccines (available in English and Spanish). YouTube/Google, Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest are supporting distribution.
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How Marketplace Costs and Premiums Will Change if Enhanced Subsidies Expire
This fact sheet summarizes the major provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), illustrating the breadth of its changes to the health care system and public attitudes toward those changes.
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A Closer Look at the Uninsured Marketplace-Eligible Population
This analysis examine key demographic characteristics of the uninsured population eligible for subsidies to buy marketplace coverage following the American Rescue Plan.
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Who's in the Medicaid Coverage Gap?
As policy makers debate whether and how to extend coverage to people in the gap, understanding the characteristics of who these people are can help inform policy decisions.
