2025 Reconciliation Bill: Tracking Health Provisions
Our side-by-side summary of key health provisions in the 2025 budget reconciliation legislation compares details of the latest Senate Budget Committee draft language and the House-passed bill with current law in four areas: Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act, Medicare, and Health Savings Accounts.
SCOTUS Ruling on Medina v. Planned Parenthood Will Limit Access to Care for Patients in South Carolina and Beyond
The Supreme Court’s ruling in Medina v. Planned Parenthood of the South Atlantic means that Medicaid enrollees in South Carolina, and in other states that exclude Planned Parenthood going forward, will not be able to use their Medicaid coverage to obtain any preventive services, such as contraceptive care, STI treatment and cancer screenings, at Planned Parenthood clinics.
Poll: Most of the Public Support Extending the ACA’s Enhanced Premium Tax Credits, Including Most Republicans, MAGA Supporters
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KFF Health Tracking Poll: Views of the One Big Beautiful Bill
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Too Sick To Work, Some Americans Worry Trump’s Bill Will Strip Their Health Insurance
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Facts About Medicaid Coverage for People Living in Rural Areas
This brief presents five key facts about Medicaid coverage among individuals living in rural areas. It draws on recent data to describe enrollment patterns, differences by state Medicaid expansion status, characteristics of the rural Medicaid population, and patterns of health care use among enrollees.
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Implications of Federal SNAP Spending Cuts
Many people who receive federal food assistance (SNAP) also are enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid or other federal health coverage. Cuts to those programs in the reconciliation bill could mean a double whammy for some of those people.
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Part B Costs for 7M on Medicare Could Rise Under Reconciliation Bill
People with low incomes and limited financial resources can qualify for the Medicare Savings Programs, through which state Medicaid programs provide financial assistance with Medicare premiums and cost sharing. However, provisions in the GOP’s budget reconciliation bill would make it harder for people to enroll in these programs.
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Beyond the Data, a Column by Drew Altman
In his regular Beyond the Data columns, CEO Drew Altman discusses what the data, polls, and journalism produced by KFF mean for policy and for people.