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KFF’s new interactive polling dashboard draws on more than a dozen surveys to show trends in trust in health information, attitudes toward vaccines, and use of news, social media, and AI for health-related information.
Heading into this midterm election year, the cost of health care tops the public’s economic anxieties — including across partisans. KFF polling finds more than 4 in 10 voters say the issue will have a major impact on their vote.
Explore KFF poll findings about the public’s attitudes toward prescription drug affordability, pharmaceutical companies, and various potential measures that could lower prices.
Skyrocketing health care costs and insurance premiums combined with congressional inaction have forced a perilous decision upon many people: Pay higher prices for health insurance or go uncovered.
About 7 in 10 insured adults say prior authorizations are burdensome, and a third choose prior authorizations as their single biggest health care burden. Read the news release →
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Data currently being released represent Open Enrollment Marketplace plan selections, or how many people have signed up for or been automatically renewed into 2026 coverage. These data do not necessarily translate to effectuated enrollments. That is because people who have selected a plan or been automatically renewed may not ultimately choose to pay for their… more
The presence of ICE at hospitals and health care facilities represents a reversal in policy under the Trump administration from previous policy that had protected against enforcement in these and other “sensitive locations” like schools and places of worship. more
President Trump announced a health care framework that leaves open key questions, including those about out-of-pocket costs, premiums, federal spending, and health coverage for people with pre-existing conditions. more
This brief explains the limitations of early data in understanding the impact of the expiration of enhanced premiums tax credit on ACA enrollment. It also provides a timeline of when more complete data will become available.
This brief describes current state fiscal conditions as states begin fiscal year 2027 budget debates and highlights key areas to watch for Medicaid policy changes as states respond to fiscal challenges and the 2025 reconciliation law.
A KFF analysis shows that use of and spending for GLP-1 drugs under Medicare grew substantially between 2019 and 2024, reflecting their effectiveness in treating type 2 diabetes and other conditions.
A new study found the FDA’s abortion pill decisions followed scientific evidence, as misleading claims about the drug’s safety continue to shape public understanding.
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