This analysis estimates that 1.4 million uninsured individuals in the ten states without Medicaid expansion, including many working adults, people of color, and those with disabilities, remain in the “coverage gap,” ineligible for Medicaid or for tax credits that would make coverage affordable through the Affordable Care Act’s Marketplaces.

Four in ten adults say the U.S. is less prepared for a pandemic now than it was in 2020.

During this Health Wonk Shop, panelists considered affordability from a variety of perspectives, including how to define it, how to measure it, and what can be done to address the underlying cost of health care.

As the 2026 midterms approach, health care costs remain voters’ top health priority, but fraud in government health programs, including Medicaid and Medicare, is resonating with Republican voters, 55% of whom say it’s extremely important for candidates to address.

Drawing on KFF policy analysis and polling and narrated by KFF experts, this three-part video series looks at the underlying drivers of health care spending, the true cost of employer sponsored health insurance and whether the Affordable Care Act has delivered on its promise.