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Percent of Children with Special Health Care Needs
State Health Facts Indicatorpreexisting, pre-existing conditions
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Medicaid and Upcoming State Budget Debates
Issue BriefThis 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.
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Medicaid: What to Watch in 2026
Issue BriefIn this brief on Medicaid issues to watch for 2026, KFF explores how state fiscal pressures are likely to converge with the implementation of the 2025 reconciliation law to affect Medicaid coverage, financing, and access to care over the next year, especially leading up to the midterm elections.
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How Has U.S. Spending on Health Care Changed Over Time?
Issue BriefThis chart collection explores National Health Expenditure (NHE) data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), including the latest data from 2024.
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Health Care Providers Warn of Impacts of Increased ICE Presence at Health Care Facilities
Quick TakeThe 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.
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Employer-Sponsored Coverage Rates for People Ages 0-64 by Family Work Status
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State Recommendations for Routine Childhood Vaccines: Increasing Departure from Federal Guidelines
Policy WatchStarting in May of last year, HHS Secretary Kennedy and the CDC/ACIP began to make changes to the federal vaccine schedule for children, culminating in an announcement on January 5 of this year with the most wide-ranging changes to date. This policy brief tracks the number of states that have announced they are no longer following federal government recommendations for childhood vaccines as of January 20, 2026.
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