Media Resources
About KFF
KFF is the leading health policy organization in the U.S., bringing together substantial capabilities in policy research, polling, and journalism to meet the need for a trusted, independent source of information on national health issues—one with the scope and reach to be a counterweight to health care’s vested interests and a voice for people. Learn more about KFF
Media Contacts
Polling, health reform, health costs, KFF institutional
Craig Palosky
Senior Director of Communications
(202) 347-5270
cpalosky@kff.org
Women’s health policy, global health policy, COVID-19, HIV, LGBTQ+
Mikhaila Richards
Communications Officer
(202) 347-5270
mrichards@kff.org
Medicare, racial equity and health policy, mental health
Chris Lee
Senior Communications Officer
(202) 654-1403
clee@kff.org
Medicaid, the uninsured, KFF Health News
Tammie Smith
Communications Officer
(202) 347-5270
tsmith@kff.org
How to Cite Us
- KFF should be cited as a nonprofit health policy research, polling, and news organization. More about how to cite us.
- KFF encourages news outlets, legislative bodies, academic institutions, and others to link to or reprint our content. More about reprints and permissions.
- KFF logos may only be used to identify our research, polling, journalism, and other work. Request permission to use our logo by emailing logorequests@kff.org.
News Releases
-
Average Annual Workplace Family Health Premiums Rise Modest 3% to $18,142 in 2016; More Workers Enroll in High-Deductible Plans With Savings Option Over Past Two Years
Few Employers Report Changing Workers’ Hours Due to ACA’s Employer Requirements; Those That Do Are More Likely to Shift Workers to Full-Time Status Menlo Park, Calif. – Annual family premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance rose an average of 3 percent to $18,142 this year, a modest increase at a time when workers’ wages (2. … more
-
The Status of Funding for Zika: Comparing the President’s Request and Congressional Proposals
Zika, a mosquito-transmitted infection that in pregnant women can cause microcephaly as well as other serious birth defects, has recently become a global challenge, and with the first cases of local transmission now reported in the U.S., a domestic one as well. No new funding for Zika has yet been appropriated by Congress. … more
-
Campaign 2016: Voters Give Clinton Wide Edge Over Trump on Trust to Handle Health Care Issues; ACA Ranks Lower Among Health Issues Voters Want Discussed
Electronic Medical Records: Eight in 10 Americans Say It Is Important for Providers to Computerize Records, But Half Worry About Unauthorized Access to Online Information With the 2016 elections just 10 weeks away, voters give Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton a substantial advantage over Republican nominee Donald Trump on a wide array of health care… … more
-
New Survey Finds 72% of Previously Uninsured Californians Now Have Coverage, Including 78% of Those Eligible for New Affordable Care Act Options
For Remaining Uninsured Residents, Cost and Immigration Status Are Main Obstacles Three years after the Affordable Care Act’s coverage expansions were fully implemented in California, nearly three quarters (72%) of the state’s previously uninsured residents now have health coverage, finds the fourth Kaiser Family Foundation Longitudinal Panel Survey, which is tracking the experiences of a randomly… … more
-
Kaiser Family Foundation Names Elisabeth “Libby” Rosenthal Editor-In-Chief of Kaiser Health News
MENLO PARK, Calif., – Today Drew Altman, president and CEO of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), announced the appointment of longtime, highly regarded New York Times health journalist Elisabeth “Libby” Rosenthal M.D., as the new editor-in-chief of Kaiser Health News (KHN), the Kaiser Family Foundation’s nonprofit news service. … more
-
Questions and Answers about Turning Medicare into a Premium Support System
With its inclusion in the House GOP health plan released last month, the idea of converting Medicare into a premium support system once again features prominently in Capitol Hill policy discussions about the future of Medicare, the federal health insurance program that covers 57 million seniors and people with disabilities. … more
-
Kaiser/UNAIDS Study Finds Donor Government Funding for HIV Fell in 2015 for First Time in 5 Years
Donor government funding to support HIV efforts in low- and middle-income countries fell for the first time in five years in 2015, decreasing from US$8.6 billion in 2014 to US$7. … more
-
Analysis Finds Specialty Drugs Rank High Among Medicaid’s Most Costly Outpatient Drugs
Costly specialty drugs, such as those used to treat Hepatitis C and HIV, are among the most costly medications in state Medicaid programs, chiefly because of their high prices for a course of treatment, according to a new Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of Medicaid’s most costly outpatient drugs. … more
-
On Health Care Issues, Voters Give Hillary Clinton a Substantial Edge Over Donald Trump
Most Americans Worry about Large Number of Zika Cases in … more
-
Analysis Finds End-of-Life Medicare Spending Declines With Age Among Seniors
Among beneficiaries who died in 2014, Medicare spent significantly more per person on medical services for seniors in their late sixties and early seventies than on older beneficiaries, according to a new data note from the Kaiser Family Foundation. … more
Subscribe to KFF Emails
Choose which emails are best for you.
Sign up here