The Role of Immigrants in the U.S. Health Care Workforce
This issue brief provides data on immigrants’ role in the U.S. health care workforce, including within key industries such as direct long-term care and the hospital workforce.
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Children in Immigrant Families: Key Facts on Health Coverage and Care
Issue BriefThis brief provides key data on socioeconomic characteristics and health coverage among children (aged 18 and under) of immigrants based on KFF analysis of 2024 American Community Survey data. It also examines potential implications of recent policies and actions on the health and well-being of children in immigrant families drawing on KFF survey data from Fall 2025.
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Recent Changes to Temporary Protected Status Designations: Potential Impacts on Health and Health Care
Issue BriefThis brief provides an overview of the TPS program, recent changes to TPS designations announced by the Trump administration, and potential implications of loss of TPS for individuals on health and health care.
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The Growing Use of Artificial Intelligence in Health Care and Implications for Disparities
Issue BriefThis brief examines the implications of the growing use of AI for racial and ethnic disparities in health and health care and discusses factors that can help reduce AI-related bias in health care.
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Health and Health Care Experiences of Immigrant Parents and Their Children During the Second Trump Term
Issue BriefThis brief provides data from the 2025 KFF/New York Times Survey of Immigrants on the health and health care experiences of immigrant parents and their children in the U.S. amid the current policy environment.
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Potential Impacts of Trump Administration H-1B Visa Policies on the Health Care and Social Assistance Industries
Issue BriefThis issue brief provides an overview of the H-1B visa program, analyzes trends in H-1B visa approvals for the health care and social assistance industries using data from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and discusses potential implications of recent policies impacting the H-1B program on the U.S. health care workforce.
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Potential Impact of the Federal Pause on Immigrant Visas From 75 Countries on the U.S. Health Care Workforce
Policy WatchThis policy watch discusses the implications for the U.S. health care workforce of the recent DOS immigrant visa pause for individuals from 75 countries deemed more likely to be a public charge.
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Potential Implications of the New Medicaid Data Sharing Agreement Between CMS and ICE
Issue BriefThis issue brief provides an overview of a new data sharing agreement for CMS to share Medicaid data with ICE and its potential implications for health care access and data privacy.
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New Trump Administration Health-Related Visa Guidance Could Impact Millions of Noncitizens
Issue BriefThis analysis examines the share of noncitizen and citizen adults currently living in the U.S. who have one of the health conditions identified in new State Department guidance for visa screening.
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Refugees and Asylees: Recent Changes in Access to Health Coverage and Other Assistance
Issue BriefThis issue brief provides an overview of refugees and asylees in the U.S., trends in refugee and asylee admissions using data from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and recent changes in eligibility for assistance programs for refugees and asylees.