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About a Quarter of Teens and Adults Have Taken Action to Express Views on Climate Change in Past 3 Years

Sep 20, 2019

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Recent polling with The Washington Post shows a similar share of adults and teens have taken action to express their views on climate change or global warming in the past three years.

Who pays for Medicare? Medicare is funded primarily from general revenues, payroll taxes, and beneficiary premiums. Learn how it breaks down in this Chart of the Week.

How Was Medicare Funded in 2018?

Sep 13, 2019

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Who pays for Medicare? Learn how Medicare financing breaks down in this Chart of the Week.

Most Democrats Prefer a Presidential Candidate Who Wants to Build on the ACA

KFF Health Tracking Poll – September 2019: Health Care Policy In Congress And On The Campaign Trail

Sep 12, 2019

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This month's poll probes Democrats' views about the general approaches to expanding health coverage and lowering costs put forward by the candidates; the public's health care priorities for Congress; and views about the ACA, Medicare-for-all and a "public option" health plan.

Medicare Quiz

Aug 29, 2019

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Take this quiz to find out how much you know about Medicare, the people it serves, the benefits it covers, and its financial status.

Individual Market Enrollment Dipped Slightly in 2019 After Repeal of Individual Mandate Penalty

Aug 21, 2019

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Overall enrollment in the individual market fell 5% to 13.7 million in the first quarter of 2019 following the repeal of the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate penalty.

Planned Parenthood Sites and Grantees Withdrawing From Title X If Court Doesn’t Block New Regulations

Aug 16, 2019

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Source Planned Parenthood Sites and Grantees Withdrawing from Title X Program If Court Does Not Block New Regulations

Planned Parenthood Sites and Grantees Withdrawing from Title X Program If Court Does Not Block New Regulations

Aug 15, 2019

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This map details the Planned Parenthood sites and grantees that will withdraw from the Title X family planning program if the 9th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals does not block the Trump Administration’s new Title X regulations by August 19, 2019.

Gun Violence Makes U.S. an Outlier, Not Mental Illness

Aug 9, 2019

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Relative to other OECD countries, U.S. is an outlier for disease burden due to gun violence, but not for mental illness.

KFF Health Tracking Poll – July 2019: The Future of the ACA and Possible Changes to the Current System, Preview of Priorities Heading Into 2nd Democratic Debate

Jul 30, 2019

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This month's KFF Health Tracking Poll explores public opinion towards a government-administered public option, and finds that attitudes can change after hearing common arguments. The poll also examines the public's views toward Medicare-for-all and the Affordable Care Act, as well as the top issues for Democrats ahead of the second round of presidential debates.