Hospice use among Medicare decedents has steadily increased over time
Source KFF analysis of a 5% sample of Medicare claims from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Chronic Conditions Data Warehouse, 2000-2016
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Medicaid’s Role for Selected Populations
FeatureMedicaid_s role for selected populations Download Source NOTE: FPL-- Federal Poverty Level. The U.S. Census Bureau's poverty threshold for a family with two adults and one child was $19,318 in 2016. SOURCES: KFF analysis of 2017 Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement; Birth data -Implementing Coverage and Payment Initiatives: Results from a 50-State Medicaid Budget Survey for State Fiscal Years 2016 and 2017, KFF, October 2016.; Medicare data - Medicare Payment Advisory Commission,…
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Spending on opioid addiction and overdose treatment has increased each year in the last decade
FeatureSource Analysis of Truven MarketScan data, 2016 for Peterson-Kaiser Health System Tracker
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Kaiser Health Tracking Poll – March 2018: Non-Group Enrollees
FeatureThis report explores the experiences of individuals who purchase their own insurance through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace. The poll finds marketplace enrollees are worried about the future of health insurance availability and costs in their areas, but most say their premiums have not increased this year and they are satisfied with their insurance options.
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ACOs produced relatively small net savings for Medicare relative to benchmarks in 2016
FeatureSource Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of 2016 CMS Public Use Files for MSSP, Pioneer, and Next Generation ACOs.
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Kaiser Health Tracking Poll – March 2018: Views on Prescription Drug Pricing and Medicare-for-all Proposals
FeatureMore than a year into President Trump’s presidency, the March Kaiser Health Tracking Poll gauges the public’s top priorities for the president and Congress to do in the coming months. This month’s poll also measures perceptions on the cost of prescription drugs, attitudes towards policymakers’ actions to address drug prices, and views of pharmaceutical companies. In addition, with the 2018 midterm elections less than 8 months away, the KFF poll asks how important a national…
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Republicans in the 18 non-expansion states favor Medicaid but don’t want their state to expand
FeatureSource KFF Health Tracking Poll (conducted Feb. 15-20, 2018)
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The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 increases the discount offered by makers of brand name drugs in the Medicare Part D coverage gap from 50% to 70%
FeatureSource KFF analysis of Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018
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Two dozen states are pursuing or considering conditioning Medicaid eligibility on work-related activities
FeatureSource KFF tracking of state Section 1115 waiver activity, as of March 8, 2018.