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Source Intermediate projections from 2005-2018 annual Reports of the Boards of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds
Source Current status for each state is based on KFF tracking and analysis of state executive activity. Also see the related State Health Facts page “Status of State Action on the Medicaid Expansion Decision” for additional details.
Source Office of Population Affairs. Title X Family Planning Annual Report, 2016 National Summary
kneeling – slide 2 Download Source SOURCE: Washington Post/Kaiser Family Foundation Survey on Political Rallygoing and Activism (conducted January 24-February 22, 2018)
kneeling – slide 1 Download Source Source: Washington Post/Kaiser Family Foundation Survey on Political Rallygoing and Activism (conducted January 24-February 22, 2018)
Source 2017 Kaiser Women's Health Survey
Source Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: Preview of the Role of Health Care in the 2018 Midterm Campaigns
The latest KFF Health Tracking Poll finds health care ranking among the top issues voters want to hear candidates talk about during their congressional campaigns, with health care cost ranking as the top health care issue for voters across partisanship. However, for many voters, including one-third of Republican voters, a candidate’ position on President Trump will make the biggest difference in how they vote in 2018. This month’s poll also takes an in-depth look at…
This chart collection explores price increases in private insurance for common services over time and finds significant geographic variation in prices. For example, the average price of a full knee replacement for those in large employer plans increased from $19,595 in 2003 to $34,063 in 2016, growth of 74% compared to a 28% increase in general inflation. The average price of a knee replacement in New York City is more than twice the price of…
COW – powerpoint on Medicare drug spending share increasing Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of National Health Expenditure (NHE) Historical (1960-2016) and Projected (2017-2026) data from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary, National Health Statistics Group (Accessed on May 2, 2018) for the Peterson-Kaiser Health System Tracker.
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