Registered voters favor candidates who support lowering drug costs
Source Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: Preview of the Role of Health Care in the 2018 Midterm Campaigns
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Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: Preview of the Role of Health Care in the 2018 Midterm Campaigns
FeatureThe 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…
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How have healthcare prices grown in the U.S. over time?
FeatureThis 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…
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As Americans age, Medicare will pay for a growing share of the nation’s prescription drugs
FeatureCOW – 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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Nearly half of all adults with opioid addiction are under age 35
FeatureSource Kaiser Family Foundation Analysis of the 2016 National Survey on Drug Use and Health
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Hospice use among Medicare decedents has steadily increased over time
FeatureSource 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.