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%
Source 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.
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Men are 6 times more likely than women to be involved in a firearms-related death.
FeatureSource CDC Wonder Data, 2016
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Kaiser Health Tracking Poll – February 2018: Health Care and the 2018 Midterms, Attitudes Towards Proposed Changes to Medicaid
FeatureAt a time when some states are considering changes to their Medicaid programs, the February Kaiser Health Tracking Poll measures Americans’ attitudes toward Medicaid and examines views on work requirements and lifetime limits on benefits. The poll also continues to find the public leaning favorably towards the ACA, with this month marking the highest level of favorability since 2010. When asked to say in their own words what health care issue they most want 2018…
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U.S. health care spending per capita has risen at historically low rates recently, but is expected to pick up.
FeatureSource Source: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of National Health Expenditure (NHE) data from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary, National Health Statistics Group (Accessed on February 14, 2018).
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Under the President’s FY2019 budget, Medicare Part D enrollees would pay more out of pocket before qualifying for catastrophic coverage, but nothing after.
FeatureSource KFF analysis of 2019 Part D standard benefit design parameters under current law and FY2019 budget proposal
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Estimates Suggest That Rx Drugs Will Continue to Represent an Increasing Portion of Overall Health Spending
FeatureSource Source: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of National Health Expenditure (NHE) Historical (1960-2016) and Projected (2016-2025) data from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary, National Health Statistics Group (Accessed on December 13, 2017)
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Kaiser Health Tracking Poll – January 2018: The Public’s Priorities and Next Steps for the Affordable Care Act
FeatureWith the 2018 midterm elections still about ten months away, the January Kaiser Health Tracking poll examines what issues voters most want 2018 midterm candidates to talk about during their upcoming campaigns. Health care is at the top of a group of issues but health care is less important to Republicans and among voters in battleground states. While Congress is currently debating a budget to keep the government funded beyond February 8, 2018, the poll…
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4 Things To Know About Young, Undocumented Adults Ages 19-36
FeatureSource SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of March 2017 Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement