ACOs produced relatively small net savings for Medicare relative to benchmarks in 2016
Source 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.
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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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