Vaccinating Children Ages 5-11: Policy Considerations for COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
This brief highlights key issues to consider for the vaccination rollout to younger children.
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Insurer Filings Suggest COVID-19 Pandemic Will Not Drive Health Spending In 2022
Issue BriefThis brief reviews initial 2022 premium rate filings for Marketplace-participating individual market insurers in 13 states and the District of Columbia. Most expect health utilization patterns to return to pre-pandemic levels and therefore not factoring in any impact on their 2022 premiums.
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Voices of Paid and Family Caregivers for Medicaid Enrollees Receiving HCBS
Issue BriefTo help inform the ongoing debate, KFF conducted four focus groups in July and August 2021 with direct care workers and unpaid caregivers who provide HCBS, assisting seniors and people with disabilities with daily self-care and household activities. These focus groups are not necessarily generalizable to all caregivers, but can provide insight into their experiences to help inform current policy debates.
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COVID-19 Vaccinations by Race/Ethnicity: Differences and Limitations Across Measures
Issue BriefWhile the federal, state, and survey data all show narrowing racial disparities in COVID-19 vaccination rates over time, they vary in the magnitude of this narrowing, with some surveys showing that gaps have closed, while the administrative data pointing to some remaining differences. This variation in findings reflects both differences and limitations across the datasets.
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Nursing Homes Experienced Steeper Increase In COVID-19 Cases and Deaths in August 2021 Than the Rest of the Country
Issue BriefThis data note analyzes federal nursing home data through August 2021 to determine the ongoing impact of the pandemic on COVID-19 cases and deaths among staff and residents.
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Navigator Funding Restored in Federal Marketplace States for 2022
Issue BriefThis data notereviews the data from CMS about its funding awards to Navigator programs serving consumers in the federal marketplace states during the 2022 open enrollment season, as well as funding trends over time and funding by state.
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Assessing PEPFAR’s Impact: Analysis of Mortality in PEPFAR Countries
Issue BriefAs the PEPFAR program approaches its two-decade mark, this new analysis finds the program was associated with large declines in mortality in PEPFAR recipient countries since its creation in 2003, suggesting that future investments will continue to yield significant health impacts.
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What Does the CPS Tell Us About Health Insurance Coverage in 2020?
Issue BriefThis data note describes trends in health coverage prior to and during the pandemic and examines the characteristics of the uninsured population in 2020.
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Housing Affordability, Adequacy, and Access to the Internet in Homes of Medicaid Enrollees
Issue BriefThe COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing economic disruption have drawn more attention to longstanding issues related to housing and internet access and how these issues can impact health. As the primary source of health insurance for low-income populations, Medicaid covers a considerable share of people living in homes that are unaffordable, inadequate, or have limited access to the internet. This brief examines housing adequacy, affordability, and internet access within the homes of Medicaid enrollees using…
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Tracking U.S. COVID-19 Vaccine Donations
Issue BriefThis analysis assesses U.S. COVID-19 vaccine dose donations in order to gauge progress towards meeting stated global vaccination goals.