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Rebuilding the Title X Family Planning Network Will Take Time, Despite Biden Administration Actions Issuing New Regulations and Additional Funding

Nov 3, 2021

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A new KFF analysis highlights state-level data on the status of the Title X family planning program on the eve of the implementation of the new Biden Administration regulations for the program. To date, five states still have no Title X clinics, and seven states are still operating with less than 25% of their clinic network. Overall, 39 states experienced a drop in the number of participating clinics since 2018. The Trump Administration’s Department of…

A Record 3,834 Medicare Advantage Plans Will be Available in 2022, Up 8 Percent From 2021, While the Number of Medicare Part D Stand-Alone Plans is Decreasing Mainly Due to Firm Consolidations

Nov 2, 2021

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A record 3,834 Medicare Advantage plans will be available across the country as alternatives to traditional Medicare for 2022, a new KFF analysis finds. That’s an increase of 8 percent from 2021, and the largest number of plans available in more than a decade. At the same time, the number of Medicare Part D stand-alone prescription drug plans that will be offered in 2022 is decreasing by 23 percent to 766 plans, primarily the result…

Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health: State Asks Supreme Court to Overturn Roe v. Wade

Nov 2, 2021

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On December 1, the Supreme Court will hear their first abortion case that could overturn Roe v. Wade, with a solid conservative majority. The case, Thomas E. Dobbs, State Health Officer of the Mississippi Department of Health v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, involves a Mississippi law banning nearly all abortions over 15 weeks gestational age. Mississippi is asking the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade, and therefore overturn the constitutional right to abortion that…

Updated Women’s Health State Data: Interactive Dashboard

Oct 28, 2021

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Interested in keeping up with the most recent state specific women's health data and policies? The newly updated and upgraded KFF State Profiles for Women's Health interactive dashboard offers the latest national and state data and policies women’s health, from health insurance coverage to abortion policy changes. This easy-to-use visual dashboard allows you to explore a broad range of state-level statistics and policies of importance to women including health status, insurance, and Medicaid coverage, use…

1 in 4 Workers Say Their Employer Required Them to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine, Up Since June; 5% of Unvaccinated Adults Say They Left a Job Due to a Vaccine Requirement

Oct 28, 2021

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Most Parents Say Their Kids Will Go Trick-or-Treating for Halloween; 1 in 8 Won’t Due to COVID-19 With the Biden administration moving to require large employers to require COVID-19 vaccinations and require weekly testing for unvaccinated workers, the latest KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor report finds a quarter (25%) of workers say their employer has a vaccine requirement, up from 9% in June. About a fifth (21%) of workers say that they want their employer to…

Annual Survey of Medicaid Directors Finds States Continue to Adopt Policies to Respond to the Pandemic and Are Addressing Issues Related to Social Determinants of Health and Health Equity

Oct 27, 2021

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More than 18 months into the COVID-19 pandemic, state Medicaid programs around the country continue to reshape policy in response to the public health emergency and at the same time advance broader initiatives and priorities, including efforts to address the social determinants of health and health equity, finds a new KFF survey. The 21st annual KFF survey of Medicaid directors in states and the District of Columbia highlights policies in place and changes implemented or…

Policy Considerations as Children Ages 5-11 Become Eligible for the COVID-19 Vaccine

Oct 25, 2021

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A new KFF issue brief lays out key factors for the successful rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations for younger children, ages 5 to 11. This week, the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) advisory committee will meet to vote on a request to authorize the Pfizer vaccine for younger children. A final FDA decision, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention actions, will follow as soon as the first week in November. As the Biden administration plans…

KFF’s Kaiser Health News, Associated Press Win Online News Association Award for Investigative Data Journalism

Oct 18, 2021

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The Online News Association has named KFF’s Kaiser Health News and The Associated Press winners of its 2021 University of Florida Award in Investigative Data Journalism for their joint project “Underfunded and Under Threat.” The award is one of the highest honors in data journalism. The joint KHN-AP investigation revealed that public health departments around the country had become understaffed and poorly equipped to confront the worst pandemic in a century. Their analysis found that…

KFF’s Kaiser Health News and Hulu Host Panel Discussion, “Dopesick: The Opioid Crisis Beyond the Script”

Oct 18, 2021

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Hulu’s new miniseries “Dopesick” was built on journalism, and its creators hope it will spark a renewed public discussion about the nation’s opioid crisis, show executives said during a recent panel discussion hosted by KFF’s Kaiser Health News and Hulu. The event brought together the lead creative powers behind the show along with a journalist from KHN and a policy expert from KFF to unpack the making of “Dopesick” and what the show has to…

7 in 10 Medicare Beneficiaries Report That They Did Not Compare Their Coverage Options During a Recent Open Enrollment Period

Oct 13, 2021

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With the Medicare open enrollment period set to begin October 15, a new KFF analysis finds that 7 in 10 beneficiaries (71%) say that they didn’t compare their coverage options during a recent open enrollment season. Twenty-nine percent said they did compare Medicare plans. But not shopping around can have a big impact on enrollees’ coverage and costs. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recommends that beneficiaries review and compare Medicare plans each…

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