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Building AI In-House at Europe’s Largest Hospital

Nov 3, 2026

Podcast

Most hospitals buy their AI. Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Europe’s largest academic medical center and ranked eighth in the world by Newsweek, is developing its own. Charité has consolidated its scattered AI projects into a single Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine and switched on Clé, an in-house platform that runs across research, teaching, patient care, and administration. Its success, says Chief Executive Officer Prof. Dr. Heyo Kroemer, will depend on whether it improves care,…

Implementation of Immigrant Eligibility Restrictions for ACA Marketplace Subsidies Under the 2025 Reconciliation Law: Issues to Consider

Oct 30, 2026

Issue Brief

Beginning January 1, 2027, the 2025 reconciliation law will limit immigrant eligibility for ACA Marketplace subsidies. This brief provides an overview of implementation of the immigrant eligibility changes for Marketplace subsidies and issues to consider for affected individuals and states.

Adults Who Report Not Having a Personal Doctor/Health Care Provider by Sex

Oct 30, 2026

State Health Facts Indicator

Women Who Report Having No Personal Doctor/Health Care Provider by Race/Ethnicity

Oct 29, 2026

State Health Facts Indicator

disparity, Disparities

Midterm Election Update: Immigrant Health Policy

Oct 27, 2026

Fact Sheet

Immigration restrictions and enforcement are central to the Trump administration’s domestic agenda and a focus of debate in the 2026 midterm elections. These policies have ripple effects on health care: immigration-related fears are leading some immigrant families to avoid medical care and drop coverage, including for U.S. citizen children, and visa restrictions could strain a health care workforce that relies on immigrants. Federal law has also narrowed eligibility for health coverage among lawfully present immigrants,…

Women’s Experiences with Abortion, Access, and Concerns About Future Pregnancy

Oct 26, 2026

Issue Brief

This brief provides national estimates from the 2026 KFF Women’s Health Survey on reproductive age women’s experiences with abortion, the impact of Dobbs on abortion access and women’s concerns about future pregnancies, as well as women’s knowledge on the availability of medication abortion.

Overview of President Trump’s Executive Actions Impacting LGBTQ+ Health

Oct 26, 2026

Fact Sheet

This tracker examines Executive Actions taken by the Trump administration that have the potential to impact LGBTQ+ people’s health. It lists the action taken by date, provisions relevant to LGBTQ+ health, and describes potential impact, including litigation challenging these actions.

Tracking Key Mental Health and Substance Use Policy Actions Under the Trump Administration

Oct 26, 2026

Tracker

A new KFF tracker highlights key federal policy actions during President Trump’s second term that concern issues related to mental health and substance use. The second Trump administration has emphasized law-and-order strategies and scaled back several mental health and substance use-related services, while also continuing some treatment-focused initiatives. The tracker can be viewed in multiple ways, including chronological order of policy actions and by category (Mental Health; Opioids/Substance Use Disorder; Federal Infrastructure/ Data/Guidance; and Gun…

Adults Who Report Not Seeing a Doctor in the Past 12 Months Because of Cost by Sex

Oct 26, 2026

State Health Facts Indicator

Litigation Involving Reproductive Health and Rights in the Federal Courts

Oct 21, 2026

Feature

This State and Federal Reproductive Rights Litigation tracker aggregates information about ongoing litigation regarding abortion bans and restrictions, FDA approval of Mifepristone (an abortion pill) and other federal regulations.

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