How History Has Shaped Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities: A Timeline of Policies and Events January 11, 2024 Page This timeline offers a historical view of significant U.S. federal policies and events spanning the early 1800s to today that have influenced present-day health disparities. It covers policies that directly impacted health coverage and access to care, relevant events in medicine, social and economic policies and developments that influence health, and efforts to tackle inequalities.
Ten Things to Know About Consolidation in Health Care Provider Markets April 19, 2024 Issue Brief As policymakers and regulators pay more attention to consolidation in health care provider markets, this brief examines and summarizes the evidence about consolidation, including recent trends, the impact on prices and quality, and proposals to address consolidation and increase competition.
KFF Health Tracking Poll May 2024: The Public’s Use and Views of GLP-1 Drugs May 10, 2024 Poll Finding KFF’s latest Health Tracking Poll examines the public’s views and use of an an increasingly popular class of prescription drugs used for weight loss and to treat diabetes or prevent heart attacks or strokes. The poll finds 12% of adults report having taken one of these GLP-1 drugs, which include Ozempic, Webovy and Mounjaro. This includes 6% who say they are currently taking one of the drugs.
Poll: 1 in 8 Adults Say They’ve Taken a GLP-1 Drug, Including 4 in 10 of Those with Diabetes and 1 in 4 of Those with Heart Disease May 10, 2024 News Release About one in eight adults (12%) say they have taken one of an increasingly popular class of prescription drugs known as GLP-1s that are used for weight loss and to treat diabetes and reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke, a new KFF Health Tracking Poll finds. This includes…
Polling September 20, 2019 Topic Landing Page 1 in 8 Adults Say They’ve Taken a GLP-1 Drug, Including 4 in 10 with Diabetes A new KFF poll finds about one in eight adults (12%) say they have taken one of the the GLP-1 drugs that are used for weight loss and to treat diabetes and reduce the…
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Health Costs September 25, 2019 Topic Landing Page Explore KFF’s policy research, polling and news tracking the changes to health care costs over time and the challenges people face in affording health care coverage.
Medical Debt Among New Mothers May 9, 2024 Issue Brief This analysis examines the share of new mothers who have significant medical debt (in excess of $250), compared to other young women who did not recently give birth, using data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP).
The U.S. & The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria September 22, 2023 Fact Sheet This updated fact sheet examines the U.S. role in the Global Fund, an independent, multilateral financing entity that raises significant new resources to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), and malaria in low- and middle- income countries.