Policy Tracker: Exceptions to State Abortion Bans and Early Gestational Limits April 24, 2024 Dashboard This policy tracker documents exceptions in each state’s most restrictive gestational limit or total ban.
David Rousseau March 20, 2013 Person David Rousseau is publisher and executive director of KFF Health News, the largest health newsroom in the United States. Since joining KFF in 1999, Rousseau has led several significant initiatives, including the expansion of KFF Health News across multiple regional bureaus and specialized reporting desks, the development of a new…
Interactive: How State Policies Shape Access to Abortion Coverage January 8, 2025 Issue Brief This interactive map shows the increase in states with laws restricting abortion coverage in Medicaid and private insurance since 2010.
What the Election Could Mean for the Mexico City Policy and U.S. Foreign Aid May 30, 2024 Issue Brief This analysis outlines the potential reach of a prominent conservative proposal — widely seen as a blueprint for another Trump administration — that recommends expanding the Mexico City Policy to include virtually all U.S. foreign assistance. It looks at the amount of funding, the number of organizations, the range of foreign assistance sectors, and other variables that could be affected should the proposal be implemented.
Drishti Pillai March 24, 2022 Person Drishti Pillai is the associate director of the Racial Equity and Health Policy Program and director of Immigrant Health Policy at KFF. In this role, she helps oversee data and policy analysis on health and health care disparities affecting historically marginalized and underserved populations, with a focus on immigrants. Prior…
Medicaid Expenditures as a Percent of Total State Expenditures by Fund January 9, 2025 State Indicator
President-Elect Trump May Again Invoke Title 42 to Restrict Immigration January 13, 2025 Quick Take Recent reports suggest President-elect Trump plans to reinvoke Title 42 public health restrictions to close the border between Mexico and the U.S upon taking office. Such action would restrict immigration to the U.S. under the rubric of public health protection.
A Per Capita Cap for Medicaid: Solution in Search of a Problem? January 10, 2025 Quick Take A per capita cap in Medicaid may be a solution in search of a problem. However, if a cap substantially reduced federal Medicaid spending over time, it would put states at financial risk and force cuts to services and rates paid to physicians, hospitals, and nursing homes.