Demand for 988 Continues to Grow at Third Anniversary July 14, 2025 Blog This policy watch examines 988 on its third anniversary, drawing from the latest Lifeline data available through May 2025 and suicide death data from CDC WONDER for the period 2013 to 2023. 988 received 16.5 million contacts since its launch in July 2022, including 11.2 million calls, 2.9 million texts, and 2.4 million chats.
Impacts of Federal Actions on Extreme Heat and Health July 17, 2025 Issue Brief Between 1999 and 2023, the number of heat-related deaths in the U.S. increased by 117%. KFF analysis of data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that American Indian or Alaska Native and Black people are at higher risk of experiencing a heat-related death compared to their White counterparts. Estimates suggest that heat events in the U.S result in approximately $1 billion in excess health care costs each year. If left unaddressed, climate change could cost the U.S. economy approximately $14.5 trillion over the next fifty years.
KFF Health Tracking Poll: Public Views on Recent Tax and Budget Legislation July 24, 2025 Poll Finding KFF’s Health Tracking Poll looks at awareness and perceived impact of the tax and budget law signed by Trump in July 2025. Nearly half of the public says that they expect the new law to generally hurt them and their families, about twice the share who say it will generally help. The law itself remains largely unpopular, with many more people holding unfavorable views than favorable ones.
Poll: New Tax and Budget Law Remains Largely Unpopular; Nearly Half Say It Will Hurt Their Families, though Republicans and MAGA Supporters Are More Optimistic July 24, 2025 News Release Nearly half (46%) of the public says that they expect the new tax and budget law signed by President Trump earlier this month to generally hurt them and their families, nearly twice the share (26%) who say it will generally help, a new KFF Health Tracking Poll finds. Among people…
KFF Health Tracking Poll: Public Finds Prior Authorization Process Difficult to Manage July 25, 2025 Poll Finding Following a pledge by insurance companies to reduce the burden of prior authorizations, KFF’s Health Tracking Poll examines the publics experience with the process. The poll finds that most view insurers’ delays and denials as a problem, and few are aware of the newly announced pledge.
President’s Message July 25, 2025 Page KFF Is a One-of-a-Kind Information Organization Updated: July 2025Drew E. Altman, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer; Executive Publisher, KFF Health News KFF is a one-of-a-kind health policy information organization. Not a policy research organization. Not a polling organization. And not a news organization. And no part is separate. We…
Total Monthly Medicaid & CHIP Enrollment and Pre-ACA Enrollment July 25, 2025 State Indicator Medicaid Enrollment, Monthly Medicaid Enrollment, total Medicaid enrollment
State Health Facts July 10, 2025 Interactive Create a custom report compiling data across health topics for a single state or multiple states. See a sample report on reported legal abortions by states and age group
