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Laurie Sobel is an associate director for Women’s Health Policy at KFF. Her work addresses the impact of major health policy issues on women and girls, with an emphasis on insurance coverage, and access challenges facing women who are underserved or marginalized. Sobel leads KFF’s work tracking the implementation of…

Brittni Frederiksen is an associate director for Women’s Health Policy at KFF, where she focuses on Title X, contraceptive access, and a range of other sexual and reproductive health topics. She works on several survey projects, such as KFF’s Women’s Health Survey, and leads the women’s health team’s work on…

Karen Diep is a policy analyst for the Women’s Health Policy team at KFF. Her work focuses on the coverage, access and financial challenges facing women related to the U.S. health care system. She works closely on issues involving over-the-counter contraceptives and pharmacy access of reproductive health care. Diep also…

Bryana Castillo Sanchez is a research assistant for the Women’s Health Policy team at KFF. Prior to joining KFF, Bryana worked at the Wallace Center for Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, where she provided research support on an initiative focused on postpartum healthcare. Bryana holds a bachelor’s degree in public…

An updated issue brief looks at the drivers of health spending in the U.S. and key differences between the U.S. and other large, wealthy nations. The analysis finds that people in the U.S. spent $5,683 more per person on health care compared to those in similarly large and wealthy countries.…

Ten of the 21 states with abortion bans or gestational limits do not have an exception for pregnancies resulting from sexual assault. In the 11 states with rape and incest exceptions, the details and fine print make can make access to abortion care unattainable for pregnant survivors of sexual assault. Law enforcement reporting requirements, early pregnancy gestational limits, and the lack of provider availability present major barriers to abortion access, even when the state has an exception.

Priya Chidambaram is a Policy Analyst with the Program on Medicaid and the Uninsured.

Amaya Diana is a policy analyst with KFF’s Program on Medicaid and the Uninsured. In this role, she conducts research and policy analysis related to health insurance coverage and access to care for low-income populations, with a focus on Medicaid 1115 waiver activity. Prior to joining KFF, she was a…

Heather Saunders is a senior research manager with KFF’s Program on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Her work primarily focuses on mental health and substance use policy, covering key areas such as the delivery of crisis care, treatment of opioid use disorders, and efforts to address the behavioral health workforce shortages.…

Jada Raphael is a policy analyst with KFF’s Program on Medicaid and the Uninsured. In this role, she conducts research and policy analysis related to health insurance coverage and access to care for low-income populations, with a focus on Medicaid managed care and Medicaid expansion activity. Raphael received a bachelor’s…