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Key Questions About the Impact of Coronavirus on Long-Term Care Facilities Over Time
This analysis provides insight into trends related to cases and deaths in long-term care facilities due to COVID-19. This piece provides state-level data on cumulative cases and deaths in long-term care facilities over time, trends of new LTC cases and deaths per week, and comparisons to national trends in cases and deaths.
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Drew Altman: Pharmacies, Not the Military, Will Handle COVID-19 Vaccinations
President Trump has conjured up the image of a top general and the military delivering the coronavirus vaccine drawing on their vast logistical experience. In his latest Axios column, Drew Altman explains why vaccine realities will dictate that it’s much more likely to be at your local Walgreens or CVS pharmacy.
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Most People Are Unlikely to See Drug Cost Savings From President Trump’s “Most Favored Nation” Proposal
This policy watch examines the likely impact of an executive order signed by President Trump in July 2020 related to prescription drugs, which would use lower international drug prices to set prices for a limited set of drugs in the U.S.
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State Actions to Sustain Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports During COVID-19
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, states have taken a number of Medicaid policy actions to address the impact on seniors and people with disabilities, many of whom rely on long-term services and supports (LTSS) to meet daily needs and are at increased risk of adverse health outcomes if infected with coronavirus.
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Analysis of Recent National Trends in Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment
This data note looks at national and state-by-state Medicaid and CHIP preliminary enrollment data through May 2020, as states were still in the early stages of experiencing the health and economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Data show that after declines in enrollment from December 2017 through December 2019, total enrollment grew to 73.5 million in May, an increase of 0.8 million from April 2020 (1%) and 2.3 million from February (3.2%), right before the pandemic. These early data suggest that recent increases in enrollment may be reversing previous trends of flat or negative enrollment growth.
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Limitations of the Program for Uninsured COVID-19 Patients Raise Concerns
The Trump administration has said it will reimburse providers who treat uninsured patients with COVID-19. This brief reviews how this policy is working and the implications of reimbursing for COVID-19 treatment instead of offering more comprehensive health coverage.
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Election 2020: Where Trump and Biden Stand on Mental Health and Substance Use Issues
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, half of Americans report that their mental health has been negatively impacted due to related stress and worry. Many are, or will be, struggling with mental health challenges due to anxiety, social isolation, loss of loved ones, and job losses – potentially leading to increased mental…
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COVID-19, Mental Health, and the 2020 Election: A Review of Candidate Platforms
This brief examines where the candidates stand on four key aspects of the nation’s mental health and substance abuse challenges: the opioid epidemic, suicide rates, mental health parity, and mental health workforce. On each issue, the brief summarizes the policy positions of President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden.
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This Week in Coronavirus: August 14 to August 20
During the 31st week since the first coronavirus case appeared in the United States worldwide cases surpassed the 22 million mark and United States’ cases reached nearly 5.6 million with over 174,000 deaths.
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Contraception X Article: Out-of-Pocket Spending for Oral Contraceptives Among Women with Private Insurance Coverage After the Affordable Care Act
In an article for Contraception X, KFF’s Brittni Frederiksen, Matthew Rae, and Alina Salganicoff examine large employer plans to identify which types and brands of oral contraceptive pills have the largest shares of oral contraceptive users with out-of-pocket spending and which oral contraceptives have the highest average annual out-of-pocket costs after the ACA covered contraception under it’s preventive services provisions.
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