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.
Most Medicare Advantage Markets are Dominated by One or Two Insurers July 14, 2025 Issue Brief Higher market concentration in Medicare Advantage insurance markets may lower the incentive for insurers to compete for potential enrollees by making plans more appealing through more comprehensive benefits or lower costs.
Americans’ Challenges with Health Care Costs July 11, 2025 Issue Brief This data note reviews our recent polling data that finds that Americans struggle to afford many aspects of health care, including disproportionate shares of uninsured adults, Black and Hispanic adults and those with lower incomes.
The Trump Administration’s Foreign Aid Review: Status of U.S. Support for CEPI July 10, 2025 Fact Sheet Fact sheet examining actions taken by the Trump administration and their impact on Gavi.
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
Medicare at 60: A Popular Program Facing Challenges July 10, 2025 Perspective In this article in the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, KFF’s Tricia Neuman, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek and Juliette Cubanski examine three isssues facing Medicare’s future: privatization, affordability and spending/financing.
Distribution of Allopathic Medical School Graduates by Race/Ethnicity July 10, 2025 State Indicator disparity, Disparities
Access to OB-GYNs: Evaluating Workforce Supply and ACA Marketplace Networks July 10, 2025 Issue Brief This brief examines the supply of OB-GYNs in the U.S. and the share of OB-GYNs participating in the provider networks of Qualified Health Plans (QHPs) offered in the individual market in the federal and state Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplaces in 2021.