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How Will States Implement Medicaid Work Requirements?

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Four experts, including two state Medicaid directors, joined Health Wonk Shop series moderator Larry Levitt in an hour-long discussion of how states will go about implementing the new Medicaid work requirements. Panelists addressed important implementation questions and challenges that states will face in the coming months and years

How the Trump Administration and Congress Are Reshaping the ACA’s Marketplaces

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Through regulations and the House budget reconciliation bill, significant changes are being considered by Congress and the Trump Administration for how the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance Marketplaces would work. To examine how these changes could reshape the ACA’s Marketplaces, KFF held a virtual briefing featuring leaders from two state-based Marketplaces to get perspectives from the field.

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  • RFK Jr. Faces Senate Finance Committee: A Live Discussion 

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    Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s testimony before the Senate Finance Committee follows the ouster last week of the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Susan Monarez. At least four other senior CDC officials resigned in protest.

  • RFK Jr.’s Hearing With Senate HELP Committee: A Live Discussion

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    In his first public testimony on Capitol Hill since taking office, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on May 14 appeared before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions and a House Appropriations subcommittee. Lawmakers questioned the secretary about the mass layoffs at HHS, funding cuts, and other changes.

  • Understanding Fraud and Abuse in Medicaid

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    As Congress considers ways to help pay for extending tax cuts, some lawmakers have suggested that hundreds of billions of dollars in federal savings could be achieved by addressing fraud, waste and abuse in the Medicaid program. Three experts joined Health Wonk Shop series moderator Larry Levitt in an hour-long discussion designed to unpack claims about fraud and abuse and put them in a larger context.

  • What’s Next for the Affordable Care Act?

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    Health coverage enrollment through the ACA marketplaces now exceeds 24 million people, a dramatic increase in recent years fueled largely by enhanced premium aid. With the subsidies set to expire at the end of this year, Congress and the Trump Administration will be faced with a choice of whether and how to extend the subsidies, alongside broader discussion about the budget. On February 10, KFF’s Larry Levitt moderated a 45-minute virtual discussion with an expert panel to explore these questions and more about the future of the ACA.

  • Going It Alone: A Conversation About Growing Old in America

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    KFF Health News’ Navigating Aging columnist, Judith Graham, spent six months this year talking to older adults who live alone by choice or by circumstance — most commonly, a spouse’s death. They shared their hopes and fears, challenges, and strategies for aging solo. KFF Health News and The John A. Hartford Foundation held a 90-minute interactive, virtual event called “Going It Alone." The event featured frank conversation with five of the people featured in Graham’s series.

  • A Live Election Episode of KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’ Podcast

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    The upcoming election is looking more and more like a fork in the road for U.S. health policy. KFF Health News’ chief Washington correspondent and podcast host Julie Rovner and a panel of top policy experts and journalists discussed this pivotal moment in health care politics and took questions from the audience. 

  • What the 2024 Election Could Mean for Health Coverage, Affordability, and the Budget

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    As the 2024 presidential election draws near, there are sharp differences in former President Trump’s and Vice President Harris’ records on health coverage and spending, including the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, prescription drugs, and more. This 45-minute discussion explores the election’s potential impact on these issues. The discussion addressed questions such as: What are the candidates proposing? What are the pros and cons of the various proposals? What aren’t the candidates talking about? How might the health care policy agenda play out after the election based on who controls the White House and Congress?

  • Takeaways from the 2024 International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2024)

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    The International AIDS Conference, organized by the International AIDS Society (IAS), is a bi-annual conference that convenes the world’s leading policymakers, researchers, and community advocates, including people living with or otherwise affected by HIV. On August 7, 2024, the CSIS Global Health Policy Center and KFF hosted a discussion reflecting on the major science and policy takeaways from the conference.

  • Beyond Chevron – How the Court’s Decision Will Change Health Policy Legislating and Rulemaking

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    The Supreme Court’s June 28 decision overturning the Chevron precedent that required federal courts to defer to reasonable agency decisions when federal law is unclear creates potential challenges for crafting health policy legislation and regulations. On July 25, 2024, a panel of experienced policy and legal experts explored how Congress and federal health agencies are likely to adapt to the Court’s decision and what that may mean for health care policymaking.