David Rousseau March 20, 2013 Person David Rousseau is publisher and executive director of KFF Health News, the largest health newsroom in the United States. Since joining KFF in 1999, Rousseau has led several significant initiatives, including the expansion of KFF Health News across multiple regional bureaus and specialized reporting desks, the development of a new…
The Health Wonk Shop: Probing the Legal Arguments in the Drug Industry’s Challenges to Medicare Drug Price Negotiations September 12, 2023 Event With the Biden administration’s announcement of the first 10 drugs to be negotiated for Medicare as part of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), an array of legal challenges from the pharmaceutical industry is potentially the biggest obstacle to implementation. In court filings, individual drugmakers and the industry’s main lobbying group…
Interactive: How State Policies Shape Access to Abortion Coverage January 8, 2025 Issue Brief This interactive map shows the increase in states with laws restricting abortion coverage in Medicaid and private insurance since 2010.
What the Election Could Mean for the Mexico City Policy and U.S. Foreign Aid May 30, 2024 Issue Brief This analysis outlines the potential reach of a prominent conservative proposal — widely seen as a blueprint for another Trump administration — that recommends expanding the Mexico City Policy to include virtually all U.S. foreign assistance. It looks at the amount of funding, the number of organizations, the range of foreign assistance sectors, and other variables that could be affected should the proposal be implemented.
Drishti Pillai March 24, 2022 Person Drishti Pillai is the associate director of the Racial Equity and Health Policy Program and director of Immigrant Health Policy at KFF. In this role, she helps oversee data and policy analysis on health and health care disparities affecting historically marginalized and underserved populations, with a focus on immigrants. Prior…
Compare the Candidates on Health Care Policy August 5, 2024 Page The side-by-side comparison tool provides a quick overview of former President Trump’s and Vice President Harris’ records, positions, public statements, and proposed policies on a range of key health care topics.
Medicaid Expenditures as a Percent of Total State Expenditures by Fund January 9, 2025 State Indicator
A Per Capita Cap for Medicaid: Solution in Search of a Problem? January 10, 2025 Quick Take A per capita cap in Medicaid may be a solution in search of a problem. However, if a cap substantially reduced federal Medicaid spending over time, it would put states at financial risk and force cuts to services and rates paid to physicians, hospitals, and nursing homes.