Most Black and Hispanic Adults Expect to Get the New COVID-19 Vaccine, Though Most White Adults Don’t November 17, 2023 News Release The latest KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor survey reveals that half (51%) of all adults nationally say they “definitely” or “probably” will not get the latest COVID-19 vaccine, with many saying that they aren’t worried about catching the virus. One in five (20%) say that they’ve already gotten the new vaccine…
The New Help for Medicare Beneficiaries with High Drug Costs That Few Seem to Know About December 12, 2023 Blog This policy watch highlights a change coming to the Medicare Part D drug benefit that will cap Part D enrollees’ out-of-pocket drug costs, beginning in 2024, resulting in savings of thousands of dollars for high-cost drugs – a change that recent KFF tracking poll results show few older adults know about.
Vaccination Coverage Among Children Age 24 Months by Race/Ethnicity November 6, 2023 State Indicator Immunization, Vaccination, Vaccine
FAQs about the Inflation Reduction Act’s Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program January 31, 2024 Issue Brief The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued initial guidance describing CMS’s plans for implementation of the new Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, which was established by the Inflation Reduction Act. These FAQs address several questions related to Medicare’s drug price negotiation program and how CMS intends to implement the new program, with a focus on the details that apply for 2026, the first year that negotiated prices will be available under this new program.
The U.S. Government and International Family Planning & Reproductive Health Efforts January 2, 2024 Fact Sheet This fact sheet examines the U.S. government’s role in family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH) worldwide.