Year in Review: 10 Health Policy Issues for 2023 December 22, 2023 Fact Sheet This fact sheet offers a look back at 10 issues that KFF tracked closely during 2023 in its polling, policy analysis and journalism, including summaries of major findings and news stories.
Vaccination Coverage Among Children Age 24 Months by Race/Ethnicity November 6, 2023 State Indicator Immunization, Vaccination, 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.
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.
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.