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Abortion Access Rises as a Voting Issue and Motivator, Especially Among Democrats and Reproductive-Age Women, But Inflation Continues to Dominate as Americans Worry About Bills

Aug 2, 2022

News Release

Following the Supreme Court’s decision to end the constitutional right to an abortion, most voters (55%) now say access to abortion is “very important” to their vote in November’s midterm elections, up 9 percentage points since February prior to the decision, a new KFF Health Tracking Poll finds. This heightened interest is greatest among key voter groups who largely want to guarantee access to abortion, including Democratic voters (77% now say abortion access is very…

5 Key Facts on Adolescent Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders

May 11, 2026

Issue Brief

Nineteen percent of adolescents experience moderate to severe anxiety and 2 million have a substance use disorder. This analysis covers the latest data on adolescent mental illness, suicide and drug overdose trends, and access to care.

Health and Health Care for American Indian or Alaska Native People: Key Issues

Dec 19, 2025

Issue Brief

Due to a combination of lower coverage rates, additional access barriers, and historical and ongoing discrimination, AIAN people continue to face significant disparities in health and health care.

Overview of Health Coverage and Care for Individuals with Limited English Proficiency (LEP)

Sep 21, 2026

Issue Brief

As of 2024, approximately 28.5 million people in the United States ages five and older have limited English proficiency (LEP). Individuals with LEP disproportionately experience gaps in health insurance coverage and poor health outcomes, in part, due to language access barriers. Because people of color are more likely than White people to have LEP, these barriers can also exacerbate racial and ethnic disparities in health and health care.

New Regulation Prohibits Federal Medicaid Funds From Covering Gender-Affirming Medical Care for Young People

Aug 13, 2026

Quick Insights

If states do not provide coverage with state-only dollars and [gender-affirming] care cannot be financed in other ways, thousands of young people could be without a way to access what remains a recommended medical intervention.

Abortion Trends Before and After Dobbs

Jul 22, 2026

Issue Brief

This brief reviews the different sources of abortion data in the United States, the factors that have affected abortion rates across the U.S, before and after Roe v. Wade, and what we may see as the Trump administration, Republican majorities in the House and Senate, and a conservative federal judiciary shape policy in the coming years.

Green Card Processing Backlogs for Refugees and Asylees Could Have Implications for Health Coverage and Care

Oct 15, 2026

Issue Brief

This data note highlights changes in green card (I-485) application processing for refugees and asylees between fiscal year (FY) 2021 and FY2025, as well as across the first three quarters of FY2025 to FY2026 (since FY2026 data are only available through the third quarter). It discusses the implications of these trends for access to federally funded health coverage following eligibility changes under the 2025 reconciliation law.

Potential Implications of the New Medicaid Data Sharing Agreement Between CMS and ICE

Jan 14, 2026

Issue Brief

This issue brief provides an overview of a new data sharing agreement for CMS to share Medicaid data with ICE and its potential implications for health care access and data privacy.

Tracking The Pandemic’s Effects On Health Outcomes, Costs, And Access To Care

Feb 4, 2022

Perspective

This Health Affairs Grantwatch article summarizes findings from several KFF-Peterson Health System Tracker analyses with an emphasis on the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact through 2021 and a look ahead toward 2022.

Key Facts on Abortion in the United States

Sep 25, 2026

Issue Brief

This issue brief answers some key questions about abortion in the United States and presents data collected before and new data that has been published since the overturn of Roe v. Wade.

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