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Matt McGough is a policy analyst at KFF for the Program on the ACA and the Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker, where he conducts policy research on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and its effects on private insurers and enrollees, as well as analyses on health spending, quality of care, access, and affordability. Prior to joining KFF, Matt worked as a research assistant for the Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative (CAHMI) and worked on the…
Around the country and in parts of the world, COVID-19 vaccination efforts continue to grow, leaving people wondering about vaccine requirements and ways to certify vaccine status. “Vaccine passports,” a paper or digital form certifying that a person has been vaccinated, have garnered increased interest in recent months, especially as countries roll out plans to reopen international and domestic travel. A new issue brief takes a closer look at what vaccine passports are, how other…
This analysis examine key demographic characteristics of the uninsured population eligible for subsidies to buy Marketplace coverage following the American Rescue Plan.
Emma Wager is a senior policy analyst for the Program on the ACA and the Peterson-Kaiser Health System Tracker. Her work examines access and affordability of healthcare in the United States, primarily in the individual market, as well as general trends in health spending and outcomes in the U.S. and international comparisons. Prior to joining KFF, Emma worked at Catalyst for Payment Reform, a nonprofit focused on pushing for change in the healthcare system through…
This brief presents available data on COVID-19 vaccinations among AIAN people from federal and state sources and discusses factors contributing to success in these vaccination efforts.
In this Axios column, Drew Altman paints a more optimistic picture of the prospects for getting to herd immunity as vaccine confidence grows, but underscores the urgency of building vaccine confidence in Black and Latino communities where barriers to access and good information are obstacles to getting vaccinated.
This report examines in depth the vaccine-related views and experiences of rural residents and shows more than half of rural adults say they have already gotten at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine or will do so as soon as possible. Rural residents report fewer issues with both supply and access than those living in urban and suburban areas, and a large share of rural residents say they will “definitely not” get vaccinated.
On April 15th, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published proposed regulations for the Title X federal family planning program to replace the Trump Administration’s rules, which prohibited abortion referrals and co-located abortion services. The Biden Administration proposes to largely re-instate the Title X regulations that were in place from 1993-2019, with new additions focusing on “ensuring access to equitable, affordable, client-centered, quality family planning services” for all clients. HHS is accepting public…
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