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Nearly Three-Quarters of Medicare Advantage Enrollees Could be Denied a Medigap Policy Due to a Pre-Existing Condition

Oct 13, 2026

Issue Brief

This analysis examines the share of Medicare Advantage enrollees who have a pre-existing condition that could result in a Medigap denial if they seek to switch to traditional Medicare outside their one-time 12-month trial period, including national estimates and estimates by age and by state. KFF finds that nearly three-quarters of Medicare Advantage enrollees (74%) or 20.9 million people in 2023 had a pre-existing medical condition identified from KFF’s review of Medigap applications that could…

President Trump Proposes Codifying MFN Drug Pricing Deals But Key Details Are Missing

Jan 15, 2026

Quick Insights

While codifying most-favored-nation drug pricing could be helpful for bringing more transparency to these arrangements and guaranteeing that drug companies will deliver on what they’ve promised, policymakers would need substantially more information to turn these backroom voluntary deals into law.

5 Key Facts About Medicaid Coverage for People with HIV

Apr 1, 2025

Issue Brief

This brief provides 5 key facts about the role Medicaid plays in delivering care to and financing care for people with HIV.

The Mental Health Crisis Within the Mental Health Crisis

May 22, 2024

From Drew Altman

In his new column, KFF CEO Drew Altman discusses how America’s mental health crisis affects families. The number of families experiencing a serious mental health-related event is large enough to constitute a crisis within the larger mental health crisis.

A Look at the New Executive Order and the Intersection of Homelessness and Mental Illness

Aug 15, 2025

Policy Watch

This brief describes the new executive order, examines the intersection of homelessness and mental illness, reviews the history of the deinstitutionalization movement, and discusses specialized treatment services for people with SMI.

Key Facts About Medigap Enrollment and Premiums for Medicare Beneficiaries

Oct 13, 2026

Issue Brief

This brief presents facts about Medigap, including the characteristics of Medicare beneficiaries with a Medigap policy, variation in Medigap enrollment by state, and Medigap premiums.

COVID Vaccine Concerns and Claims About Ivermectin as Cancer Treatment — The Monitor

Mar 13, 2025

Feature

This volume covers recent claims about COVID vaccine safety after a new study describes a rare condition it calls “post-vaccination syndrome” (PVS). It also investigates the false claim that ivermectin can treat cancer and highlights the re-emergence of concerns online about Gardasil, and its alleged mortality rate.

New KFF-Washington Post Survey Explores Parents’ Trust In, and Confusion About, Childhood Vaccines as the Trump Administration Revamps Federal Policies

Sep 15, 2025

News Release

A new KFF-Washington Post partnership survey of parents explores their experiences with and views about vaccines for their children, including a look into how they make decisions related to vaccines and where they are uncertain or confused about their safety. The poll comes as the Trump administration’s Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continues to question the childhood vaccine schedule and to raise doubts about vaccine safety and effectiveness. Based on interviews…

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Mental Health Care: Findings from the KFF Survey of Racism, Discrimination and Health

May 23, 2024

Issue Brief

This brief is focused on racial and ethnic disparities in mental health care, including use of mental health care, barriers to mental health care, the impact of prior experiences of unfair treatment or negative experiences with a provider on use of mental health care, and awareness of the 9-8-8 mental health hotline.

Stand-Alone Drug Plans Cover a Larger Share of Medicare Part D Enrollees Living in the Most Rural Areas Than Medicare Advantage Plans

Apr 23, 2025

Issue Brief

To understand the role of Medicare Part D stand-alone prescription drug plans in serving rural Medicare beneficiaries, this data note analyzes 2025 Part D enrollment in PDPs and Medicare Advantage drug plans by geographic area nationally and at the state level.

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