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Election 2024: Side-by-Side Comparison Tool Highlights President Biden’s and former President Trump’s Records and Positions on Health Issues

Jun 24, 2024

News Release

KFF today launched a new side-by-side comparison tool of the records and policy positions of President Biden and former President Trump across a range of key health policy issues. In a related “Beyond the Data” column, KFF President and CEO Drew Altman examines why the election represents a “fork in the road” on the federal government’s role in health care. While this is not an election like in the past where health care reform is…

Medicare Households Spend More on Health Care Than Other Households

Mar 14, 2024

Issue Brief

This brief examines the financial burden of health care spending among households where all members are covered by Medicare compared to non-Medicare households.

The New Help for Medicare Beneficiaries with High Drug Costs That Few Seem to Know About

Dec 12, 2023

Policy Watch

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.

Coverage of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in Medicare

Apr 30, 2024

Issue Brief

This brief describes Medicare coverage of sexual and reproductive health services, including contraception, and compares that coverage with private insurance plans and Medicaid. These benefits are particularly relevant to nearly 1 million women of reproductive age (20-49) who are eligible for Medicare due to having a long-term disability.

Cost Concerns and Coverage Changes: A Follow-Up Survey of ACA Marketplace Enrollees

Mar 19, 2026

Poll Finding

This KFF survey is a follow-up survey of adults who had ACA Marketplace insurance in 2025. The survey examines the cost concerns and coverage changes that these 2025 Marketplace enrollees are experiencing following the expiration of the enhanced premium tax credits. The survey finds that half of returning enrollees say their health care costs are “a lot higher” and most expect to cut back on basic household expenses to afford coverage.

National Health Spending Explorer

Jan 23, 2026

Interactive

The Health Spending Explorer on the Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker helps users examine five decades worth of numbers documenting expenditures by federal and local governments, private insurers, and individuals on 15 categories of health services, including hospitals, physician and clinic care, and prescription drugs.

Final Prior Authorization Rules Look to Streamline the Process, but Issues Remain

May 2, 2024

Issue Brief

This brief examines the final CMS regulations governing prior authorization in Medicare Advantage, Marketplace, Medicaid, and other plans, how they might address some current consumer concerns, and some issues that remain.

I am age 60 and have been receiving Social Security disability insurance (SSDI) payments for two years. My Medicare coverage just started and I would like to get a Medicare supplement insurance policy....

Sep 1, 2025

FAQs

It depends on the state where you live. Some states require insurance companies to sell Medigap supplement policies to people under age 65, but not all states do. Insurance companies may still voluntarily sell Medigap policies to people under age 65, even in states that do not require insurance companies to sell Medigap policies to people under age 65. However, premiums may be much higher than premiums for people ages 65 and older. If you…

How Medicare Pays Medicare Advantage Plans: Issues and Policy Options

Nov 20, 2025

Issue Brief

This brief explains how Medicare Advantage payments are determined and provides an overview of policy options to change the Medicare Advantage payment system.

Explaining Cost-Sharing Reductions and Silver Loading in ACA Marketplaces

Jun 26, 2025

Policy Watch

The House of Representatives recently passed a budget reconciliation bill that would appropriate funding for cost-sharing reductions that insurers are required to provide to low-income enrollees in the Affordable Care Act marketplace. This policy watch explains what these cost-sharing reductions are, how they relate to federal spending, and what effect appropriating funding might have on premiums and the uninsured rate.

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