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  • The Legal Battle Against Federal Vaccine Mandates

    Feature

    Twenty-seven states have joined lawsuits challenging at least one aspect of the Biden administration’s vaccination requirements, but the vast majority are part of multiple lawsuits.

  • Many Uninsured People Could Lose Access to Free COVID-19 Testing, Treatment, and Vaccines as Federal Funding Runs Out

    News Release

    With an impasse in Congress over additional COVID-19 emergency funding, uninsured people could lose access to free testing and treatment services, a new KFF brief explains. For people without health insurance, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) COVID-19 Uninsured Program has reimbursed hospitals, doctors and other providers for the COVID-19 care and services that they provide to uninsured people. However, with federal funds running out, the program is no longer accepting new claims for…

  • Global COVID-19 Tracker

    Tracker

    This tracker provides data on global COVID-19 cases and deaths by country, region, and income-level. Additionally, the tracker reports current closure, economic, and health system policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic globally. This tracker will be updated as new data are available.

  • KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor: Vaccination Trends Among Children And COVID-19 In Schools

    Poll Finding

    This report tracks parents' vaccine COVID-19 vaccine intentions for their children and finds that nearly half of parents of 12-17 year olds say their child has already gotten the COVID-19 vaccine. This report also examines parents' views on school policies and precautions to limit the spread of COVID-19 and keep children safe.

  • Analysis Finds The Share of Nursing Home Staff Who Have Been Vaccinated Against COVID-19 Varies Substantially by State

    News Release

    The share of nursing home staffers who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 varies considerably by state, from 70 percent in Ohio to 99 percent in Maine, Rhode Island, New York and Massachusetts, a new KFF analysis finds. The national average is 84 percent. The analysis of federal nursing home data for the week ending Jan. 30 comes as providers strive to comply with a federal mandate that health care workers whose employers participate in…

  • ACA Preventive Services at the Supreme Court

    Quick Insights

    If the Court rules in favor of Braidwood, private health insurers would no longer be required to cover, without cost sharing, certain preventive services recommended by USPTF after 2010 when the ACA was enacted.

  • Dave A. Chokshi, MD, MSc

    Person

    Dave A. Chokshi, a practicing physician and public health leader, is currently the Sternberg Family Professor of Leadership at the City College of New York. He is also Chair of the Common Health Coalition and Co-Chair of the Health and Political Economy Project. Dr. Chokshi previously served as the 43rd Health Commissioner of New York City. From 2020-2022, he led the city’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including its historic campaign to vaccinate over 6…