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State Medicaid Officials Anticipate the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Will End During State FY 2023, Leading to Medicaid Enrollment Declines, Slower Total Medicaid Spending Growth and a Sharp Rise in States’ Share of Costs

Oct 25, 2022

News Release

After steep gains since 2020, state Medicaid agencies expect Medicaid enrollment to begin to decline in FY 2023, following the expiration of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), which most states assumed would occur during FY 2023, according to KFF’s new state Medicaid budget survey. Projections of declining enrollment tied to the end of the federal continuous enrollment requirement are also expected to translate into slower total Medicaid spending growth in FY 2023. At the…

House Appropriations Committee Releases the FY23 State and Foreign Operations (SFOPs) Appropriations Bill

Jun 28, 2022

Fact Sheet

The House Committee on Appropriations released its FY 2023 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (SFOPs) appropriations bill on June 21, 2022 and accompanying report on June 28, 2022. The SFOPs bill includes funding for U.S. global health programs at the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Funding for these programs, through the Global Health Programs (GHP) account, which represents the bulk of global health assistance, totaled nearly $11 billion, an…

42% of Adults, and 70% of Those Likely Booster-Eligible, Now Say They’ve Gotten a COVID-19 Booster Shot; The Share Who Received At Least One Dose Inches Up to 77% in Omicron’s Wake

Jan 28, 2022

News Release

6 in 10 Who Tried to Purchase an At-Home Test and a Third Who Sought an In-Person Test Say It Was Difficult to Find, Though Most Were Eventually Able to Get a Test Black and Hispanic Adults are More Likely Than White Adults to Worry About Omicron’s Effects, Including Becoming Seriously Ill or Missing Work Due to Infection The latest KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor report shows that 42% of all adults nationwide have received a…

House Appropriations Committee Releases FY 2023 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor HHS) Appropriations Bill

Jun 29, 2022

Fact Sheet

The House Appropriations Committee released the FY 2023 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor HHS) appropriations bill on June 23, 2022 and accompanying report on June 29, 2022. The Labor HHS appropriations bill includes funding for U.S. global health programs provided to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and funding for global health research activities provided to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Total global health funding at CDC…

Immigrants in the U.S. Continue to Face Health Care Challenges

Jun 16, 2022

Feature

June marks National Immigrant Heritage Month, which honors the contributions of immigrants to the U.S. As of 2020, there were close to 45 million immigrants residing in the U.S., accounting for 14% of the total U.S. population. Immigrants make up a significant part of the nation’s workforce and families yet face increased barriers to accessing health coverage and care. While citizens account for the majority of the nonelderly uninsured population, noncitizens are much more likely…

Nursing Facility Staffing Shortages During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Apr 4, 2022

Issue Brief

This data note presents the most recent national and state-level data on nursing facility-reported staff shortages and describes the Biden Administration’s new policy initiatives to address staffing and other quality issues in nursing facilities.

Over 200,000 Residents and Staff in Long-Term Care Facilities Have Died From COVID-19

Feb 3, 2022

Policy Watch

More than 200,000 long-term care facility (LTCF) residents and staff have died due to COVID since the start of the pandemic (Figure 1). The CDC’s latest update reporting data on nursing home deaths as of January 30th pushes the reported number of deaths over this bleak milestone.

About 8 in 10 Adults Say Normal Life Will Look Different Going Forward

Mar 4, 2022

Feature

While Republicans, Democrats, vaccinated adults, and unvaccinated adults have had starkly different views of the pandemic, there is broad agreement on this question across partisans and demographic groups.

2022 Changes to the Public Charge Inadmissibility Rule and the Implications for Health Care

May 5, 2022

Issue Brief

This brief provides background on public charge, describes the 2019 policy changes and their chilling effects, and reviews provisions of the 2022 public charge rule and its implications for immigrants' access to health care.

Global Health Funding in the FY 2022 Omnibus

Mar 9, 2022

Fact Sheet

The FY 2022 omnibus appropriations bill (and accompanying reports), released by Congress on March 9, 2022 and yet to be finalized, includes funding for U.S. global health programs at the State Department, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).[i] Key highlights from the FY22 omnibus appropriations bill are as follows (see table for additional detail): State Department & USAID: Funding…

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