Access to Care - Research and Data from KFF

How Might Internet Connectivity Affect Health Care Access?

Dec 15, 2020

Feature

A new chart collection looks at how internet access may affect health care in the U.S., as more providers turn to telemedicine during the pandemic. An estimated 25 million Americans - about 8% of the population - lack access to internet at home. Hispanic and Black Americans, seniors, rural residents, and those living in poverty are more likely than other groups to lack internet access. The chart collection is available on the Peterson-KFF Health System…

Community Health Centers’ Role in Delivering Care to the Nation’s Underserved Populations During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Dec 23, 2020

Issue Brief

In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, community health centers are serving as public health responders, especially for medically underserved populations. Health centers are a national network of safety net primary care providers who provided care to nearly 30 million patients in 2019, and disproportionately serve patients who are low-income, persons of color, uninsured, or publicly insured – groups that have been especially hard hit by the pandemic. This brief examines how health centers have…

Limitations of the Program for Uninsured COVID-19 Patients Raise Concerns

Oct 8, 2020

Policy Watch

The Trump administration's program to treat uninsured COVID-19 patients has limitations that are leaving some patients unprotected from large medical bills.

Poll: Americans are Leaving Home More Often Now Than in April as States Ease Social Distancing Restrictions, though Coronavirus Fears Remain

Jun 26, 2020

News Release

As states continue to ease social distancing restrictions, Americans are leaving their homes more often to shop, visit close family and friends and go to work than they did in April in spite of their concerns about contracting coronavirus, the latest KFF tracking poll finds. The poll finds 9 in 10 (89%) adults say they left their home to shop for food, medicine, or essential household items in the past week, including 61% who say…

Insurance Coverage and Viral Suppression Among People with HIV, 2018

Sep 24, 2020

Issue Brief

This analysis examines insurance coverage among people with HIV in 2018, and the relationship between insurance coverage, viral suppression, and support from the Ryan White Program.

Building on the Evidence Base: Studies on the Effects of Medicaid Expansion, February 2020 to March 2021

May 6, 2021

Report

This literature review report summarizes evidence from nearly 200 studies on the effects of Medicaid expansion published between February 2020 and March 2021. These studies generally find beneficial impacts of expansion across a range of areas.

The Pandemic Has Exacerbated Long-Standing Health Care Challenges Faced By Puerto Rico and Other U.S. Territories as the End of Temporary Federal Medicaid Funding Approaches

May 18, 2021

News Release

A new KFF analysis examines how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting U.S. territories as well as issues related to the upcoming expiration of temporary Medicaid funding for the territories at the end of September. Prior to the pandemic, the U.S territories –– American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) -- faced an array of longstanding fiscal and health challenges that were exacerbated by…

The Unwinding of Medicaid Continuous Enrollment: Knowledge and Experiences of Enrollees

May 24, 2023

Poll Finding

This brief gauges Medicaid enrollees’ knowledge of the Medicaid renewal process and possible disenrollment, following the end of continuous enrollment on March 31, 2023.

The Health Insurance and Financing Landscape for People with and at Risk for HIV

May 25, 2023

Issue Brief

The health care coverage and financing landscape for people with and at risk for HIV in the U.S. is highly fragmented and made up of a patchwork of payers and programs. This table provides an overview of the major payers and programs that provide coverage and services to people with and at risk of HIV.

Medicaid Managed Care Network Adequacy & Access: Current Standards and Proposed Changes

Jun 15, 2023

Issue Brief

This brief describes current network adequacy and availability standards for Medicaid managed care plans, presents related findings from KFF’s 22nd annual Medicaid budget survey, and summarizes proposed changes to network adequacy and access rules in the Managed Care NPRM.

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