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Changes related to Medicaid could have major consequences for health coverage of women with low incomes as well as pregnancy, postpartum and other reproductive health care for women. Here are the top five things to know about women and Medicaid ahead of the election.
These fact sheets lay out the health care landscape in every state, providing data on a variety of health care topics that may be the focus of policy debates in the 2024 election. Topics include health costs; women’s health policy, including state abortion, contraception and maternity laws and policies; health coverage, including the Affordable Care Act, Medicare and prescription drug coverage, Medicaid, and employer-sponsored insurance; gender affirming care; and basic information on health status, population and income.
Undocumented immigrants are prohibited from accessing federally funded programs, including Medicaid, Medicare, the Affordable Care Act Marketplaces, and Social Security, and many lawfully present immigrants are not eligible for these programs when they first arrive to the U.S.
This issue brief draws from the KFF/LA Times Survey of Immigrants and other KFF analyses to highlight immigrants’ health care eligibility, healthcare use and costs, as well as their contributions to the economy and workforce.
This policy watch examines the burden of medical debt in North Carolina and the state’s new plan to leverage the Medicaid program to provide debt relief and support access to care for low- and middle-income North Carolinians.
The federal government has finalized significant updates to mental health parity requirements for employer health plans and individual private health insurance.
This report examines the circumstances and health needs of adults who report previous experiences with homelessness. Analysis of KFF's Racism, Discrimination, and Health survey finds that people who have experienced homelessness have disproportionate health needs and face great socioeconomic challenges than those who have never experienced homelessness.
The fact that health reform has not been a central issue in this campaign does not mean that the outcome of the election has no consequences for health care.
Many physicians fear criminalization if state authorities challenge whether their patients qualify under the narrow and vague exceptions in state bans.
This brief examines the two presidential candidates’ records and other recent policy proposals that could inform starkly different directions for the program across key areas, including Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansion, financing, eligibility, benefits, and cost-sharing, prescription drugs, long-term services and supports, and managed care.
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