Health Care So Far Hasn’t Been a Major Campaign Issue, But…
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.
View the Latest: Access to Care
Filter
-
-
Mental Health Parity with Less Math Required
Quick InsightsThe federal government has finalized significant updates to mental health parity requirements for employer health plans and individual private health insurance.
-
Misinformation vs. Immigrant Experiences Using Health Insurance and Other Programs
Quick InsightsUndocumented 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.
-
Working Medicaid Enrollees Value Work But Are Wary About Work Requirements When Told About Paperwork Burden
Quick InsightsOur polling finds that most of Medicaid’s working population say losing their coverage would have direct consequences for their financial and personal well-being.
-
Which Congressional Districts Could See the Greatest ACA Premium Payment Increases?
Quick InsightsIf the enhanced premium tax credits expire this year, the impact on ACA enrollees’ premium payments will vary by income, age, and geography. Among the five congressional districts with the highest premium increases, premiums will increase by over 500%.
-
President Trump Proposes Codifying MFN Drug Pricing Deals But Key Details Are Missing
Quick InsightsWhile codifying most-favored-nation drug pricing could be helpful for bringing more transparency to these arrangements and guaranteeing that drug companies will deliver on what they’ve promised, policymakers would need substantially more information to turn these backroom voluntary deals into law.
-
Health Care Providers Warn of Impacts of Increased ICE Presence at Health Care Facilities
Quick InsightsThe presence of ICE at hospitals and health care facilities represents a reversal in policy under the Trump administration from previous policy that had protected against enforcement in these and other “sensitive locations” like schools and places of worship.
-
What Medicare’s Temporary Program Covering GLP-1s for Obesity Means for Beneficiaries
Quick InsightsCMS’s efforts to expand Medicare coverage of GLP-1s for obesity could provide substantial benefits to millions of Medicare beneficiaries, given the potential demand for these highly effective medications…There are potential drawbacks to the short-term program, however.
-
Health Coverage for Latino Children: Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program
Other PostHealth Coverage for Latino Children: Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program An overview of Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and health care coverage for Latino Children. This issue brief was released at a briefing for Hispanic and Latino Media in Los Angeles, CA on June 24, 1999. The briefing is part of a series, Latino Voices for Latino Health: Three Cities, One Vision that is jointly coordinated by the Kaiser Family Foundation…
-
Medicare Beneficiaries: A Population At Risk – Findings from the Kaiser/Commonwealth 1997 Survey of Medicare Beneficiaries
Other PostMedicare Beneficiaries: A Population at RiskFindings from the Kaiser/Commonwealth Fund 1997 Survey of Medicare Beneficiaries Tables for Medicare Beneficiaries: A Population at RiskPart 1 Cathy Schoen, Patricia Neuman, Michelle Kitchman, Karen Davis, and Diane Rowland List of Tables Table 1 Medicare Beneficiary Demographics, by Poverty Status Table 2 Medicare Beneficiary Demographics, by Age Group Table 3 Medicare Beneficiary Demographics, by Supplemental Insurance Type Table 4 Medicare Beneficiary Demographics, by Gender Table 1Medicare Beneficiary Demographics, by…