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CMS’s 2020 Final Medicaid Managed Care Rule: A Summary of Major Changes

Nov 23, 2020

Issue Brief

On November 13, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized revisions to the Medicaid managed care regulations which were proposed in November 2018. CMS previously finalized a major revision to these regulations in 2016. The November 2020 final rule is not a wholesale revision of the 2016 regulations but adopts changes in areas including network adequacy, beneficiary protections, quality oversight, and rates and payment.

Demographics, Insurance Coverage, and Access to Care Among Transgender Adults

Oct 21, 2020

Issue Brief

This analysis seeks to better understand the experiences of transgender people in the US health care system. We examine the demographic characteristics of transgender adults ages 18 and over and their access to health care and insurance coverage.

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.

Effects of the ACA Medicaid Expansion on Racial Disparities in Health and Health Care

Sep 30, 2020

Issue Brief

This issue brief examines how the ACA Medicaid expansion has affected racial disparities in health coverage, access to care, health outcomes, and economic outcomes.

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.

The Trump Administration’s Final Rule on Section 1557 Non-Discrimination Regulations Under the ACA and Current Status

Sep 18, 2020

Issue Brief

Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act prohibits discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, age, and disability in health programs and activities receiving federal funds. Here are the significant ways HHS's final rule would narrow the scope of this regulation.

The Status and Likely Impact of Final Regulations on Payments for Abortion Coverage in ACA Marketplace Plans

Sep 16, 2020

Issue Brief

This brief summarizes the status and implications of the Trump Administration final regulations, published in December 2019, that change how ACA Marketplace plans that include coverage for abortion must bill and consumers must pay premiums for that coverage.

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…

KFF Health Tracking Poll – June 2020

Jun 26, 2020

Report

This month's tracking poll examines public attitudes toward and experiences with institutional racism and police violence, whether they have participated in recent protests, and perceptions related to health disparities, specifically with regard to coronavirus.

Poll: Large Majorities, Including Republicans, Oppose Discrimination Against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People by Employers and Health Care Providers

Jun 24, 2020

News Release

Large majorities of Americans think it should be illegal for either employers or health care providers to discriminate against people because they are lesbian, gay or bisexual, or transgender, a new KFF poll finds. This includes large majorities of Republicans, independents and Democrats across a range of questions about such discrimination. The poll gauges the public’s views following two major developments this month that move in opposite directions on LGBTQ protections. First, the Trump administration…

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