Health and Health Care for Hispanics in the United States
This infographic provides data on the current status of health and health care for Hispanics, including measures of their health coverage, health access and use, and health outcomes.
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The Role of Medicaid and Impact of the Medicaid Expansion for Veterans Experiencing Homelessness
Issue BriefThis brief describes Medicaid’s role for veterans experiencing homelessness and provides insight into how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansion has affected their coverage and access to care.
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An Early Assessment of Hurricane Harvey’s Impact on Vulnerable Texans in the Gulf Coast Region: Their Voices and Priorities to Inform Rebuilding Efforts
ReportTo understand the needs and circumstances of vulnerable Texans affected by Hurricane Harvey, the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Episcopal Health Foundation partnered to conduct a survey of adults in 24 coastal Texas counties hard-hit by the storm, along with 5 focus groups in Houston and Beaumont. The survey finds residents’ top needs in recovering from the disaster focus on housing and financial issues, while some also struggle with access to health care and mental…
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Misleading Narratives and Social Media Shape Contraception Perceptions — The Monitor
FeatureThis volume examines misleading claims about birth control, focusing on the mischaracterization of emergency contraceptives as abortifacients, the influence of social media on patient-provider communication, and online messages that inaccurately promote fertility awareness methods as safer alternatives.
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Beyond Cost, What Barriers to Health Care do Consumers Face?
Issue BriefHigh cost-sharing and expenses not covered by insurance leave some people with expensive medical bills. But costs are not the only barriers to health care access. According to KFF's new analysis, many adults can face logistical barriers to care, like work schedules or finding a doctor in network or appointment. In 2022, about 1 in 5 adults under age 65 experienced at least one barrier to accessing care aside from cost. The full analysis and…
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State Abortion Policies Affect Care for Pregnancy Loss
Quick InsightsMany physicians fear criminalization if state authorities challenge whether their patients qualify under the narrow and vague exceptions in state bans.
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A Profile of Health Insurance Exchange Enrollees
ReportThe Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act calls for the creation of Health Insurance Exchanges in all states by January 1, 2014. The exchanges are a critical element of the health reform law, aimed at helping individuals and families shop for and purchase health insurance on their own with additional assistance for lower-income individuals and families. The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that approximately 24 million people will purchase coverage through the state health exchanges…
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Covering the Low-Income Uninsured: The Case For Expanding Public Programs
Issue BriefAn article in the January/February 2001 issue of Health Affairs by Judith Feder, Larry Levitt, Ellen O’Brien, and Diane Rowland assesses how best to expand health insurance coverage for the low-income uninsured. The article concludes that despite flaws in existing public programs, which can and should be remedied, strengthening programs like Medicaid and CHIP establishes a foundation for truly effective coverage for all low-income Americans. Available at www.healthaffairs.org.
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Medicaid Matters: Hearing from Families
VideoThe Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured's video Medicaid Matters: Hearing from Families profiles five families who have children covered by Medicaid. These five families reflect the diversity of those helped by Medicaid -- families from all over the country of varying races/ethnicities, ages and sizes. Each family also illustrates a particular health care need and shows how Medicaid assists in obtaining needed health care services. Medicaid Matters: Hearing from FamiliesAlso available in Low Speed. (8 min.)…
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Snapshots from the Kitchen Table: Family Budgets and Health Care
VideoThis Kaiser Family Foundation documentary, “Snapshots from the Kitchen Table: Family Budgets and Health Care,” profiles several American families who are struggling to make ends meet. It depicts the narrow financial ledge on which millions of low- and middle- income working households stand even in normal economic times, and illustrates the central role that health care costs and coverage play in a household’s economic stability. Some of the families profiled have health insurance, others do…