New Data Show Children are Experiencing Increases in Poverty and Uninsurance
New poverty data show the supplemental poverty rate for children remains more than double what it was in 2021.
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What Do the New Census Data Say About the Uninsured in 2023?
Quick TakeWhat do new Census Bureau data say about the uninsured? The uninsured rate remained at a near historic low of 8.0 % in 2023, per the Current Population Survey.
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What Trump’s 2024 Victory Means for Medicaid
Quick TakeWhile Medicaid did not receive a lot of attention during the campaign, if cuts to Social Security and Medicare are largely off the table, Medicaid is the likely source of funding to extend expiring tax cuts.
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House Bill Would Penalize More States for Covering Immigrants, Including Lawfully Residing Children and Pregnant People
Quick TakeA revision made to the bill before it was considered by the Rules committee expanded the penalty from 14 states and DC that cover undocumented immigrants with state funds to 33 states and DC that use a federal option available in Medicaid and/or CHIP to expand coverage for lawfully residing children and/or pregnant people.
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President Trump’s Recent Immigration Actions Could Affect Immigrant Families’ Health
Quick TakePresident Trump has made a slew of immigration policy changes focused on restricting entry at the border and increasing interior enforcement efforts to support mass deportation…Previous KFF research provides a window into the likely health-related impacts of these actions. During the first Trump administration, restrictive immigration policies and increased enforcement activity led to increased fears among immigrant families across immigration statuses that had negative effects on health .
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ACA Preventive Services at the Supreme Court
Quick TakeIf the Court rules in favor of Braidwood, private health insurers would no longer be required to cover, without cost sharing, certain preventive services recommended by USPTF after 2010 when the ACA was enacted.
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Mixed Prospects for Vaccinating Children
From Drew AltmanIn this Axios column, Drew Altman examines the data about what parents say they will do once their children ages 5-11 become eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine, and why it will take some time and a concerted outreach effort to match adult vaccination rates.
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Parents Report More Negative Pandemic Effects on Kids Who Attend School Virtually vs. In-Person
From Drew AltmanIn his latest Axios column, Drew Altman shows that parents feel that children have fared better during COVID attending school in-person than virtually in terms of academic performance and their mental health and wellbeing.
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Briefing: Medicaid and CHIP Eligibility and Enrollment in 2016, and a Look Ahead: Findings from a 50-State Survey
Event Date:EventAt 9:30 a.m. ET on Thursday, January 21, the Kaiser Family Foundation hosted a public briefing to present findings from our 14th annual 50-state survey of Medicaid and CHIP eligibility, enrollment, renewal, and cost-sharing policies.