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Medicaid/CHIP Coverage of Lawfully-Residing Immigrant Children and Pregnant Women
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Medicaid and CHIP Income Eligibility Limits for Children as a Percent of the Federal Poverty Level
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10 Things to Know About Medicaid
Issue BriefAt the start of 2025, many issues are at play that will affect Medicaid coverage, financing, and access to care. While Medicaid was not discussed much on the campaign trail, Congress may consider big changes as part of tax and spending debates and the Trump administration may make changes to Medicaid through executive actions. Amid the potential changes, this brief highlights ten key things to know about Medicaid.
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Potential Impacts of Mass Detention and Deportation Efforts on the Health and Well-Being of Immigrant Families
Issue BriefThis brief discusses the potential implications of increased enforcement actions under the Trump administration for the health and well-being of families and potential broader impacts for communities, the workforce, and the economy, including health care.
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A Look at Federal Health Data Taken Offline
Policy WatchThis post looks at federal government databases with key health data that went offline on Jan. 31, 2025, including several related to HIV, some of which had returned by Feb. 2, 2025. It briefly describing the affected databases, which include widely used, large-scale national health surveys, indices, and data dashboards, that inform research, policy making, and media coverage about health care and public health.
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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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Key Data on Health and Health Care for Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander People
Issue BriefAmong NHPI people, there is significant variation in key factors that influence health, including health coverage, income, and homeownership, with Marshallese people faring the worst across all examined measures. Data gaps prevent the ability to fully identify and understand health disparities for NHPI people. Among available data, NHPI people fare worse than White people for the majority of measures.
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