Update on the Florida SCHIP Enrollment Freeze
This issue update describes the latest developments regarding Florida's enrollment freeze in their SCHIP program. Fact Sheet (.
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President’s FY2008 Budget and The State Children’s Health Insurance Program
Fact SheetPresident's FY2008 Budget and The State Children's Health Insurance Program The State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) was established in 1997 to build on Medicaid's coverage of children. The program must be reauthorized this year to continue uninterrupted. This fact sheet summarizes the President's budget proposal to reauthorize the SCHIP for the next five years.
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Trends in CHIP Expenditures: State-by-State Data
Issue BriefA new brief reviews the latest data available on states' use of CHIP funds and explores the effect of a pending dip in CHIP funding on states' ability to provide health care coverage to uninsured, low-income children.
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Measles Elimination Status: What It Is and How the U.S. Could Lose It
Policy WatchThis policy watch examines the United States’ measles elimination status, including what it means to eliminate measles, whether the current measles outbreak could threaten the country’s measles elimination status, and what losing that status might mean for measles control.
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Recent Increases in Firearm Deaths of Children and Adolescents Have Been Driven by Gun Assaults, Black Youths Are Disproportionally Affected
News ReleaseA new KFF analysis of provisional 2022 data from the Centers for Disease Control shows that the recent increases in firearm death rates among children and adolescents ages 17 and under were driven largely by gun assaults, which accounted for 66% of firearm deaths among young people in 2022, up from 54% in 2019.
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The Impact of the Pandemic on Well-Child Visits for Children Enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP
Issue BriefThis issue brief examines well-child visit rates overall and for selected characteristics before and after the pandemic began and discusses recent state and federal policy changes that could impact children’s preventive care. More than half of children under age 21 enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP received a well-child visit in 2019, but the share fell to 48% in 2020, the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Measles Vaccines and Misinformation in the Courts: A Snapshot From the KFF Health Misinformation Tracking Poll
FeatureThe latest KFF Health Misinformation Tracking Poll examines misinformation related to the measles vaccine and the public’s views of the U.S. government and social media companies’ role in moderating false claims online.
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KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor September 2023: Partisanship Remains Key Predictor of Views Of COVID-19, Including Plans To Get Latest COVID-19 Vaccine
Poll FindingThis poll finds that nearly half of the public expects to get the new COVID-19 vaccine, which was recently recommended by the CDC,. About 6 in 10 expect to get a flu shot. The survey also examines attitudes about COVID-19 and vaccine safety, and the RSV vaccine. It also examines partisan divisions around vaccines.
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Poll: Nearly Half of Adults Expect to Get the New COVID-19 Vaccine, But Most Parents Don’t Expect to Get It for Their Children; More Eligible Adults Expect to Get a Flu Shot and the New RSV Vaccine
News ReleaseNearly half of adults say that they will “definitely” or “probably” get the newly recommended COVID-19 vaccine, though most parents are not planning to get the shot for their children, according to the latest KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor poll.
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Dependent Coverage for Young Adults in Employer-Sponsored Health Plans
Issue BriefYoung adults, particularly those ages 18-25, are more likely to be covered as dependents than adults overall (72% vs. 32%). The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires most employer plans to allow young adults to remain on a parent’s plan until age 26.