Medicaid Home Care (HCBS) in 2025
This issue brief provides an overview of what Medicaid home care (also known as “home- and community-based services” or HCBS) is, who is covered, and what services were available in 2025.
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Brief Examines Proposed Changes to Federal Anti-Discrimination Protections in Health Care that Would Limit Protections related to Gender Identity, Access to Abortion and Language Access
News ReleaseA new brief analyzes the Trump Administration’s proposed changes to federal anti-discrimination regulations that would eliminate existing protections in health care related to gender identity and access to abortion, and narrow protections for non-English speakers.
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Medicaid’s Home Care Support for Family Caregivers in 2025
Issue BriefMedicaid home care programs offer various supports to family caregivers such as paid caregiving, self-directed services, respite care, and caregiver training. This issue brief describes the availability of self-directed services and supports for family caregivers in Medicaid home care in 2025, before most provisions in the reconciliation law take effect.
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Payment Rates for Medicaid Home Care Ahead of the 2025 Reconciliation Law
Issue BriefIncreased payment rates for Medicaid home care workers are states’ key approach to addressing workforce shortages. This issue brief describes Medicaid payment rates for home care and other workforce supports that are in place in 2025, before the majority of the 2025 reconciliation law provisions start taking effect.
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Pandemic-Era Changes to Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS): A Closer Look at Family Caregiver Policies
Issue BriefDrawing from KFF’s 50-state survey of state Medicaid HCBS officials, conducted between May and August of 2023, this issue brief describes how states used the PHE authorities to strengthen their HCBS programs, changes as the PHE ends, and the role of family caregivers in providing HCBS.
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Women’s Experiences with Preventive and Health Care Services: Findings from the 2024 KFF Women’s Health Survey
Issue BriefThis data note presents findings from the KFF Women’s Health Survey on women’s health status, access to health care services, and use of preventive health services.
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What Are the Primary Medicaid Eligibility Pathways for Dual-Eligible Individuals?
Issue BriefThis brief examines current Medicaid eligibility policies and enrollment patterns using data from KFF’s 2024 50-state survey of states’ eligibility and enrollment policies for seniors and people with disabilities, and 2021 Medicare and Medicaid claims data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
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Long-Term Services and Supports in the Financial Alignment Demonstrations for Dual Eligible Beneficiaries
Issue BriefThis issue brief compares the treatment of LTSS in the seven approved capitated financial alignment demonstrations for dual eligible beneficiaries.
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Half of Women with Disabilities are Covered By Medicaid
FeatureHalf of Women with Disabilities are Covered By Medicaid Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation/Urban Institute analysis of the 2009 American Community Survey
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Children and Health Care Reform: Assuring Coverage That Meets Their Health Care Needs
Issue BriefThis issue brief examines the health care needs and health costs of children and analyzes the specific health care needs of two children in particular, including one with serious health challenges. The findings have implications for the health reform debate as policymakers consider minimum standards for coverage, required cost sharing amounts and limits on covered benefits in health plans. Issue Brief (.pdf)