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Health in the 2026 Midterms

Explore KFF’s Health in the 2026 Midterms series, a collection of policy research, polling and news from across KFF about election-related health care issues.

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  • Amid Implementation of Consequential Medicaid Changes, 21 States Will Have New Governors and DC Will Have a New Mayor in 2027

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    With 21 new governors set to take office next year— including five from different parties— states already navigating complex Medicaid changes now face an added layer of uncertainty. Leadership transitions can slow implementation and shift policy priorities, raising questions about how states will meet tight deadlines on Medicaid work requirements and other major changes in the new year.

  • Health Care in the 2026 Midterm Election

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    This dashboard focuses on KFF’s analysis of the role health care costs and other health policy issues played in voters’ decisions in the 2026 midterm elections, including in key Senate races. It examines the role of rising health costs on voters’ decisions, views on the Trump administration’s health care policies, and opinions on the government’s role in health care amid discussions of Medicare for All.

  • What Do the Midterm Election Results Mean for Health Care? 

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    On November 5, KFF hosted a special post-election discussion and live podcast taping. KFF experts and journalists provided analysis and insights about what the election results could mean for health policy and took audience questions. Part of the discussion focused on public opinion survey data on how voters weighed health care as they went to the polls nationally and in the four states with abortion-related ballot initiatives. 

  • Abortion on the Ballot in 2026: Polling Insights from Voters in Four States

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    This dashboard provides KFF’s analysis of the role abortion played in voters’ decisions in the 2026 midterm elections, with a focus on four states with abortion-related ballot measures: Idaho, Missouri, Nevada, and Virginia. It examines support for each of the measures across groups, including additional questions in Missouri, where voters were asked to weigh in on a ballot measure that combined questions of abortion access with restrictions on gender-affirming care.

  • What’s in a Name? From Today’s Medicare to Medicare for All

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    In this JAMA Health Forum post, KFF's Larry Levitt explains how proposals to create Medicare-for-All promise more generous benefits than the existing Medicare program, with no premiums or cost-sharing, but could end up looking more like Medicare if it became the subject of a serious national debate about the tradeoffs involved to implement it.

  • Midterm Election Update: Immigrant Health Policy  

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    Immigration restrictions and enforcement are central to the Trump administration’s domestic agenda and a focus of debate in the 2026 midterm elections. These policies have ripple effects on health care: immigration-related fears are leading some immigrant families to avoid medical care and drop coverage, including for U.S. citizen children, and visa restrictions could strain a health care workforce that relies on immigrants. Federal law has also narrowed eligibility for health coverage among lawfully present immigrants,…

  • Midterm Election Update: Medicaid Changes

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    Major federal changes to Medicaid eligibility and financing from the 2025 reconciliation law are coming, including new work requirements that will affect millions of Medicaid enrollees. KFF’s fact sheet provides an overview of what has changed, what is still ahead, and what the public thinks about Medicaid heading into the midterms.