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  • Foreign Policy and Global Health Experts on the USG’s Role in Global Health

    Issue Brief

    While global health has enjoyed significant bipartisan support among US policymakers over the past 15 years, the potential for changes in the political landscape in 2016 makes this an opportune time to assess the USG’s position relative to global health needs and funding. With this in mind, the Kaiser Family Foundation’s Global Health Policy Program asked Hart Research Associates and Public Opinion Strategies to solicit the views of specialists in foreign policy and global health.

  • What Steps Are Washington Policymakers Pursuing to Control Medicare Prescription Drug Spending?

    News Release

    As policymakers in Washington discuss ways to curb the rising cost of prescription drugs, KFF has released a summary and analysis of proposals and recently finalized initiatives that affect Medicare prescription drug spending.  Medicare, the federal health program that covers more than 60 million seniors and younger people with disabilities, accounts for 30 percent of the nation’s retail prescription drug spending. A Look at Recent Proposals to Control Drug Spending by Medicare and its Beneficiaries…

  • Updated Health Spending Explorer Features the Latest National Data

    News Release

    The latest data on U.S. health spending are now available on the Health Spending Explorer, an interactive tool that allows users to explore trends in health expenditures by federal and local governments, insurers, service providers, and individuals. The data, which span from 1960 to 2017, are based on the just-released national health spending report from the federal government. Users can build and download custom charts, with options to filter data by type of service and source…

  • The Outlook for PEPFAR in 2025 and Beyond

    Policy Watch

    PEPFAR, the U.S. global HIV/AIDS program, is - for the first time in its two-decade history - facing significant challenges that could impede its ability to fulfill its mission. This policy brief provides an overview of recent events and ongoing challenges facing the program.

  • 5 Questions and Answers About Medicaid and Provider Taxes

    Issue Brief

    This issue brief uses data from KFF’s  2025-2026 survey of Medicaid directors and from a proposed rule on provider taxes to describe states’ current provider taxes, explore how rules governing provider taxes are changing because of the 2025 reconciliation law and the regulations implementing that law, and summarizes which changes may affect each state.

  • Tracking Implementation of the 2025 Reconciliation Law: Medicaid Work Requirements

    Feature

    KFF's interactive tracks key data and policies that will affect how states implement Medicaid work requirements, which are required under the 2025 budget reconciliation law starting in January 2027. The tracker includes state-level data on Medicaid enrollment and renewal outcomes as well as current state enrollment and renewal policies.

  • Transforming Medicare into a Premium Support System: Implications for Beneficiary Premiums

    Report

    This study illustrates why geography would matter for Medicare beneficiaries under a premium support system that relies on a competitive bidding process envisioned under several key Medicare reform proposals. It examines potential changes in the premiums paid by Medicare beneficiaries under a payment approach that caps federal contributions per beneficiary based on the cost of the second lowest-bidding private plan or traditional Medicare, whichever is lower in their area. Under this approach, beneficiaries can choose…