The U.S. Government and Global Polio Efforts
This fact sheet provides a snapshot of global polio eradication efforts and examines the U.S. government’s role in addressing polio worldwide.
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Majority Want No Spending Cuts to Education, Medicare or Social Security
FeatureMajority Want No Spending Cuts to Education, Medicare or Social Security Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health, The Public’s Health Care Agenda for the 113th Congress (conducted January 3-9, 2013)…
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Most Believe Deficit Reduction Can Happen Without Cutting Medicare
FeatureMost Believe Deficit Reduction Can Happen Without Cutting Medicare Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health, The Public’s Health Care Agenda for the 113th Congress (conducted January 3-9, 2013)…
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Medicare as a share of Federal Budget Outlays, and as a share of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), 1990-2020
FeatureMedicare as a share of Federal Budget Outlays, and as a share of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), 1990-2020 Download Source CBO Budget and Economic Outlook, January 2011 (for 1990-2010 data) and May 2013 (for 2020 data).
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The President’s Budget Request: What Does It Mean For U.S. Global Health Efforts?
Event Date:EventOn Tuesday, February 21, the Kaiser Family Foundation held a live webcast to assess President Obama's fiscal year 2013 budget proposal and potential implications for global health.
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KFF Health Tracking Poll: Public Weighs in on Health Care Debate and Government Shutdown
Poll FindingThis poll finds that public support remains high for extending the enhanced ACA tax credits set to expire at the end of the year. Three quarters of the public favor of extending them, though support among Republicans has dipped since September. Most Democrats want a Congressional budget deal to include an extension of the tax credits.
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State Medicaid Officials Project Flat Enrollment Post Unwinding but Increased Spending and Budget Pressures, as States Prepare for Impact of Federal Medicaid Policy Changes
News ReleaseAs states completed the “unwinding” of pandemic-era continuous coverage, Medicaid enrollment fell 7.6% in FY 2025 and is expected to be largely flat in FY 2026. At the same time, total Medicaid spending grew by 8.6% in FY 2025 and is expected to grow by 7.9% in FY 2026.
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The Impact of H.R. 1 on Two Medicaid Eligibility Rules
Issue BriefThis issue brief describes the impact of H.R.1's 10-year delay in implementing provisions in two Medicaid eligibility rules that would have reduced red tape. The delayed rules are projected to decrease federal spending and future Medicaid and CHIP enrollment and increase coverage loss.
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Initiative 18|11: What Can We Do About The Cost Of Health Care?
Issue BriefThis conference report summarizes discussions at a March 2018 conference in Washington with 30 leaders from the health care community to launch Initiative 18/11, a partnership between the Society of Actuaries and KFF to address the rising cost of health care in the United States. It also lays out the next steps for the initiative.
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