10 Things to Know About Medicaid Managed Care
Our updated explainer provides an overview of comprehensive managed care, the most common way states deliver Medicaid services to enrollees.
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The U.S. Government and the World Health Organization
Fact SheetThis fact sheet shares information about the World Health Organization (WHO) and U.S. government funding and engagement with WHO.
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5 Key Facts About Medicaid Prescription Drugs
Issue BriefTo provide context for emerging debates about federal actions to address prescription drug costs, this issue brief highlights five key facts about Medicaid prescription drug coverage, payment, and administration.
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Recent Trends in Medicaid Outpatient Prescription Drugs and Spending
Issue BriefThis issue brief describes recent trends in the number of Medicaid outpatient prescriptions and the spending on those drugs and examines the implications of recent federal actions on future trends.
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Medicaid Financing: The Basics
Issue BriefMedicaid represents $1 out of every $5 spent on health care in the U.S. and is the major source of financing for states to provide health coverage and long-term services and supports for low-income residents. This brief examines key questions about Medicaid financing and how it works.
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Consolidation and Integration in Health Care: What It Means for Patients, Payers, and Policy
Event Date:EventPanelists discussed the motivations behind horizontal and vertical consolidation in health care, its potential to lower or raise costs, the implications for patients and payers, and how policy makers could respond.
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Hospital Spending Accounted for 40% of the Growth in National Health Spending Between 2022 and 2024
Issue BriefThis data note analyzes the extent to which hospital spending has contributed to the growth in national health expenditures in recent years and over the long term using data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) National Health Expenditures Accounts (NHEA).
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FY 2026 National Security, Department of State and Related Programs (NSRP) Global Health Funding in the Consolidated Appropriations Act
Fact SheetThis budget summary provides an analysis of global health funding amounts provided in the National Security, Department of State and Related Programs (NSRP) Conference Bill & Explanatory Statement.
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FY 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor HHS) Global Health Funding in the Consolidated Appropriations Act
Fact SheetThis budget summary provides an analysis of global health funding amounts provided in the FY 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor HHS) conference bill and accompanying report.
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Medicaid: What to Watch in 2026
Issue BriefIn this brief on Medicaid issues to watch for 2026, KFF explores how state fiscal pressures are likely to converge with the implementation of the 2025 reconciliation law to affect Medicaid coverage, financing, and access to care over the next year, especially leading up to the midterm elections.