Medicare Program Integrity and Efforts to Root Out Improper Payments, Fraud, Waste and Abuse
This brief explains fraud, waste, abuse, and improper payments in Medicare and describes actions to ensure Medicare program integrity.
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5 Key Facts About Medicaid and Provider Taxes
Issue BriefAs Congress weighs potential cuts in federal Medicaid spending through budget reconciliation, one option under consideration is to limit the use of state taxes on providers. This brief uses data from KFF’s 2024-2025 survey of Medicaid directors to describe states’ current provider taxes and the federal rules governing them.
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Congress Passes Full-Year Continuing Resolution Bill, Maintaining Global Health Funding at Prior Year Levels
Fact SheetOn March 15, 2025, the President signed a full-year “continuing resolution” (CR) that continues funding the federal government through the rest of the fiscal year. It maintains U.S. global health funding at the prior year (FY 2024) level ($10.8 billion).
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U.S. Global Health Budget Figures
Issue BriefThese figures provide a general overview of U.S. funding for global health.
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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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Medicaid Section 1115 Waivers: The Basics
Issue BriefSection 1115 Medicaid demonstration waivers offer states an avenue to test new approaches in Medicaid that differ from what is required by federal statute. Nearly all states have at least one active Section 1115 waiver and some states have multiple 1115 waivers. This brief explains what Section 1115 waivers are and how they are used, summarizes key waiver requirements, and outlines the application and approval process.
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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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Donor Government Funding for Family Planning in 2023
ReportThis report provides an analysis of donor government funding to address family planning in low- and middle-income countries in 2023, which totaled US$1.47 billion, and was an increase of 7% (US$101 million) compared to the 2022 amount (US$1.37 billion); although, it was still below the peak level reached in 2019 (US$1.58 billion). The overall increase was due to increased bilateral funding from most donor governments; multilateral funding (contributions to UNFPA’s core resources) declined slightly.
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Donor Government Funding for Family Planning Reports
ReportThese reports track funding levels of the donor governments that collectively provide the bulk of international assistance for family planning activities and is part of an effort by KFF that began after the London Summit on Family Planning in 2012. It presents their bilateral assistance to low- and middle-income countries as well as contributions to UNFPA.
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Follow the Money: How Medicaid Financing Works and What That Means for Proposals to Change it
Policy WatchMedicaid financing is complex. This policy watch explains how Medicaid financing works, describes various conservative proposals to change Medicaid financing, and explores the implications of those changes for states and enrollees.