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Potential Impacts of Trump Administration H-1B Visa Policies on the Health Care and Social Assistance Industries
Issue BriefThis issue brief provides an overview of the H-1B visa program, analyzes trends in H-1B visa approvals for the health care and social assistance industries using data from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and discusses potential implications of recent policies impacting the H-1B program on the U.S. health care workforce.
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Potential Impact of the Federal Pause on Immigrant Visas From 75 Countries on the U.S. Health Care Workforce
Policy WatchThis policy watch discusses the implications for the U.S. health care workforce of the recent DOS immigrant visa pause for individuals from 75 countries deemed more likely to be a public charge.
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Payment Rates for Medicaid Home Care Ahead of the 2025 Reconciliation Law
Issue BriefIncreased payment rates for Medicaid home care workers are states’ key approach to addressing workforce shortages. This issue brief describes Medicaid payment rates for home care and other workforce supports that are in place in 2025, before the majority of the 2025 reconciliation law provisions start taking effect.
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Medicaid’s Home Care Support for Family Caregivers in 2025
Issue BriefMedicaid home care programs offer various supports to family caregivers such as paid caregiving, self-directed services, respite care, and caregiver training. This issue brief describes the availability of self-directed services and supports for family caregivers in Medicaid home care in 2025, before most provisions in the reconciliation law take effect.
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A Look at Waiting Lists for Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Services from 2016 to 2025
Issue BriefThis data note provides new information about waiting lists in Medicaid home care before many of the provisions in the 2025 reconciliation law go into effect. The data come from KFF's 23rd survey of officials administering Medicaid home care programs in all 50 states and DC.
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How Much and Why Premiums are Going up for Small Businesses in 2026
Issue BriefThis analysis of preliminary rate filings from 318 insurers across all 50 states and DC finds that small businesses with Affordable Care Act (ACA)-compliant plans could face a median premium increase of 11% for 2026.
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