New Data Show Children are Experiencing Increases in Poverty and Uninsurance
New poverty data show the supplemental poverty rate for children remains more than double what it was in 2021.
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What Trump’s 2024 Victory Means for Medicaid
Quick TakeWhile Medicaid did not receive a lot of attention during the campaign, if cuts to Social Security and Medicare are largely off the table, Medicaid is the likely source of funding to extend expiring tax cuts.
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The Best Approach to Social Determinants No One Talks About
From Drew AltmanIn his latest column, KFF President and CEO Drew Altman reviews an evaluation of a “guaranteed income” (GI) randomized trial in Cambridge, MA and writes about the potential of GI strategies to reduce poverty and its effects. When it comes to influencing the social determinants of health, he argues, “income strategies” deployed outside of health care, such as GI, deserve as much attention from health care people as “service strategies.”
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Medicare State Profiles
InteractiveThese state profiles capture the variations across states in the number and characteristics of Medicare beneficiaries through the Medicare Savings Programs and Medicare’s Part D Low-Income Subsidy.
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Report and Video Highlight Health Coverage Struggles, Other Economic Concerns of Working Families
Event Date:EventThis report and video from the Kaiser Family Foundation's Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured (KCMU) illustrate the financial struggles of many families in the United States and show the central role of health care costs and coverage in a household's economic stability.
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Trends in Health Insurance Coverage in the U.S.: The Impact of the Economy
Event Date:EventThe rising number of uninsured, who they are and how they might obtain health insurance coverage were much debated during the consideration and passage of health reform in the last year.
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Briefing on State Medicaid Programs, the Recession and Health Reform
Event Date:EventThe Kaiser Family Foundation's Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured (KCMU) held a 9:30 a.m. ET briefing on Thursday, September 30 to examine the challenges facing states as they continue to struggle with the lingering impacts of the recession and begin preparing to implement health reform.
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Medicaid and CHIP Coverage In An Era of Recession and Health Reform
Event Date:EventDespite tight budgets, nearly all states maintained or made targeted expansions or improvements in their Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Programs (CHIP) eligibility and enrollment rules in 2010, preserving the programs’ important role of providing coverage to millions of low-income Americans who otherwise lack affordable options.
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The Crunch Continues: Medicaid Spending, Coverage and Policy in the Midst of a Recession
Event Date:EventThis annual 50-state survey finds that number of people on Medicaid and state spending on the program are climbing sharply as a result of the recession, straining state budgets and pressuring officials to curb costs despite increased financial help from the federal government through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).