Women at Greatest Risk for Being Uninsured in 2012
Women at Greatest Risk for Being Uninsured, 2012 Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation and Urban Institute analysis of the March 2013 Current Population Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
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A Profile of Community Health Center Patients: Implications for Policy
Issue BriefCommunity health centers are a key source of primary care in underserved areas. Their role will grow as coverage expands under the ACA. To sharpen understanding of the health center patient population, this brief compares them to the low-income population overall, using the Health Center Patient Survey and National Health Interview Survey. The pre-ACA profile of health center patients that emerges sets the stage for measuring change and highlights important implications of states’ Medicaid expansion decisions.
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In Pursuit of Affordable Health Care: On the Ground Lessons From Families in Massachusetts
ReportThis report, based on focus groups with adults in a variety of circumstances, highlights the experiences of Massachusetts residents in obtaining health coverage, accessing health care services and managing out-of-pocket costs in the wake of the state's 2006 health reform law. Report (.
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Updated Brief and Interactive Map Examine Poverty Among Seniors in the U.S.
News ReleaseA new Kaiser Family Foundation brief and interactive map provide the latest national and state-level estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau of the share and number of people ages 65 and older who are living in poverty.
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The Number of Uninsured People Rose in 2017, Reversing Some of the Coverage Gains Under the Affordable Care Act
News ReleaseThe number of uninsured people rose by nearly 700,000, to 27.4 million people, in 2017, reversing some of the coverage gains achieved under the Affordable Care Act, according to latest analysis of uninsured data by KFF (the Kaiser Family Foundation).
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Uninsured Most Likely to Delay or Go Without Care or Prescription Drugs Due to Cost
FeatureMany uninsured people do not obtain the treatments their health care providers recommend for them because of the cost of care. In 2018, uninsured nonelderly adults were more than three times as likely as adults with private coverage to say that they postponed or did not get a needed prescription drug due to cost.
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Millions of Medicare Part D Enrollees Face Increases in Premiums and Other Costs in 2020 if They Do Not Switch Plans During Open Enrollment
News ReleaseMillions of current enrollees in stand-alone Medicare Part D prescription drug plans will face premium and other cost increases next year unless they switch to lower-cost plans during the open enrollment period that began Oct. 15 and ends on Dec. 7, a new KFF analysis finds.
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CHIP TIPS: Medicaid Performance Bonus “5 of 8” Requirements
Issue BriefThis brief, the second in a series, examines the requirements that states must meet to be eligible for the new "performance bonus" available to states that do an especially good job of signing up eligible children for Medicaid.
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New Publications on Immigrant Health Care and Linguistic Access
Fact SheetIn 2000, there were over 32 million foreign-born residents in the U.S. Immigrants often face barriers to health coverage and health services.
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Turning to Medicaid and SCHIP in an Economic Recession: Conversations with Recent Applicants and Enrollees
Issue BriefThis issue brief illuminates the emotional and pocketbook struggles of families who have suffered financial reversals and lost health coverage in the economic recession forcing many to juggle bills, skip prescription medications and postpone visits to the doctor while they scramble to find a new job.