Medicare State Profiles
These 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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Fewer than Half of Employed Women Say Their Employer Offers a Paid Parental Leave or Family and Medical Leave Benefit
News ReleaseA new KFF analysis finds that fewer than half of employed women ages 18-64 say their employer offers a paid parental leave benefit, such as maternity or paternity leave (43%) or family and medical leave (44%). Access to these workplace benefits varies widely by employment status, income, location, and level of education. Women who work full-time and have higher incomes are more likely than their part-time or low-income counterparts to say their employer offers any…
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A Record 3,834 Medicare Advantage Plans Will be Available in 2022, Up 8 Percent From 2021, While the Number of Medicare Part D Stand-Alone Plans is Decreasing Mainly Due to Firm Consolidations
News ReleaseA record 3,834 Medicare Advantage plans will be available across the country as alternatives to traditional Medicare for 2022, a new KFF analysis finds. That’s an increase of 8 percent from 2021, and the largest number of plans available in more than a decade. At the same time, the number of Medicare Part D stand-alone prescription drug plans that will be offered in 2022 is decreasing by 23 percent to 766 plans, primarily the result…
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Women at Greatest Risk for Being Uninsured in 2012
FeatureWomen 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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Four in Ten Uninsured Women Live Below the Poverty Line
FeatureFour in Ten Uninsured Women Live Below the Poverty Line Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation and Urban Institute analysis of March 2013 Current Population Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
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Rates of Uninsured Women, by State
FeatureRates of Uninsured Women, by State Download Source State-level figures based on Urban Institute and Kaiser Family Foundation estimates of pooled 2012 and 2013 Current Population Surveys, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
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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 (.pdf)
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Who is Impacted by the Coverage Gap in States that Have Not Adopted the Medicaid Expansion?
FeatureThis slideshow examines the poor uninsured adults in the coverage gap in states that have not expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and shows who is affected by the gap.
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Seniors and Income Inequality: How Things Get Worse With Age
From Drew AltmanIn this column for The Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank, Drew Altman discusses why seniors need to be included in the national discussion on income inequality, especially as proposals to change Medicare and Social Security are considered.
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Analysis Examines How Gaining Health Coverage Affected Consumers’ Lives in 2014
News ReleaseAn analysis of a 2014 survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation finds that previously uninsured Americans who obtained health coverage that year experienced improved access to care and a decrease in financial insecurity, though they remained concerned about cost. The analysis of the 2014 Kaiser Survey of Low-Income Americans and the ACA finds that about 11 million previously uninsured nonelderly adults obtained health coverage during 2014, the year the ACA’s new coverage options were fully…