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The Inflation Reduction Act is a Foot in the Door for Containing Health Care Costs
PerspectiveIn this column for the JAMA Forum, KFF's Larry Levitt explores the Medicare drug-price negotiation provisions and other significant drug-price changes in the Inflation Reduction Act and their potential to lead to further efforts to address health care costs.
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Fate of Medicaid Expansion and Filling the Coverage Gap May Once Again Depend on the Outcome of State Elections
Policy WatchThis post examines the potential for this year's midterm elections to decide the fate of Medicaid expansion, with gubernatorial races in 10 of the 12 states that have not expanded, including Georgia, Kansas and Wisconsin, where the gubernatorial race is considered a toss-up. South Dakota voters also will decide a Medicaid expansion ballot initiative.
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Medication Abortion in a Post-Roe v. Wade America
Event Date:EventOn Wednesday, July 20th, a panel of experts joined series moderator Larry Levitt in a 45-minute discussion about the use and safety of medication abortion and the current and future policy and practical challenges for accessing it across the country.
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Executive Actions to Address Prescription Drug Affordability in the U.S.
Event Date:EventOn May 23, 2022, a panel of experts joined series moderator Larry Levitt in a 45-minute discussion exploring the drivers of rising drug prices and potential administrative actions to address them.
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The Future of Mental Health Coverage & Access
Event Date:EventOn Tuesday, April 26, 2022, a panel of experts joined series moderator Larry Levitt in a 45-minute discussion exploring the future of mental health policy, including continuing enforcement challenges related to mental health parity and potential policy actions that could help improve access to mental health and SUD care.
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Strategies To Lower Drug Costs Top the Public’s Health Priorities for Congress
News ReleaseAgainst the backdrop of public concern about inflation and rising gas prices, proposals to lower what people pay out-of-pocket for drugs tops the public’s list of health care priorities for Congress, a new KFF Health Tracking Poll finds. Most (55%) of the public say inflation is the biggest problem facing the country.
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KFF Health Tracking Poll – March 2022: Economic Concerns and Health Policy, The ACA, and Views of Long-term Care Facilities
FeatureThis poll finds the public's health care priorities for Congress focus on reducing out-of-pocket costs, and concerns over inflation and the economy are top of mind as voters begin to think about the November midterm elections. The poll also examines views of the ACA and nursing homes.
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Looking Ahead to the End of the Medicaid Continuous Enrollment Requirement
Event Date:EventOn Wednesday, March 16, 2022, KFF hosted a web briefing focused on the implications of the end of the PHE and the Medicaid continuous enrollment requirement. State Medicaid programs’ existing enrollment and renewal procedures, as well as their differing approaches to the unwinding of the continuous enrollment requirement, will have major impacts on Medicaid enrollment and broader health coverage trends.
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KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor: February 2022
Poll FindingTwo years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the public is split on their readiness to return to normal, with many worried about the consequences of lifting restrictions and of not lifting them. At this point, the pandemic is not a top issue for voters in November's midterm elections . Most parents are not confident in the safety of the vaccine for kids under 5.