The Two Health Care Cost Crises January 18, 2024 From Drew Altman In this column, KFF President and CEO Drew Altman explores the nation’s twin health cost crises of affordability, especially for people who are sick and need a lot of health care, and national health spending, and why the solutions often work at cross purposes.
Health Spending Issues to Watch This Year April 10, 2025 Issue Brief KFF and the Peterson Center on Healthcare examine market trends contributing to rising health costs and identify several potential federal and state policy issues to watch throughout 2025, including high-cost drugs, federal funding cuts, and workforce shortages.
The Performance of the Federal Independent Dispute Resolution Process through Mid-2024 May 30, 2025 Issue Brief The No Surprises Act, which was signed into law by President Trump during his first term and took effect in 2022, aims to protect consumers from certain surprise medical bills. The law established processes to keep the patient out of the payment negotiations between the provider and the plan. In…
Annual Out-of-Pocket Costs for Insulin Nearly Doubled Over a Decade for Medicare Part D Enrollees April 4, 2019 Slide Out-of-pocket insulin costs for Medicare Part D enrollees with incomes too high to qualify for low-income subsidies increased 81% from 2007 to 2016. Learn more in the latest Chart of the Week.
