Health Coverage by Race and Ethnicity, 2010-2023 February 13, 2025 Issue Brief There were gains in coverage across most racial and ethnic groups between 2019 and 2023 after several years of rising uninsured rates during the first Trump administration. The coverage gains between 2019 and 2023 were largely driven by increases in Medicaid coverage, reflecting policies to stabilize and expand access to affordable coverage that were implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic.
What Does the Future Hold for the Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative (EHE)? April 23, 2025 Blog This analysis examines what the Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) initiative has done to date and what its future might look like under the second Trump administration.
KFF Health Misinformation Tracking Poll: Artificial Intelligence and Health Information August 15, 2024 Poll Finding KFF’s Health Misinformation Tracking Poll finds that while most adults say they have interacted with artificial intelligence (AI), most are not confident that these chatbots provide accurate health information. Most of the public, and half of AI users, are not confident they can tell whether information from AI chatbots is true or false
Poll: Most Who Use Artificial Intelligence Doubt AI Chatbots Provide Accurate Health Information August 15, 2024 News Release Amid rising interest in and use of artificial intelligence (AI) by individuals and businesses, most of the public (63%), including most AI users (56%), are not confident that AI chatbots provide accurate health information, a new KFF Health Misinformation Tracking Poll finds. The poll comes as AI chatbots such as…
Federal Vaccine Advisory Committees: Roles and Current Issues June 10, 2025 Issue Brief This brief describes four key federal vaccine advisory committees and discusses policy issues and questions they currently face. The four committees are the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA); the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); the National Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); and the Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines (ACCV) at HHS.
ACIP, CDC, and Insurance Coverage of Vaccines in the United States June 13, 2025 Issue Brief This brief provides an overview of vaccine coverage requirements by payer or program, as they relate to ACIP and the CDC.
KFF Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust: Bird Flu March 13, 2025 Poll Finding As bird flu continues to spread among animals in the U.S., KFF’s Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust finds that the public is more concerned about its impact on food prices than potential health impacts. Trust in the CDC to provide information on bird flu is also divided along partisan lines, and a large share of the public is uncertain about public health agencies’ recommendations for preventing infection.
Better Care & Lower Costs: Exploring the Promise of Patient Engagement February 27, 2010 Event 03/05/10 Engaging consumers more directly in their care may improve health outcomes and help control the costs of care. This briefing, cosponsored by the Alliance for Health Reform and the AARP Public Policy Institute, focused on the potential for changing consumer behavior to promote the use of effective interventions and…
Kaiser Health News (KHN) Wins Prestigious Barlett & Steele Investigative Journalism Award October 2, 2019 News Release KFF is pleased to announce that Kaiser Health News (KHN), its editorially independent health news service, won a top prize in the 13th annual Barlett & Steele Awards for Investigative Journalism.
How Does the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Impact Health and Health Care? January 21, 2025 Blog This policy watch provides a short overview of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), describing its history, budget, organizational structure and its major programs and responsibilities.