The HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the United States: The Basics
This updated fact sheet provides the latest data on the U.S. HIV epidemic, including key trends over time, impact by region and population, and information on the U.S. government's response.
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KFF Health Misinformation Tracking Poll: Artificial Intelligence and Health Information
Poll FindingKFF'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
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Three Questions about Firearm Deaths: Key Patterns from a Decade of Data
Issue BriefFirearm deaths increased sharply over the past decade, rising from 92 deaths per day to 132 deaths per day from 2012 to 2022. Firearms are the leading cause of total suicides and homicides, making up 55% of all suicide deaths and 79% of all homicides in 2022.
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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on LGBT+ People’s Mental Health
Issue BriefThe COVID-19 pandemic, which has disrupted the lives of people across the globe, has negatively impacted LGBT+ people’s mental health in disproportionate ways. In this data note, we pull together data from nationally representative surveys, adding to a small but growing evidence base on the impact of the pandemic on LGBT+ people.
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KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor: July 2021
Poll FindingThis Vaccine Monitor report finds little change since June in the share of adults who either received a COVID-19 vaccine or say they will as soon as they can. A quarter of unvaccinated adults say they likely will get a shot by the end of the year. Unvaccinated adults are much less worried than vaccinated ones about the Delta variant.
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KFF Health Tracking Poll – Late April 2020: Coronavirus, Social Distancing, and Contact Tracing
Issue BriefThis poll examines the public's stance on the coronavirus outbreak and the social distancing and shelter-in-place restrictions as well as the public's willingness to download apps to their phones to help public health officials with contact tracing,.
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How the New Emergency Paid Leave Benefits Could Impact Workers
Policy WatchThis blog post takes a closer look at the Families First Coronavirus Response Act's new emergency paid leave benefits and how they could play out for workers at “essential” businesses in the current environment.
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The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act: Summary of Key Health Provisions
Issue BriefThis summary of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act highlights and summarizes health-related provisions focused on the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States and support for the global response.
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How Many People Might Lose Medicaid When States Unwind Continuous Enrollment?
Issue BriefBetween 8 and 24 million people across the U.S. could be disenrolled from Medicaid during the unwinding of the program’s continuous enrollment provision. KFF's new analysis offers three illustrative scenarios for how state-level Medicaid enrollment could decline between March 2023 and May 2024, ranging from 8 percent to 28 percent of total enrollees.
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Racial Disparities in Premature Deaths During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Issue BriefThis analysis examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic by race and ethnicity through the lens of premature mortality, using the measures of premature mortality rate and years of life lost among excess deaths that occurred during the pandemic.