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  • Overall Satisfaction with Medicare is High, But Beneficiaries Under Age 65 With Disabilities Experience More Insurance Problems Than Older Beneficiaries

    Issue Brief

    This brief analyzes data from the 2023 KFF Survey of Consumer Experiences with Health Insurance to get a current understanding of how Medicare is working for older adults and younger people with disabilities. The analysis shows that people with Medicare who are under 65 with disabilities experience more problems using their Medicare coverage, including access and cost-related problems, than beneficiaries who are 65 and older.

  • Views of the New Medicare Drug Law – Chartpack By Income Group

    Report

    This comprehensive survey of people on Medicare, conducted in June and July 2004, assesses their attitudes toward the new Medicare drug law. This chartpack, issued in September 2004, presents additional analysis on the survey data, looking at key findings broken down by income group. Chartpack (.pdf)

  • The Facts About the $35 Insulin Copay Cap in Medicare

    Policy Watch

    This brief describes the facts about actions taken under both the Trump and Biden Administrations related to capping insulin copayments for people with Medicare and explains the differences between their approaches.

  • Boomers Come of Age: Covering Early Retirees and Other 50-64 Year-Olds

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    The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act contains provisions that can help workers age 50-64 if they lose their jobs and their employer-sponsored health benefits, such as incentives for employers to maintain retiree benefits. This briefing, cosponsored by the Alliance for Health Reform and AARP, answered many questions about provisions of interests to 50-64 year olds. For more information, please visit Alliance's event page. Speakers for this session: The panel is moderated by Ed Howard…

  • Key Facts About Medicare Drug Price Negotiation

    Issue Brief

    Under the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, the federal government negotiates prices with drug companies for certain high-cost drugs covered under Medicare Part B and Part D. This brief provides information about several key aspects of the Medicare drug price negotiation program, with a focus on the 2028 implementation year.

  • Survey on Health Care

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    NPR/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard Kennedy School of Government Survey on Health Care A survey by NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and Harvard s Kennedy School of Government finds that many Americans have real problems when it comes to accessing and paying for health care, and even if they haven't yet faced a problem, many worry about getting and paying for care in the future. The survey also shows that, while people think helping seniors with the…

  • States’ Management of Medicaid Home Care Spending Ahead of H.R. 1 Effects

    Issue Brief

    Using data from the 23rd KFF survey of officials administering Medicaid home care programs, this issue brief describes the mechanisms states are currently using to limit Medicaid spending on home care and their plans for adopting new mechanisms in state fiscal year (FY) 2026.