Decoding the HHS Reorganization
In his latest column, KFF President and CEO Drew Altman examines the implications of Secretary Kennedy’s reorganization of HHS and why it’s a sharp break from past efforts to reorganize the department.
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What “Death Panels” Can Teach Us About Health Misinformation
From Drew AltmanIn his latest column, KFF President and CEO Drew Altman discusses the difficulties of navigating the misinformation minefield, including the ways in which the news media can amplify or confront misinformation.
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The Public’s Views on Vaccines, Mandates and More
Quick TakeFewer than a quarter of voters want to decrease government involvement in ensuring childhood vaccinations, suggesting the public may not be eager for disruption in this area.
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The Sad State of Trust in the CDC and FDA
From Drew AltmanIn his latest column, KFF’s President and CEO Drew Altman discusses how the low levels of trust in the CDC and FDA today seen in KFF’s recent survey findings present a danger should the country face another epidemic.
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Some May Struggle to Get a Free COVID Vaccine
Quick TakeFor adults who are uninsured, there are limited options for getting a free COVID-19 shot.
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We aren’t getting a national vaccine ‘passport.’ So let’s use the next best thing: CDC vaccination cards.
From Drew AltmanIn this op-ed for The Washington Post, Drew Altman suggests a way out of the heated debate about a COVID-19 vaccination passport to help provide clarity about who is vaccinated and who still ought to wear masks in public spaces or the workplace by using something that already exists-- CDC vaccination cards.
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Where To Start To Build Vaccine Confidence
From Drew AltmanIn this Axios column Drew Altman writes about the recent attention to Republican vaccine resisters. “Republicans and rural Americans are among the most resistant vaccine holdouts and some strategies are emerging to reach them." But “far from all Republicans are resisters” and “the bigger and quicker payoff will come from prioritizing the more moveable group of 'wait and see' Americans.”
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KFF/Washington Post Poll Looks at Parents’ Trust in Children’s Health Content on Social Media, And Unfounded Claims About Abortion Pill Safety Follow FDA Approval of Generic Version – The Monitor
FeatureThis volume shares findings from the KFF/The Washington Post Survey of Parents about exposure to and trust in children’s health content on social media, along with misleading claims following the approval of a generic version of mifepristone, reports of autism possibly being added to the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, and patients using AI chatbots to interpret lab results.
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KFF Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust: COVID-19 Vaccine Update
FeatureAs federal vaccine policy changes, this poll finds that most adults do not expect to get a COVID-19 vaccine this fall , and many parents are confused and uncertain about whether the vaccine is recommended for healthy children this year. About one in five adults nationally say the changes to vaccine policy are making people safer, while more than a third say they are making people less safe.
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Measles Elimination Status: What It Is and How the U.S. Could Lose It
Policy WatchThis policy watch post examines the United States’ measles elimination status, including what it means to eliminate measles, whether the current measles outbreak could threaten the country’s measles elimination status, and what losing that status might mean for measles control.