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Average Reported Nurse Hours per Resident Day in All Certified Nursing Facilities
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Total Number of Residents in Certified Nursing Facilities
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Total Number of Certified Nursing Facilities
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Percent of Certified Nursing Facilities with Top Ten Deficiencies
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Recent Trends in Commercial Health Insurance Market Concentration
Issue BriefCommercial health insurance markets remain highly concentrated across coverage types. However, the individual market, which consists mostly of the ACA Marketplaces, has attracted more insurers and witnessed greater insurer competition across a variety of measures since the implementation of the enhanced premium tax credits in 2021, according to a new Healthy System Tracker analysis.
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Number of Medicare Certified Rural Health Clinics
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Making KFF Less Mysterious Again
From Drew AltmanIn one of his occasional columns about “us,” President and CEO, Dr. Drew Altman, addresses how KFF, which combines policy research, polling and journalism in one organization, operates and why we’re called KFF today, addressing occasional confusion about our name, how we work and how to describe KFF.
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States Are Forming “Health Alliances.” Can They Make a Difference for Public Health Policy?
Policy WatchStates have begun to form "health alliances" as a counter to federal public health recommendations and policies under the Trump Administration. This Policy Watch describes the goals of these alliances, and discusses what effects they may have for U.S. public health policy.
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How Does the Quality of the U.S. Health System Compare to Other Countries?
FeatureThis chart collection compare health outcomes, quality of care, and access to services between the U.S. and peer countries. While inconsistent and imperfect metrics make it difficult to firmly assess system-wide health quality in the U.S., a review of the available data prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic suggests that in most of these measures, the U.S. has lagged behind comparably large and wealthy countries.