Beyond the Debate: Biden and Trump’s Records and Positions on Health Issues
In a companion “Beyond the Data” column, KFF President and CEO Drew Altman examines why the election represents a “fork in the road” on the federal government’s role in health care.
Exploring the Supreme Court’s Decision on Emergency Abortion Access
KFF explores the Supreme Court’s recent decision on emergency abortion access, in which the Court dismissed the cased and returned it to the lower courts. We look at what it means for Idaho and the other five states without health exceptions to their abortion bans, affecting more than 8 million women of reproductive age.
Americans’ Experiences With Gun-Related Violence, Injuries, And Deaths
This April 2023 survey examines Americans’ experiences with gun-related incidents such as being threatened with a gun, having a family member killed by a gun, or witnessing someone being shot. The survey also explores worries about gun violence, precautions people report taking to protect their families, how gun owners say they store their guns, and discussions about guns with health care providers.
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Half of All U.S. States Limit or Prohibit Youth Access to Gender Affirming Care
As of May 21, 2024, half of all U.S. states have enacted a law that prohibits or limits youth access to gender affirming care. This Data Note examines the uptick in this lawmaking, which was slow at first but then quickened, increasing 7-fold in an eight-month period in 2023.
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KFF’s New Health Misinformation and Trust Initiative
Our new initiative will monitor the latest developments in health misinformation, poll regularly and deeply about how misinformation is affecting the American people, and mobilize the news media interested in health misinformation. It also includes the Health Misinformation Monitor, a twice-a-month briefing.…More
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Community Partners to Offer Free HIV, STD Testing on June 27
Walgreens and KFF’s Greater Than HIV are teaming up with health departments and community organizations to offer free rapid HIV, syphilis and/or hepatitis C testing in more than 550 Walgreens stores on June 27 in the largest coordinated National HIV Testing Day event. This is the 14th year of the partnership.
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Beyond the Data by Drew Altman
In his regular Beyond the Data columns, CEO Drew Altman discusses what the data, polls, and journalism produced by KFF mean for policy and for people.