Who Decides When a Patient Qualifies for an Abortion Ban Exception? Doctors vs. the Courts December 14, 2023 News Release Earlier this week, the Texas Supreme Court overturned a lower court order that would have allowed a Texas woman—who was more than 20 weeks pregnant carrying a fetus diagnosed with a fatal condition—to get an abortion in the state. The woman has reportedly travelled out of Texas to obtain an…
Who Uses Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports? December 14, 2023 Issue Brief This analysis examines the characteristics of Medicaid enrollees who use Medicaid long-term services and supports (LTSS), how enrollees who use LTSS differ from those who do not use these services, and how enrollees who use different types of LTSS differ from each other.
Who Decides When a Patient Qualifies for an Abortion Ban Exception? Doctors vs. the Courts December 14, 2023 Blog While all eyes were on Texas and the recent case of Kate Cox, a woman seeking a court order allowing her abortion under an exception to the Texas abortion ban, the conflict could have played out in many states. The risk to doctors is so high that many doctors are hesitant to provide life-saving abortion care unless the threat to life is imminent.
KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor: MAGA Republicans’ Relationship With COVID-19 Vaccines December 14, 2023 Poll Finding This finding examines how vaccine attitudes and uptake differ between Republicans who support of the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement and those who don’t, looking at uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine, the flu vaccine, and confidence in the safety of vaccines.
Distribution of the Medicaid Population by Race/Ethnicity December 13, 2023 State Indicator disparity, Disparities
How are States Implementing New Requirements for Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Services? December 13, 2023 Issue Brief In January 2014, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a final rule that created new requirements for Medicaid home- and community-based services (HCBS) programs. This issue brief describes the settings rule, implementation of the rule across states and HCBS waivers, and what to watch as implementation continues.
Disparities in Health Measures By Race and Ethnicity Among Beneficiaries in Medicare Advantage: A Review of the Literature December 13, 2023 Report This brief summarizes findings from 20 studies published between January 1, 2018 and April 1, 2023 that compare quality of care and beneficiary experiences between people of color in Medicare Advantage and White enrollees, or the total Medicare Advantage population.
Women’s Health Insurance Coverage December 13, 2023 Fact Sheet This fact sheet reviews major sources of coverage for women residing in the U.S. in 2022, discusses the impact of the Affordable Care Act on women’s coverage, and the coverage challenges that many women continue to face.
The New Help for Medicare Beneficiaries with High Drug Costs That Few Seem to Know About December 12, 2023 Blog This policy watch highlights a change coming to the Medicare Part D drug benefit that will cap Part D enrollees’ out-of-pocket drug costs, beginning in 2024, resulting in savings of thousands of dollars for high-cost drugs – a change that recent KFF tracking poll results show few older adults know about.
Countering Health Misinformation, By the Numbers December 12, 2023 From Drew Altman In this column, KFF President and CEO Drew Altman examines the threat posed by health misinformation and opportunities to combat it by relying on the messengers the public trusts most for health information, which includes doctors and local television news sources.