Despite Declining Use, Medicaid Spending on Prescription Drugs Has Increased December 19, 2023 News Release Despite a lower number of prescriptions in recent years, Medicaid spending on prescription drugs has increased, according to a new KFF analysis. Medicaid outpatient prescriptions peaked in 2017, before starting to decline and remaining below 2017 levels through 2022 – even with historic levels of Medicaid enrollment growth. Both gross…
Recent Trends in Medicaid Outpatient Prescription Drug Utilization and Spending December 19, 2023 Issue Brief This issue brief describes recent national Medicaid prescription drug utilization and spending trends, examines how the pandemic may have impacted those trends, and explores what recent trends could mean as states unwind the continuous enrollment provision and continue to contend with new, high-cost drugs entering the market.
Lower-Income People with Employer Coverage are More Likely to Report Negative Outcomes Due to Insurance Problems Than Their Higher-Income Peers December 19, 2023 News Release Lower-income adults with employer coverage are more likely than their higher-income peers to report negative outcomes due to problems using their insurance, a new KFF analysis shows. Drawing on data from the KFF Survey of Consumer Experiences with Health Insurance, the analysis shows that similar shares of lower- and higher-income adults with…
Lower Income Adults with Employer Sponsored Insurance Face Unique Challenges with Coverage Compared to Higher Income Adults December 19, 2023 Issue Brief This analysis examines the experiences of lower income adults with their employer sponsored insurance and finds they were more likely to self-report problems with affordability, enrollment, and network adequacy, and to experience negative health consequences as a result of insurance problems, compared to their higher income peers.
Key Facts about the Uninsured Population December 18, 2023 Issue Brief This issue brief describes trends in health coverage in 2022, examines the characteristics of the nonelderly uninsured population, and summarizes the access and financial implications of not having coverage.
An Update on ACA Medicaid Expansion: What to Watch in North Carolina and Beyond December 18, 2023 Blog This policy watch examines the implications of North Carolina’s Medicaid expansion as well as key issues to watch there and across other states.
Medicare Advantage Has Become More Popular Among the Shrinking Share of Employers That Offer Retiree Health Benefits December 15, 2023 Issue Brief This analysis examines the extent to which large private and non-federal public employers that offer retiree health benefits are turning to Medicare Advantage and why they are making this shift, using data from the 2023 Employer Health Benefits Survey. We find that half (52%) of large employers offering retiree health benefits to Medicare-age retirees offer coverage to at least some retirees through a contract with a Medicare Advantage plan, double the share in 2017 (26%).