KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor: April 2021 May 6, 2021 Poll Finding Most adults nationally say they have gotten at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and few say they haven’t but want to do so right away, posing a new challenge for the nation’s vaccination efforts. The latest report also explores parents’ intentions for their kids, confidence in vaccines’ safety, and a variety of potential incentives and requirements to increase vaccination uptake.
New Brief Explains Key Elements of the Biden Administration’s Proposed Title X Regulations May 5, 2021 News Release On April 15th, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published proposed regulations for the Title X federal family planning program to replace the Trump Administration’s rules, which prohibited abortion referrals and co-located abortion services. The Biden Administration proposes to largely re-instate the Title X regulations that were in…
Key Elements of the Biden Administration’s Proposed Title X Regulation May 5, 2021 Issue Brief This brief explains key elements of the Biden Administration’s proposed regulations for the Title X federal family planning program that would replace the Trump Administration’s rules, which prohibited abortion referrals and co-located abortion services.
Elizabeth Williams May 4, 2021 Person Elizabeth (Liz) Williams is a Senior Policy Analyst with KFF’s Program on Medicaid and the Uninsured, where she focuses on analysis of state fiscal conditions, Medicaid prescription drug spending and utilization, and children’s health coverage and access. Prior to joining KFF, Liz worked in program evaluation at DC’s Children’s Law…
Which States are Hitting the COVID-19 Vaccine Tipping Point? May 4, 2021 News Release As of April 19, COVID-19 vaccine eligibility opened up to adults in all states, leaving many to wonder when supply will surpass vaccine demand. A recent brief examined when COVID-19 vaccine supply might outstrip demand in the U.S. nationally, estimating that the U.S. will reach this point within a few…
Supply vs Demand: Which States are Reaching their COVID-19 Vaccine Tipping Points? May 4, 2021 Blog This analysis examines overall COVID-19 vaccination levels and how the rate of vaccinations over the last week has changed at state-level and national level. There is significant variability by state in how many adults in the US have been vaccinated with at least one dose. Most states are also seeing a decline in the pace of vaccinations, indicating that they may be approaching the point when vaccine supply exceeds demand.
KFF’s Kaiser Health News and Gray Television Partner to Examine the Drive Times and Roadblocks for Stroke Victims in Appalachia and the Mississippi Delta May 4, 2021 News Release KHN and Gray Television’s InvestigateTV team joined forces to dig into the underlying reasons why strokes are a deadlier threat across most counties in Appalachia and the Mississippi Delta, rural regions that are characterized by high rates of poverty, vulnerable elderly populations, a shortage of medical providers and an epidemic…
Potential Implications of Policy Changes in Medicaid Drug Purchasing May 4, 2021 Issue Brief This brief examines how leading federal and state policy options related to changes in Medicaid Drug Rebate Program (MDRP), drug pricing, and payment and management of the Medicaid prescription drug would affect state and federal governments as well as private industry (including drug manufacturers, managed care organizations, and pharmacies).
Analysis Suggests Health Insurers Remained Profitable Across Markets Amid Pandemic in 2020 May 3, 2021 News Release A new analysis of health insurers’ financial data suggests that they remained profitable across markets in 2020 due in part to an unprecedented decrease in health spending and utilization in the spring as the COVID-19 pandemic led to massive shutdowns.
What Could the U.S. Do to Help Improve Global COVID-19 Vaccine Equity? April 30, 2021 News Release As India and other countries continue to grapple with major COVID-19 outbreaks even as cases decline in this country, there is increasing attention to the global role that could be played by the U.S. government. This is particularly the case now that the U.S. will soon have enough COVID-19 vaccine…