The Impact of HIV on Women in the United States December 16, 2024 Fact Sheet This factsheet provides an overview of the impact of HIV on women in the U.S.
Potential Health Policy Administrative Actions in the Second Trump Administration December 16, 2024 Page Potential health policy administrative actions under the incoming Trump administration based on campaign positions and statements by President-elect Trump, President Trump’s record during his first administration, and expected actions that would reverse or modify regulations or guidance issued by the Biden administration
Water Fluoridation in the U.S.: The Federal Role in Policy and Practice December 13, 2024 Issue Brief This Issue Brief reviews the federal role in setting U.S. water fluoridation policies, discusses current federal recommendations for water fluoridation, and summarizes the extent of water fluoridation across U.S. states.
Women’s Health Insurance Coverage December 12, 2024 Fact Sheet This fact sheet reviews major sources of coverage for women residing in the U.S. in 2023, discusses the impact of the Affordable Care Act on women’s coverage, and the coverage challenges that many women continue to face.
News Influencers, Opioid Disparities, and AI Bias in Healthcare – KFF Health Misinformation Monitor December 12, 2024 Page This edition examines the role of news influencers in spreading misinformation, misleading narratives about harm reduction amid disparities in opioid overdose, and biases in artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare.
Donor Government Funding for Family Planning in 2023 December 12, 2024 Report This report provides an analysis of donor government funding to address family planning in low- and middle-income countries in 2023, which totaled US$1.47 billion, and was an increase of 7% (US$101 million) compared to the 2022 amount (US$1.37 billion); although, it was still below the peak level reached in 2019 (US$1.58 billion). The overall increase was due to increased bilateral funding from most donor governments; multilateral funding (contributions to UNFPA’s core resources) declined slightly.
Donor Government Funding for Family Planning Reports December 12, 2024 Report These reports track funding levels of the donor governments that collectively provide the bulk of international assistance for family planning activities and is part of an effort by KFF that began after the London Summit on Family Planning in 2012. It presents their bilateral assistance to low- and middle-income countries as well as contributions to UNFPA.
Going It Alone: A Conversation About Growing Old in America December 11, 2024 Event More than 16 million Americans are living alone while growing old — an unprecedented number. Yet little is known about their experiences. KFF Health News’ Navigating Aging columnist, Judith Graham, spent six months this year talking to older adults who live alone by choice or by circumstance — most commonly,…
The Twin Problems of Mental Health Care: Access and Affordability December 10, 2024 From Drew Altman In this column, KFF President and CEO Drew Altman analyzes the serious access and affordability challenges facing people with mental health problems and suggests the issue could be one of a few candidates for bipartisan action in the next Congress.
A Look at Nursing Facility Characteristics Between 2015 and 2024 December 6, 2024 Issue Brief This data note examines the characteristics of nursing facilities and the people living in them with data from Nursing Home Compare, a publicly available dataset that provides a snapshot of information on quality of care in each nursing facility, and CASPER (Certification and Survey Provider Enhanced Reports), a dataset that includes detailed metrics collected by surveyors during nursing facility inspections.
