The Two Health Care Cost Crises January 18, 2024 From Drew Altman In this column, KFF President and CEO Drew Altman explores the nation’s twin health cost crises of affordability, especially for people who are sick and need a lot of health care, and national health spending, and why the solutions often work at cross purposes.
New Federal Support for the Public Health Workforce: Analysis of Funding by Jurisdiction December 11, 2023 Issue Brief This issue brief analyzes how the new CDC Public Health Infrastructure Grant (PHIG) workforce funding has been distributed across health departments in the U.S., and also jurisdictional plans for public health workforce hiring using funds from PHIG.
The Long-Term Care Crisis—Why Few Can Afford to Grow Old in America December 5, 2023 Event Hear from caregivers about the costs and complexity of long-term care On Dec. 5, KFF Health News hosted a virtual conversation about “Dying Broke,” our joint investigation with The New York Times into America’s long-term care crisis and what can be done to mitigate its growing financial and emotional…
Family Health Insurance Is No Longer Affordable Through Small Employers November 28, 2023 From Drew Altman In his Beyond the Data column, KFF President and CEO Drew Altman discusses how how family health coverage is no longer affordable for workers at small employers, contributing to the health cost crisis affecting the American people.
The Health Wonk Shop: The Health Care Workforce Under Pressure – Strikes, Shortages, and Staffing Requirements November 16, 2023 Event Amid low unemployment and rising demand for services, today’s health care workforce is under pressure from several directions, including worker strikes; shortages of trained staff; and proposed new staffing standards for nurses and aides in nursing facilities. On November 16, a panel of three experts joined Larry Levitt, executive vice…
Average Reported Nurse Hours per Resident Day in All Certified Nursing Facilities November 15, 2023 State Indicator
Vaccination Coverage Among Children Age 35 Months November 15, 2023 State Indicator immunization, vaccinated, vaccination, vaccine, children