How Does the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Impact Health and Health Care? January 21, 2025 Blog This policy watch provides a short overview of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), describing its history, budget, organizational structure and its major programs and responsibilities.
Community Health Center Patients, Financing, and Services January 6, 2025 Issue Brief This brief reports on community health center patients, services, experiences, and financing in 2023 and analyzes changes from 2019 (pre-pandemic) through 2023 using data from the Uniform Data System (UDS) and the 2022 Health Center Patient Survey.
Key Facts about the Uninsured Population December 18, 2024 Issue Brief This issue brief describes trends in health coverage in 2023, examines the characteristics of the uninsured population ages 0-64, and summarizes the access and financial implications of not having coverage.
Making Sense of Medicaid Work Requirements December 17, 2024 From Drew Altman In this column, KFF President and CEO Drew Altman examines the data and history around adding work requirements to Medicaid and why the administrative burdens it imposes may offset any savings even for states that ideologically favor such an approach.
With or Without ACA Repeal, ACA and Medicaid Cuts are Looming December 5, 2024 Perspective In this JAMA Health Forum post, Executive Vice President Larry Levitt explores why the incoming Trump administration and Republican majorities in Congress are likely to pursue budget cuts in Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act and why such efforts are likely to boost the number of uninsured Americans.
Distribution of Uninsured People Ages 0-64 by Race/Ethnicity October 24, 2024 State Indicator disparity, Disparities
Distribution of Uninsured People Ages 0-64 by Federal Poverty Level (FPL) October 24, 2024 State Indicator
