New evidence finds no link between autism and Tylenol, but confusion may persist as officials continue to question the drug’s safety.
The Monitor examines how trust in different messengers can shape public perceptions despite scientific understanding. https://on.kff.org/3MpADZO
Shares of immigrant adults who express concern regarding safety of patient information
New data sharing agreement between CMS and ICE raises some key issues re compliance with court orders applicable in several states to share data only for individuals who are not lawfully present and also increases concerns around data privacy and protection
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Happy holidays! @kff.org's gift to you is the updated Key Data on Health and Health Care by Race and Ethnicity chart pack! 🥳 Even though overall life expectancy has increased in recent years across all racial and ethnic groups, racial disparities still persist. Read more: www.kff.org/racial-equit...
A key mission of @kff.org public opinion work is to amplify the voices of the people directly impacted by healthy policy debates. Today we release a great example of this- a survey of ACA Marketplace Enrollees
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"The proposed rule would likely further increase confusion and anxiety at a time when immigrant families are already experiencing starkly increased fears due to President Trump’s immigration policies."
The Southeast U.S. is particularly vulnerable to extreme weather and its impacts, and has a significant proportion of low income communities and people of color who are less able to prepare for and recover from natural disasters. Learn more here! www.kff.org/racial-equit...
@kff.org 20 years after Katrina, natural disasters continue to hit communities hard. Recent federal program cuts and policy rollbacks make it harder to forecast risks and prepare and recover from disasters, disproportionately impacting low-income and communities of color. www.kff.org/racial-equit...
If you'd like to learn more about the evolution of the collection of race, ethnicity, and national origin data by the U.S. Census and the Office of Management and Budget and the impacts on policies and health disparities, @kff.org has an explainer for that! Read more: www.kff.org/racial-equit...
On July 4, President Trump signed the budget reconciliation bill, previously known as “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” into law. The bill includes significant health care policy changes. This timeline provides a brief overview of the specific provisions and their effective dates.
With 2025 slated to be one of the five warmest years on record, a new KFF analysis provides an overview of the federal and state landscape of recent policies addressing extreme heat and health equity. @kff.org www.kff.org/racial-equit...
The Senate reconciliation bill would reduce federal #Medicaid spending by $1 trillion over 10 years.
Provisions that only apply to ACA expansion states account for $526 billion of the federal spending reductions.
NEW @kff.org analysis looks at the impact across states: www.kff.org/medicaid/iss...
KFF graphic featuring a quote from Cynthia Cox, KFF Vice President and Director of the Program on the ACA. It says, “In total, due to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and other policy changes, the number of people without health insurance is expected to increase by about 17 million. If all of this comes to pass, it would represent the biggest roll back of health insurance coverage ever due to federal policy changes.”
⚡ KFF’s @cynthiaccox.bsky.social explains how millions of people are expected to lose health insurance coverage over the next decade with cuts to Medicaid and the ACA in the reconciliation bill, as well as other ACA changes not in the bill. #QuickTake on.kff.org/3GrJ9V5
On this week’s @lastweektonight.com, John Oliver cited KFF analyses in his examination of how the “One Big Beautiful Bill” could impact health care.
🔗 The House-passed bill’s potential impact on the uninsured: on.kff.org/4jIcF6E
KFF map titled “An Additional 10.9M People Nationwide Could be Uninsured if the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is Passed.” The map shows the percentage point increase in the uninsured population if the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is finalized based on national CBO estimates, by state, 2034.
If the “Big, Beautiful Bill” passes the Senate, how many more people will be uninsured in your state?
Nationwide, 10.9 million people would be uninsured with the bill’s changes to Medicaid and the ACA Marketplaces. Our analysis based on new CBO numbers: on.kff.org/4jIcF6E
Happy Mother’s Day!
Did you know?
41% of births were covered by Medicaid in 2023, helping nearly 1.5M families welcome newborns into the world
This health care coverage is essential to the health & well-being of babies, families, & our shared communities 💕
Many of the Medicaid proposals from House Republicans are technical and wonky, and will be difficult for the public to absorb.
What won’t be difficult to absorb: CBO’s estimate that the changes will increase the number of people without health insurance by at least 8.6 million.
When you think about the politics of Medicaid, it's important to know that over half of adults say they or a family member have been covered by the program.
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As details about #Medicaid cuts get fleshed out - the implications for people, states, plans / providers may become more clear. Changes will also come up against broad support for the program. Follow the latest policy research, news and polling from @kff.org www.kff.org/medicaid-wat...
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"The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has fired all of the workers in its program that seeks to help low-income Americans pay their energy bills."
@kff.org analysis finds people of color already face disparities in AC access
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Against a backdrop of restrictive immigration policies, new
@kff.org analysis highlights the outsized role immigrants play in the direct long-term care workforce, making up 1.6X the share of this workforce as compared to the overall workforce
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Undocumented immigrants are not eligible for federally-funded health programs, including Medicaid, Medicare, and the ACA Marketplaces.
Immigrants pay more into the health care system than they use, helping to subsidize health care for U.S. born citizens.
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“While many of these actions focus on the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S., they will have ripple effects among the much larger number of people in immigrant families, including millions of U.S.-born citizen children.” Read more @kff.org
Amid the kabuki playing out around #tariffs, it may be worth noting that 86% of those sentenced for fentanyl trafficking in 2023 were U.S. Citizens. https://buff.ly/40G6Xe5.
“Federal surveys play a key role in the health surveillance system, which helps direct initiatives to address some of the most pressing health conditions and problems facing the country.” Read more @kff.org
HIV, transgender care, climate change and other federal websites go dark www.axios.com/2025/01/31/h...
It's Cyber Monday, and all KFF information is free. Actually, our policy research, polling, and news reporting is always free. No paywalls, no subscription fees, etc. That's been a core principle for us.
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To better understand racial disparities in health & health care today, it is important to understand how the concepts of race+ethnicity have been defined and measured by the U.S. govt over time. This piece by @nambinjn.bsky.social at @kff.org is an excellent explainer!
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🧵As we await the Trump administration's actions on immigration, a good refresher of some key moments in U.S. history drawn from @kff.org's "How History Has Shaped Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities": www.kff.org/how-history-...
