Whatever one thinks about changes to the pediatric vaccine schedule, it will play out as a natural experiment on the nation’s kids. HHS says the changes will reduce distrust and increase vax rates. But they could do the opposite. We may not know until disease data are out.
Our brand new survey of immigrants in partnership with @nytimes.com explores immigrants views and experiences under the second Trump administration. It finds increased fear, health and economic challenges amid immigration enforcement, but a remarkable resilience as well
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They are going to need a new poster.
Our new number, based on new information: ACA premiums will rise an average of 114%. on.kff.org/3WfWxjj
When football "trumps" health? Football has serious long-term health consequences, and in our novel survey of 1988 pro players with ESPN out today, the pain and suffering comes pouring out, even as the players also say they would do it all over again.
Should the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ reach President Trump’s desk, “it would represent the biggest rollback in federal support for health coverage ever,” writes KFF’s @larrylevitt.bsky.social.
For @nytopinion.nytimes.com, Larry writes about the potential impact of the bill:
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
States have leeway to implement even stricter Medicaid work requirements than Republicans have proposed.
Work would have to be verified at application and every 6 months, but states could do it more often.
One month of work is required, but states could require more.
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Blue background with white text that features a quote from KFF President and CEO Drew Altman. It says, “...It’s notable in our polling that we often get different results when we array the arguments and provide more information. It’s certainly not the same thing as a real policy or legislative debate... but... it means opinion and policy might sometimes be different if our political and information systems worked better and the public, including sometimes fierce partisans, knew more... While there is no simple solution to our fractured information system, those of us in the facts and information business need to try harder.” This quote is from Drew’s latest “Beyond the Data” column.
KFF’s @drewaltman.bsky.social discusses the limits of polling on policy and shares lessons from 30+ years of polling about how giving people more info can change opinions — including on the health policy changes and funding cuts in the current reconciliation bill. on.kff.org/442xsMk
KFF bar chart titled "Public views 'One Big Beautiful Bill' Unfavorably by Nearly a 2-1 Margin." The chart shows the percent of total adults, and by party ID — including MAGA supporters and non-MAGA supporters among Republicans and Republican-leaning independents — who have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the tax and budget bill being discussed by Congress. It’s opposed by most Democrats (85%), Independents (71%), and non-MAGA supporters (66%), while MAGA supporters favor it (72%).
Our new poll shows the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” is viewed unfavorably by nearly two-thirds of the public — nearly twice the share who view the bill favorably.
It’s opposed by most Democrats, Independents, and non-MAGA supporters, while MAGA supporters favor it.
Our new Tracking Poll: Approximately 10 million MAGAs and non-MAGA Republicans in the Marketplaces, almost half of total enrollment. I will have more to say about this in my column on Tuesday.
No organization has focused more for longer on Medicaid than KFF has, but the disproportionate focus on it compared with the threats facing the ACA marketplaces by the news media is becoming glaring. www.kff.org/from-drew-al...
Check out our summary of #Medicaid provisions in the E&C reconciliation bill compared to current law: www.kff.org/tracking-the...
KFF graphic featuring a quote from Juliette Cubanski, KFF Deputy Director for the Program on Medicare Policy. It says, “If all the provisions in this executive order came to fruition, it could bring about substantially lower drug prices in the U.S. ... Ultimately, assessing the impact of President Trump’s newest iteration of ‘Most Favored Nation’ drug pricing depends on details that have yet to be fleshed out.”
⚡ KFF’s @jcubanski.bsky.social writes about President Trump’s new executive order that aims to address global pricing disparities around prescription drug prices.
The order, she writes, leaves many questions unanswered: on.kff.org/3YJk6mt
Here is a link to the preliminary CBO analysis of the House Republican Medicaid plan, estimating 8.6 million more uninsured people.
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CBO estimates that the combined effect of Republican Medicaid proposals, allowing enhanced ACA premium tax credits to expire, and President Trump’s proposed ACA rules would increase the number of uninsured by 13.7 million. That would take us back to close to pre-ACA levels.
Increasingly viewed as partisan and captured by interests, can CDC and FDA lead in another pandemic?
What if there was a biological attack? If they don’t who will?
Will Americans just “do their own research” in a crisis?
My latest:
As the Medicaid financing debate heats up, we’re bringing back #FollowFriday to highlight @kff.org experts and @kffhealthnews.org reporters covering Medicaid, health policy, and more.
And we’re thrilled to have our president & CEO @drewaltman.bsky.social now on Bluesky.
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Our new poll.
Everyone — Dems, R’s, Independents — are against big Medicaid cuts. Not really surprising.
What is: MAGA supporters are divided on cutting Medicaid. As Steve Bannon said: “lots of MAGAs on Medicaid”.
Pro tip: The federal government covers 90% of the cost of the ACA Medicaid expansion versus 50-77% for other enrollees (depending on the state). That does not mean that expansion enrollees get better coverage than other enrollees.
KFF bar chart titled “At least half of the public are uncertain when it comes to false claims about measles, saying such claims are either probably true or probably false.” The chart shows three false claims about measles and vaccines and highlights the uncertainty in the answers.
Our latest poll gauges whether the public has heard, and whether they believe, three false statements related to measles circulating amid the outbreak.
At least half of people express some uncertainty about whether to believe each claim.
Learn more: on.kff.org/3YeXLNf
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KFF graphic that shows key facts about Medicaid. The top half of the graphic says Medicaid covers... 83 million people across the U.S. — varies by state; 4 in 10 (41%) of births in the U.S.; 4 in 10 (39%) children; 6 in 10 (63%) nursing home residents; and non-elderly adults with disabilities (41%), HIV (40%), and mental illness (29%). The bottom half of the graphic says Among Medicaid enrollees across the U.S.... 3 in 5 (64%) adults are working full or part time; and 49% live in states that voted for Vice President Harris and 51% live in state that voted for President Trump. This graphic is part of KFF’s Medicaid Watch series, which has the latest on the financing debate, including possible impacts on state budgets, debates about waste, fraud, abuse, and improper payments, considerations of work requirements, and news stories about legislative developments and how people may be affected.
As discussions about Medicaid financing continue, here’s a look at some key Medicaid facts by the numbers. #MedicaidWatch
KFF graphic featuring a quote from Larry Levitt, KFF Executive Vice President for Health Policy. It says, “Once Republicans in Congress get specific about Medicaid cuts, it will become more tangible and clearer who will be affected. Changes to the status quo in health care rarely get more popular when the details get filled in. We saw that with the Clinton health plan in the 1990s, with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) when it initially passed, and with the 2017 effort to repeal the ACA.”
⚡ So far, the debate over Medicaid cuts has been about abstract numbers that don’t mean a lot to the public.
Now the rubber hits the road, writes KFF’s @larrylevitt.bsky.social. #QuickTake on.kff.org/4i4fhe5
The debate so far on Medicaid cuts has been about abstract numbers. Now the rubber hits the road. Congressional committees will put forward specific Medicaid cuts. And, lobbying will intensify from patient groups, health care providers, and states.
The House passed a budget resolution that could lead to $880B in Medicaid cuts or more over 10 years. We’re tracking the debate closely.
Explore #MedicaidWatch for policy research, polling, and news about the Medicaid financing debate and related issues:
KFF graphic featuring a quote from Alice Burns, KFF Associate Director, Program on Medicaid & Uninsured. It says, “The Senate’s budget plan is unusual because it establishes different tracks for reconciliation in each chamber: House committees are instructed to increase deficits by $2.3 trillion, with major cuts to Medicaid; and Senate committees are instructed to increase deficits by what amounts to $5.8 trillion, without clear implications for Medicaid cuts. If passed by the House, the plan could spur major differences in how the two chambers will proceed.”
⚡ KFF’s @alicelburns.bsky.social outlines the differences in the House and Senate reconciliation plans — and what it means for cuts to Medicaid. #QuickTake on.kff.org/4lpSJrb
KFF graphic featuring quote from Lunna Lopes, KFF Senior Survey Manager, Public Opinion & Survey Research. It says, “These trends of declining trust in the CDC and in the benefits of childhood vaccinations may complicate any efforts to address emerging public health challenges like the ongoing measles outbreak and the continued threat of bird flu.”
⚡ KFF’s Lunna Lopes highlights how, if confirmed, President Trump’s new nominee for CDC director, Dr. Susan Monarez, would face a skeptical public in addition to ongoing public health threats. #QuickTake www.kff.org/quick-take/t...
Sound or smell?
KFF CEO Drew Altman explains why most states will likely not replace lost federal Medicaid funding should Congress make significant cuts. www.kff.org/from-drew-al...
Everyone wants to get rid of fraud and abuse in Medicaid (except the fraudsters, that is). But, some of the numbers used to characterize fraud are misleading, and getting rid of fraud requires investing in enforcement activities.
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