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Teaching, studying or need to understand health policy for your work?
Explore major issues in U.S. health policy with our resource, Health Policy 101, with updated chapters that address the latest policy changes: https://on.kff.org/4n11NT5
Explore major issues in U.S. health policy with our resource, Health Policy 101, with updated chapters that address the latest policy changes: https://on.kff.org/4n11NT5
November 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Teaching, studying or need to understand health policy for your work?
Explore major issues in U.S. health policy with our resource, Health Policy 101, with updated chapters that address the latest policy changes: https://on.kff.org/4n11NT5
Explore major issues in U.S. health policy with our resource, Health Policy 101, with updated chapters that address the latest policy changes: https://on.kff.org/4n11NT5
Enhanced tax credits for enrollees in Affordable Care Act Marketplace plans are set to expire at the end of this year.
Our updated calculator shows how much out-of-pocket premium payments would increase in 2026 if Congress doesn’t extend the tax credits: https://on.kff.org/4olBSa4
Our updated calculator shows how much out-of-pocket premium payments would increase in 2026 if Congress doesn’t extend the tax credits: https://on.kff.org/4olBSa4
Calculator: ACA Enhanced Premium Tax Credit
The ACA’s enhanced premium tax credits are set to expire at the end of 2025. This calculator estimates how much out-of-pocket premiums would increase for families if Congress does not extend the credi...
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November 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Enhanced tax credits for enrollees in Affordable Care Act Marketplace plans are set to expire at the end of this year.
Our updated calculator shows how much out-of-pocket premium payments would increase in 2026 if Congress doesn’t extend the tax credits: https://on.kff.org/4olBSa4
Our updated calculator shows how much out-of-pocket premium payments would increase in 2026 if Congress doesn’t extend the tax credits: https://on.kff.org/4olBSa4
If you’re shopping or helping someone shop for health insurance on the ACA marketplaces, major changes are expected for the 2026 plan year.
Check out our tools and resources for help navigating the changes and informing your enrollment decisions: https://on.kff.org/3NPfMfE
Check out our tools and resources for help navigating the changes and informing your enrollment decisions: https://on.kff.org/3NPfMfE
Understanding the Health Insurance Marketplaces | KFF
These resources are for anyone shopping (or helping someone shop) for health coverage within the health insurance marketplaces created through the Affordable Care Act (also known as the ACA or Obamaca...
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November 28, 2025 at 5:04 PM
If you’re shopping or helping someone shop for health insurance on the ACA marketplaces, major changes are expected for the 2026 plan year.
Check out our tools and resources for help navigating the changes and informing your enrollment decisions: https://on.kff.org/3NPfMfE
Check out our tools and resources for help navigating the changes and informing your enrollment decisions: https://on.kff.org/3NPfMfE
How has health policy changed this year?
Our Health Policy 101 resource has been updated to address the latest developments, including legislation, Supreme Court cases, and vaccine and public health changes. https://on.kff.org/hp101
Our Health Policy 101 resource has been updated to address the latest developments, including legislation, Supreme Court cases, and vaccine and public health changes. https://on.kff.org/hp101
November 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
How has health policy changed this year?
Our Health Policy 101 resource has been updated to address the latest developments, including legislation, Supreme Court cases, and vaccine and public health changes. https://on.kff.org/hp101
Our Health Policy 101 resource has been updated to address the latest developments, including legislation, Supreme Court cases, and vaccine and public health changes. https://on.kff.org/hp101
Medicare Advantage covers over half of eligible Medicare beneficiaries and costs the government more per enrollee than traditional Medicare.
Our explainer demystifies how Medicare Advantage plans are paid and summarizes proposals to change the payment system: https://on.kff.org/48kv71k
Our explainer demystifies how Medicare Advantage plans are paid and summarizes proposals to change the payment system: https://on.kff.org/48kv71k
November 26, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Medicare Advantage covers over half of eligible Medicare beneficiaries and costs the government more per enrollee than traditional Medicare.
Our explainer demystifies how Medicare Advantage plans are paid and summarizes proposals to change the payment system: https://on.kff.org/48kv71k
Our explainer demystifies how Medicare Advantage plans are paid and summarizes proposals to change the payment system: https://on.kff.org/48kv71k
ACA Marketplace open enrollment started on Nov. 1.
Find answers to almost 200 FAQs (150 in Spanish) about applying for marketplace plans, the enhanced premium tax credits, special enrollment opportunities, and more: https://on.kff.org/4fzAviF
Find answers to almost 200 FAQs (150 in Spanish) about applying for marketplace plans, the enhanced premium tax credits, special enrollment opportunities, and more: https://on.kff.org/4fzAviF
November 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
ACA Marketplace open enrollment started on Nov. 1.
Find answers to almost 200 FAQs (150 in Spanish) about applying for marketplace plans, the enhanced premium tax credits, special enrollment opportunities, and more: https://on.kff.org/4fzAviF
Find answers to almost 200 FAQs (150 in Spanish) about applying for marketplace plans, the enhanced premium tax credits, special enrollment opportunities, and more: https://on.kff.org/4fzAviF
Recent State Department guidance instructs officials to consider a broad range of health conditions when reviewing visa applications to enter the U.S.
Almost half of noncitizen adults in the U.S. have a condition that could be considered under this guidance: https://on.kff.org/44yuobM
Almost half of noncitizen adults in the U.S. have a condition that could be considered under this guidance: https://on.kff.org/44yuobM
November 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Recent State Department guidance instructs officials to consider a broad range of health conditions when reviewing visa applications to enter the U.S.
Almost half of noncitizen adults in the U.S. have a condition that could be considered under this guidance: https://on.kff.org/44yuobM
Almost half of noncitizen adults in the U.S. have a condition that could be considered under this guidance: https://on.kff.org/44yuobM
⚡ The Trump administration closed out the second round of Medicare’s Drug Price Negotiation Program this week.
KFF’s @jcubanski.bsky.social explores the implications. #QuickTake https://on.kff.org/4ac0sG3
KFF’s @jcubanski.bsky.social explores the implications. #QuickTake https://on.kff.org/4ac0sG3
November 26, 2025 at 2:35 PM
⚡ The Trump administration closed out the second round of Medicare’s Drug Price Negotiation Program this week.
KFF’s @jcubanski.bsky.social explores the implications. #QuickTake https://on.kff.org/4ac0sG3
KFF’s @jcubanski.bsky.social explores the implications. #QuickTake https://on.kff.org/4ac0sG3
Given how much Medicaid spends on home care, and the optional nature of most programs, cuts to home care could occur as states look for ways to respond to reductions in federal spending, impacting waiting list sizes: https://on.kff.org/48fSeu7
November 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Given how much Medicaid spends on home care, and the optional nature of most programs, cuts to home care could occur as states look for ways to respond to reductions in federal spending, impacting waiting list sizes: https://on.kff.org/48fSeu7
⚡ KFF’s Zachary Levinson writes about the site-neutral payment reform included in the CMS’s 2026 final outpatient prospective payment system rule under traditional Medicare. #QuickTake https://on.kff.org/4odNESQ
November 24, 2025 at 9:47 PM
⚡ KFF’s Zachary Levinson writes about the site-neutral payment reform included in the CMS’s 2026 final outpatient prospective payment system rule under traditional Medicare. #QuickTake https://on.kff.org/4odNESQ
How did AI-generated videos contribute to false narratives about SNAP recipients during the government shutdown, lending credibility to stereotypes about beneficiaries of government assistance?
This and more in this week’s edition of The Monitor: https://on.kff.org/3LTFUbv
This and more in this week’s edition of The Monitor: https://on.kff.org/3LTFUbv
Health Information and Trust: The Monitor
This volume examines how AI-generated videos contributed to false narratives about SNAP recipients; findings from KFF’s Health Tracking Poll on beliefs about undocumented immigrants’ ACA eligibility; ...
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November 24, 2025 at 9:20 PM
How did AI-generated videos contribute to false narratives about SNAP recipients during the government shutdown, lending credibility to stereotypes about beneficiaries of government assistance?
This and more in this week’s edition of The Monitor: https://on.kff.org/3LTFUbv
This and more in this week’s edition of The Monitor: https://on.kff.org/3LTFUbv
The share of Medicare Advantage enrollees with a chart review record varied substantially across the largest insurers.
While chart reviews can be used to both add and remove diagnoses, the far more common outcome is additional diagnoses. https://on.kff.org/3XRl2Ec
While chart reviews can be used to both add and remove diagnoses, the far more common outcome is additional diagnoses. https://on.kff.org/3XRl2Ec
November 24, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The share of Medicare Advantage enrollees with a chart review record varied substantially across the largest insurers.
While chart reviews can be used to both add and remove diagnoses, the far more common outcome is additional diagnoses. https://on.kff.org/3XRl2Ec
While chart reviews can be used to both add and remove diagnoses, the far more common outcome is additional diagnoses. https://on.kff.org/3XRl2Ec
Refugees and asylees are humanitarian immigrants who are unable or unwilling to return to their home countries due to the threat of persecution.
Our brief shows trends in admissions and changes in eligibility for assistance programs for refugees and asylees: https://on.kff.org/3XMHQF6
Our brief shows trends in admissions and changes in eligibility for assistance programs for refugees and asylees: https://on.kff.org/3XMHQF6
Refugees and Asylees: Recent Changes in Access to Health Coverage and Other Assistance | KFF
This issue brief provides an overview of refugees and asylees in the U.S., trends in refugee and asylee admissions using data from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and recent changes in eligibility for assistance programs for refugees and asyl...
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November 24, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Refugees and asylees are humanitarian immigrants who are unable or unwilling to return to their home countries due to the threat of persecution.
Our brief shows trends in admissions and changes in eligibility for assistance programs for refugees and asylees: https://on.kff.org/3XMHQF6
Our brief shows trends in admissions and changes in eligibility for assistance programs for refugees and asylees: https://on.kff.org/3XMHQF6
1 in 6 Medicare Advantage enrollees had a diagnosis added on a chart review that increased federal payments to their insurers.
Chart reviews, which aren't used in traditional Medicare, are among the largest contributors to higher payments to MA plans. https://on.kff.org/3XRl2Ec
Chart reviews, which aren't used in traditional Medicare, are among the largest contributors to higher payments to MA plans. https://on.kff.org/3XRl2Ec
November 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
1 in 6 Medicare Advantage enrollees had a diagnosis added on a chart review that increased federal payments to their insurers.
Chart reviews, which aren't used in traditional Medicare, are among the largest contributors to higher payments to MA plans. https://on.kff.org/3XRl2Ec
Chart reviews, which aren't used in traditional Medicare, are among the largest contributors to higher payments to MA plans. https://on.kff.org/3XRl2Ec
Most home care services are delivered through Medicaid waiver programs.
Of the 50 responding states (including D.C.), 44 manage waiver costs through limits on total enrollment (37 states) or total spending (15 states): https://on.kff.org/48so73J
Of the 50 responding states (including D.C.), 44 manage waiver costs through limits on total enrollment (37 states) or total spending (15 states): https://on.kff.org/48so73J
November 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Most home care services are delivered through Medicaid waiver programs.
Of the 50 responding states (including D.C.), 44 manage waiver costs through limits on total enrollment (37 states) or total spending (15 states): https://on.kff.org/48so73J
Of the 50 responding states (including D.C.), 44 manage waiver costs through limits on total enrollment (37 states) or total spending (15 states): https://on.kff.org/48so73J
This week, The Monitor covers:
🤖AI videos and false narratives about SNAP.
⚕️Beliefs about undocumented immigrants’ eligibility for ACA insurance.
😷Updates on Louisiana’s delayed response to a whooping cough outbreak.
Read the issue and subscribe: https://on.kff.org/3LTFUbv
🤖AI videos and false narratives about SNAP.
⚕️Beliefs about undocumented immigrants’ eligibility for ACA insurance.
😷Updates on Louisiana’s delayed response to a whooping cough outbreak.
Read the issue and subscribe: https://on.kff.org/3LTFUbv
Health Information and Trust: The Monitor
This volume examines how AI-generated videos contributed to false narratives about SNAP recipients; findings from KFF’s Health Tracking Poll on beliefs about undocumented immigrants’ ACA eligibility; ...
on.kff.org
November 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This week, The Monitor covers:
🤖AI videos and false narratives about SNAP.
⚕️Beliefs about undocumented immigrants’ eligibility for ACA insurance.
😷Updates on Louisiana’s delayed response to a whooping cough outbreak.
Read the issue and subscribe: https://on.kff.org/3LTFUbv
🤖AI videos and false narratives about SNAP.
⚕️Beliefs about undocumented immigrants’ eligibility for ACA insurance.
😷Updates on Louisiana’s delayed response to a whooping cough outbreak.
Read the issue and subscribe: https://on.kff.org/3LTFUbv
President Trump has largely eliminated entry of refugees and asylees into the U.S. and Congress passed new restrictions on their access to assistance programs — changes that could exacerbate the health and socioeconomic challenges refugees and asylees face. https://on.kff.org/3XMHQF6
November 23, 2025 at 5:04 PM
President Trump has largely eliminated entry of refugees and asylees into the U.S. and Congress passed new restrictions on their access to assistance programs — changes that could exacerbate the health and socioeconomic challenges refugees and asylees face. https://on.kff.org/3XMHQF6
Prior authorization review frustrates patients and physicians, but we likely can’t just eliminate it.
President and CEO @drewaltman.bsky.social discusses why, and why the focus is now instead on “doing it smarter.”
Read the full column: https://on.kff.org/3K6Fhun
President and CEO @drewaltman.bsky.social discusses why, and why the focus is now instead on “doing it smarter.”
Read the full column: https://on.kff.org/3K6Fhun
November 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Prior authorization review frustrates patients and physicians, but we likely can’t just eliminate it.
President and CEO @drewaltman.bsky.social discusses why, and why the focus is now instead on “doing it smarter.”
Read the full column: https://on.kff.org/3K6Fhun
President and CEO @drewaltman.bsky.social discusses why, and why the focus is now instead on “doing it smarter.”
Read the full column: https://on.kff.org/3K6Fhun
#ICYMI: The KFF-@nytimes.com survey finds 41% of immigrants now fear they or a family member could be detained or deported — up from 26% in 2023.
Unease is not limited to those who are undocumented: Fear has increased the most among lawfully present immigrants and naturalized citizens.
Unease is not limited to those who are undocumented: Fear has increased the most among lawfully present immigrants and naturalized citizens.
November 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM
#ICYMI: The KFF-@nytimes.com survey finds 41% of immigrants now fear they or a family member could be detained or deported — up from 26% in 2023.
Unease is not limited to those who are undocumented: Fear has increased the most among lawfully present immigrants and naturalized citizens.
Unease is not limited to those who are undocumented: Fear has increased the most among lawfully present immigrants and naturalized citizens.
During the last major reduction in federal Medicaid spending, all states reduced spending on home care by serving fewer people, cutting benefits, or reducing payment rates.
States may use similar methods in the future: https://on.kff.org/48so73J
States may use similar methods in the future: https://on.kff.org/48so73J
November 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
During the last major reduction in federal Medicaid spending, all states reduced spending on home care by serving fewer people, cutting benefits, or reducing payment rates.
States may use similar methods in the future: https://on.kff.org/48so73J
States may use similar methods in the future: https://on.kff.org/48so73J
Our new policy explainer examines the implications of Republican proposals to repeal and replace some or all of the ACA premium tax credits, which currently help make Marketplace coverage more affordable, with federal contributions to HSAs or the like.
https://on.kff.org/4a9fZGB
https://on.kff.org/4a9fZGB
The New ACA Repeal and Replace: Health Savings Accounts | KFF
Proposals from some Republicans in Congress would effectively repeal some or all of the ACA premium tax credits and replace them with contributions to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) or something simil...
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November 21, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Our new policy explainer examines the implications of Republican proposals to repeal and replace some or all of the ACA premium tax credits, which currently help make Marketplace coverage more affordable, with federal contributions to HSAs or the like.
https://on.kff.org/4a9fZGB
https://on.kff.org/4a9fZGB
⚡ KFF’s Drishti Pillai reacts to a notice the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued that it will begin sharing Medicaid data it receives from states with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for immigration enforcement. https://on.kff.org/3LVA1dK #QuickTake
November 21, 2025 at 10:11 PM
⚡ KFF’s Drishti Pillai reacts to a notice the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued that it will begin sharing Medicaid data it receives from states with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for immigration enforcement. https://on.kff.org/3LVA1dK #QuickTake
Forty-one states have waiting or interest lists for people seeking home care through Medicaid.
In 2025, 29 states reported an increase in their home care waiting lists, while only 12 states reported a decrease:https://on.kff.org/48fSeu7
In 2025, 29 states reported an increase in their home care waiting lists, while only 12 states reported a decrease:https://on.kff.org/48fSeu7
November 21, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Forty-one states have waiting or interest lists for people seeking home care through Medicaid.
In 2025, 29 states reported an increase in their home care waiting lists, while only 12 states reported a decrease:https://on.kff.org/48fSeu7
In 2025, 29 states reported an increase in their home care waiting lists, while only 12 states reported a decrease:https://on.kff.org/48fSeu7
Medicaid’s significant spending on home care and the mechanisms available to limit this spending could spur states to cut home care services in response to the recently-enacted reconciliation law: https://on.kff.org/48so73J
November 21, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Medicaid’s significant spending on home care and the mechanisms available to limit this spending could spur states to cut home care services in response to the recently-enacted reconciliation law: https://on.kff.org/48so73J
Our 2025 California Health Benefits Survey with @chcfnews.bsky.social offers an in-depth look at trends in employer-sponsored coverage in the state, including premiums, cost sharing, and employer strategies to manage costs and access to care.
Explore the data: https://on.kff.org/43CRWfg
Explore the data: https://on.kff.org/43CRWfg
2025 California Health Benefits Survey | KFF
The survey provides an in-depth look at trends in employer-sponsored coverage in California, including premiums, cost sharing, offer rates, and employer strategies to manage costs and access to care, ...
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November 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Our 2025 California Health Benefits Survey with @chcfnews.bsky.social offers an in-depth look at trends in employer-sponsored coverage in the state, including premiums, cost sharing, and employer strategies to manage costs and access to care.
Explore the data: https://on.kff.org/43CRWfg
Explore the data: https://on.kff.org/43CRWfg