Drew Altman
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Drew Altman
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President and CEO of @kff.org; Executive Publisher of @kffhealthnews.org
Who are MAHA parents?

The breakdown from our poll with the @washingtonpost.com: on.kff.org/477Oo5L
October 15, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Four in ten who buy their own coverage say they would go without coverage if ACA premiums doubled. They will increase 114% if enhanced tax credits are not extended: on.kff.org/4nACyIk
October 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Politically its Republicans in swing districts who could lose who have to worry most about ACA premium hikes blowing back on them. But its Republicans everywhere whose constituents will be most affected by the hikes: on.kff.org/3VQ3kjF
October 3, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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
September 30, 2025 at 3:23 PM
As sources of vaccine info move away from CDC and fragment — to doctors, state health departments, professional societies — this is who the public trusts:
September 3, 2025 at 9:21 PM
The ACA tax credits are the biggest unresolved health policy issue before Congress. But with both sides bobbing and weaving, and the news media focused elsewhere, the prognosis is unclear. on.kff.org/3HTxsHy
September 3, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The ACA was not popular when it passed (remember death panels), but it was more popular than the “ OBBB” is today.
July 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Not necessarily buying these estimates but...of the changes/cuts CBO has analyzed, almost the largest impact on the uninsured--3.8m--comes from the least discussed change, not extending the enhanced ACA tax credits.
May 7, 2025 at 9:46 PM