Medicaid Waiver Tracker: Approved and Pending Section 1115 Waivers by State
This Medicaid waiver tracker page aggregates tracking information on pending and approved Section 1115 Medicaid waivers. It includes resources such as an overview figure, detailed waiver topic tables,...
View ArticleThe Connection Between Social Security Disability Benefits and Health...
This analysis examines who was eligible for Medicare and/or Medicaid between 2002 and 2022 because they received disability benefits from one of the country's Social Security disability programs,...
View ArticleNorth Carolina’s Effort to Relieve Medical Debt
This policy watch examines the burden of medical debt in North Carolina and the state’s new plan to leverage the Medicaid program to provide debt relief and support access to care for low- and...
View ArticleOver-the-Counter Oral Contraceptive Pills
Oral contraceptives are the most commonly used method of reversible contraception in the U.S. In July 2023, the FDA approved Opill, the first daily oral contraceptive pill to become available over the...
View ArticleTop 5 Things to Know about Women and Medicaid Ahead of the Election
Changes related to Medicaid could have major consequences for health coverage of women with low incomes as well as pregnancy, postpartum and other reproductive health care for women. Here are the top...
View ArticleRecent Trends in Medicaid Outpatient Prescription Drugs and Spending
This issue brief describes recent trends in the number of Medicaid outpatient prescriptions and the spending on those drugs and examines how the pandemic and pandemic-era policies may have impacted...
View ArticleVice President Harris’ Proposal to Broaden Medicare Coverage of Home Care
On October 8, 2024, Vice President Harris has proposed to expand Medicare to provide home care to help families who are struggling with the costs of long-term care. If enacted, this would be the first...
View ArticleRacial and Ethnic Health Disparities: Potential Implications of the Election
Former President Trump and Vice President Harris have taken widely different stances and approaches on recognizing and addressing racial and ethnic disparities. These differences can be seen across...
View ArticleWhat Are the Primary Medicaid Eligibility Pathways for Dual-Eligible...
This brief examines current Medicaid eligibility policies and enrollment patterns using data from KFF’s 2024 50-state survey of states’ eligibility and enrollment policies for seniors and people with...
View ArticleAfter Pandemic-Era Policies and Enhanced Funding End, State Medicaid...
Costs are limiting states’ coverage of obesity drugs and could affect other Medicaid priorities States expect national Medicaid enrollment to decline by about 4% and state Medicaid spending to rise by...
View ArticleAs Pandemic-Era Policies End, Medicaid Programs Focus on Enrollee Access and...
This report highlights certain policies in place in state Medicaid programs in FY 2024 and policy changes implemented or planned for FY 2025, which began on July 1, 2024 for most states.
View ArticleMedicaid Enrollment & Spending Growth: FY 2024 & 2025
This brief analyzes Medicaid enrollment and spending trends for FY 2024 and FY 2025, based on data provided by state Medicaid directors as part of the 24th annual survey of Medicaid directors.
View Article50-State Medicaid Budget Survey Archives
This page provides access to the reports stemming from the 50-state Medicaid budget surveys published annually since 2000 by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF). It tracks trends in Medicaid spending...
View ArticleThe Landscape of Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Arrangements for...
This issue brief merged beneficiary-level Medicare and Medicaid data from 2021 to document sources of coverage for dual-eligible individuals nationwide and by state.
View ArticleRecent Changes in Medicaid Financing in Puerto Rico and Other U.S. Territories
The U.S territories – American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) – have faced longstanding fiscal and health...
View ArticleFollow the Money: How Medicaid Financing Works and What That Means for...
Medicaid financing is complex. This policy watch explains how Medicaid financing works, describes various conservative proposals to change Medicaid financing, and explores the implications of those...
View ArticleMedicaid and CHIP Eligibility Expansions and Coverage Changes for Children...
KFF's new analysis examines how state coverage changes and expansions in Medicaid and CHIP eligibility for children may help to bolster coverage following the unwinding of the continuous enrollment...
View ArticleExperiences of Direct Care Workers and Family Caregivers of Home- and...
This issue brief presents findings from the focus groups including caregiver characteristics; physical, emotional, and mental caregiving demands of caregiving; their wages, finances, and opportunities...
View ArticleWho are the Direct Care Workers Providing Long-Term Services and Supports...
This analysis uses the 2022 American Community Survey to provide an overview of demographic characteristics, wages, and health insurance coverage of direct care workers, which include home health...
View ArticleA Look at Waiting Lists for Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Services from...
This data note provides new information about waiting lists for Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Services, including a discussion of why waiting lists are an incomplete measure of unmet need and why...
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