The Latest: The Symbolic Manipulation of Health Issues in Elections

Plus, They Were Injured at the Super Bowl Parade. A Month Later, They Feel Forgotten.

View in browser The Latest March 15, 2024 The Symbolic Manipulation of Health Issues in Elections In his latest column, KFF President and CEO Drew Altman explores the nuances of symbolic politics, especially during elections, and its impact on how voters perceive health issues. Read the column They Were Injured at the Super Bowl Parade. A Month Later, They Feel Forgotten. In the first of our series "The Injured," a Kansas family remembers Valentine's Day as the beginning of panic attacks, life-altering trauma, and waking to nightmares of gunfire. Thrown into the spotlight by the shootings, they wonder how they will recover. Read the story Most Parents Haven't Heard Misinformation About the Measles Vaccine; Significant Shares Are Uncertain About the Validity of Claims As rates of childhood vaccination decline and with measles on the rise again, KFF examines the extent to which adults have heard and believe misinformation about the measles vaccine. Additionally, the poll reveals that majorities across political parties say social media companies should take steps to restrict health misinformation even if it limits some freedoms. Learn more How Your In-Network Health Coverage Can Vanish Before You Know It One of the most unfair aspects of medical insurance is this: Patients can change insurance only during end-of-year enrollment periods or at the time of "qualifying life events." But insurers' contracts with doctors, hospitals, and pharmaceutical companies can change abruptly at any time. Read the story Question of the Week Last week, 62% correctly answered that 86% of the public supports laws protecting access to abortion for patients who are experiencing pregnancy-related emergencies. What percentage of adults believe the claim "The measles vaccine is more dangerous than the disease itself" to be definitely or probably true? 8% 19% 29%  See how many readers answered this week's question correctly in next Friday's edition. NEWS AND HEADLINES Exclusive: Social Security Chief Vows to Fix 'Cruel-Hearted' Overpayment Clawbacks When Copay Assistance Backfires on Patients KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Maybe It's a Health Care Election After All DATA AND ANALYSIS The Hyde Amendment and Coverage for Abortion Services Under Medicaid in the Post-Roe Era Medicare Households Spend More on Health Care Than Other Households A Closer Look at the Remaining Uninsured Population Eligible for Medicaid and CHIP Five Key Facts About Immigrants with Limited English Proficiency The independent source for health policy research, polling, and news. Did someone forward this to you? Click here to subscribe to The Latest. This email was sent to albarkahslamet.ssss@blogger.com. Update your email preferences to choose the types of emails you receive. Or, permanently unsubscribe from all future emails.  If you need help or have questions, please send an email to subscriptions@kff.org. Please do not reply to this email as this address is not monitored. KFF 185 Berry Street Suite 2000 San Francisco, CA 94107