In a new column, KFF President and CEO Drew Altman examines the data and history around adding work requirements to Medicaid and why the administrative burdens it imposes may offset any savings — even for states that ideologically favor such an approach.
Explore our guide to potential health policy administrative actions under the incoming Trump administration based on campaign positions and statements by President-elect Trump, his record during his first administration, and expected actions that would reverse or modify regulations or guidance issued by the Biden administration.
Also, our new KFF brief discusses possible actions that could be undertaken that may affect reproductive health.
Our new analysis compares the Medicare's first-ever negotiated drug prices under a new process created by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 to current U.S. list prices. It finds that Medicare's negotiated prices for 10 high-expenditure prescription drugs are lower than what private Medicare drug plans had been paying, but still much higher than the prices available in 11 other wealthy nations.
KFF Health News' Julie Rovner interviews KFF President and CEO Drew Altman about what happened in health policy in 2024 and what to expect in 2025. She also discusses the latest from Capitol Hill on the end-of-Congress health package with her panelists.
From addiction treatment to toy robot ambulances, we uncovered how billions in opioid settlement funds were used by state and local governments in 2022 and 2023.
As of early December, the number of new and returning enrollees using healthcare.gov — the federal marketplace that serves 31 states — is well below last year's. Also, a Biden administration push to give "Dreamers" access to Obamacare coverage and subsidies is facing court challenges.
Please note: We won't publish This Week on Dec. 27. We'll be back in the new year!
Question of the Week
Last week, 22% correctly answered that 43% of insured adults who describe their mental health as either fair or poor say there was a time in the past year when they needed mental health services or medication but didn't get them.
On average, Medicare negotiated prices are what percent higher than the average of drug prices in 11 comparable countries?
Comments
Post a Comment