This Week: Drew Altman, KFF President & CEO, Announces Retirement

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View in browser This Week The independent source for health policy research, polling, and news. Drew Altman, Founding President and CEO of KFF, Announces Retirement Plans; Board Appoints Larry Levitt and Mollyann Brodie as Next Leadership Team After leading KFF for nearly 40 years, Dr. Altman will retire from his role as Founding President and Chief Executive Officer. Beginning in 2027, Levitt and Dr. Brodie will assume the leadership positions of CEO and President, respectively.   Read more → The Medical Frailty Exemption from Medicaid Work Requirements: Key Issues to Watch for in Upcoming CMS Guidance   This brief describes early state plans to operationalize the medical frailty exemption for Medicaid work requirements and identifies key issues and questions states are facing, some of which may be answered in forthcoming CMS guidance expected by Monday, June 1.   Learn more → New Ebola Quarantine Rule Bars Entry of Noncitizens, Including Green Card Holders, from Affected Countries   Learn more → The Monitor: Hantavirus Outbreak Revives COVID-Era False Health Claims   This volume of the Monitor examines how a hantavirus outbreak linked to a Dutch cruise ship in early May was followed by false health claims that mirror patterns documented in previous outbreaks. Also, a new analysis of Americans’ relationship with health and wellness influencers.   Read the issue → AI at Scale: Does It Deliver?   How is AI applied to clinical care and hospital operations across a real health system at full scale? Chip Kahn talks to Dr. Michael Schlosser, Senior Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer at HCA Healthcare, about how AI is developed for everyday use, starting with careful testing and customization, with clinicians and nurses engaged from the very beginning as end users.    Listen to the episode → Cheaper, Alternative Health Plans Are Having a Moment, but Critics Urge Caution   Congress' decision not to extend enhanced marketplace tax credits has boosted the appeal of alternative health coverage with lower monthly premiums. Consumer advocates dismiss the plans as "junk insurance,” while proponents say patients need alternatives to pricey marketplace options.   Read the story → Question of the Week   Last week, 78% of readers answered correctly that, as of 2025, 46% of likely undocumented immigrant adults reported being uninsured. What percentage of Medicare beneficiaries who received Social Security benefits in 2025 relied on Social Security income for 90% or more of their total per capita income? 23% 34% 45% See how many readers answered correctly in the next edition of This Week. Health News In a Vaccine-Skeptical California County, a Potential Playbook To Contain Measles   What the Health? More Kids Without Coverage   Montana Hurries To Adopt Trump’s Medicaid Work Rules Amid Budget Woes   Nurse Convicted in Patient’s Death Turns Fatal Drug Error Into a Cautionary Tale More on Health Policy   Key Facts About Health Care Affordability for People With Medicare     A Closer Look at North Carolina’s Implementation of the 2025 Reconciliation Law Medicaid Provisions and Other Changes Amid Medicaid Budget Shortfalls     Medicare Advantage Out-of-Pocket Limits: Variations and Trends   Tracking Key Mental Health and Substance Use Policy Actions Under the Trump Administration   State Profiles for Women’s Health (Demographics and Coverage indicators updated with 2024 American Community Survey data) Did someone forward this to you? Subscribe to This Week. 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. Need assistance? Email subscriptions@kff.org; do not reply to this email. The independent source for health policy research, polling, and news. KFF, 185 Berry Street, Suite 2000, San Francisco, CA 94107