News Release | KFF https://www.kff.org/content-type/news-release/ The independent source for health policy research, polling, and news Thu, 12 Feb 2026 19:55:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.kff.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2023/04/3976_KFF_favicon_256x256_revised.png?w=32 News Release | KFF https://www.kff.org/content-type/news-release/ 32 32 243654493 Poll: Trust and Confidence in the CDC Remain at Low Point After Changes to Recommended Childhood Vaccines; More Say the Changes Will Hurt than Help Children’s Health https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/poll-trust-and-confidence-in-the-cdc-remain-at-low-point-after-changes-to-recommended-childhood-vaccines-more-say-the-changes-will-hurt-than-help-childrens-health/ https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/poll-trust-and-confidence-in-the-cdc-remain-at-low-point-after-changes-to-recommended-childhood-vaccines-more-say-the-changes-will-hurt-than-help-childrens-health/#respond Fri, 06 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/poll-trust-and-confidence-in-the-cdc-remain-at-low-point-after-changes-to-recommended-childhood-vaccines-more-say-the-changes-will-hurt-than-help-childrens-health/feed/ 0 702749 Alert Chart 2-adults-who-have-heard-of-recent-changes-to-the-childhood-vaccination-schedule-twice-as-likely-to-say-it-will-have-a-negative-impact-on-kids-than-a-positive-one- Poll: People View Prior Authorization as Greatest Burden in Navigating the Health System https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/poll-people-view-prior-authorization-as-greatest-burden-in-navigating-the-health-system/ https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/poll-people-view-prior-authorization-as-greatest-burden-in-navigating-the-health-system/#respond Mon, 02 Feb 2026 13:24:23 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=702529 https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/poll-people-view-prior-authorization-as-greatest-burden-in-navigating-the-health-system/feed/ 0 702529 ALERT CHART four-in-ten-insured-adults-with-a-chronic-condition-say-prior-authorization-is-their-single-biggest-health-care-burden-nbsp-beyond-costs- Health Care Costs Tops the Public’s Economic Worries as the Runup to the Midterms Begins; Independent Voters Are More Likely to Trust Democrats than Republicans on the Issue https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/health-care-costs-tops-the-publics-economic-worries-as-the-runup-to-the-midterms-begins-independent-voters-are-more-likely-to-trust-democrats-than-republicans-on-the-issue/ https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/health-care-costs-tops-the-publics-economic-worries-as-the-runup-to-the-midterms-begins-independent-voters-are-more-likely-to-trust-democrats-than-republicans-on-the-issue/#respond Thu, 29 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/health-care-costs-tops-the-publics-economic-worries-as-the-runup-to-the-midterms-begins-independent-voters-are-more-likely-to-trust-democrats-than-republicans-on-the-issue/feed/ 0 702294 260128_Health-Care-Costs-Are-Top-Household-Expense_FI Poll: 1 in 3 ACA Marketplace Enrollees Say They Would “Very Likely” Shop for a Cheaper Plan If Their Premium Payments Doubled; 1 in 4 Say They “Very Likely” Would Go Without Insurance https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/poll-1-in-3-aca-marketplace-enrollees-say-they-would-very-likely-shop-for-a-cheaper-plan-if-their-premium-payments-doubled-1-in-4-say-they-very-likely-would-go-without-insurance/ https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/poll-1-in-3-aca-marketplace-enrollees-say-they-would-very-likely-shop-for-a-cheaper-plan-if-their-premium-payments-doubled-1-in-4-say-they-very-likely-would-go-without-insurance/#respond Thu, 04 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/poll-1-in-3-aca-marketplace-enrollees-say-they-would-very-likely-shop-for-a-cheaper-plan-if-their-premium-payments-doubled-1-in-4-say-they-very-likely-would-go-without-insurance/feed/ 0 698803 kzrIr-marketplace-enrollees-may-consider-different-health-insurance-options-if-premium-payments-for-their-current-coverage-doubled- (1) Immigrants Report Rising Fear, Negative Economic and Health Impacts, and Changing Political Views During the First Year of President Trump’s Second Term https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/immigrants-report-rising-fear-negative-economic-and-health-impacts-and-changing-political-views-during-the-first-year-of-president-trumps-second-term/ Tue, 18 Nov 2025 09:50:00 +0000 697367 251117_KFF-NYT_Survey-of-Immigrants_Worries-About_Detention-Deportation-Have-Increased-Among-Immigrants_FI_654de0 Poll: 1 in 8 Adults Say They Are Currently Taking a GLP-1 Drug for Weight Loss, Diabetes or Another Condition, Even as Half Say the Drugs Are Difficult to Afford https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/poll-1-in-8-adults-say-they-are-currently-taking-a-glp-1-drug-for-weight-loss-diabetes-or-another-condition-even-as-half-say-the-drugs-are-difficult-to-afford/ https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/poll-1-in-8-adults-say-they-are-currently-taking-a-glp-1-drug-for-weight-loss-diabetes-or-another-condition-even-as-half-say-the-drugs-are-difficult-to-afford/#respond Fri, 14 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=697203 https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/poll-1-in-8-adults-say-they-are-currently-taking-a-glp-1-drug-for-weight-loss-diabetes-or-another-condition-even-as-half-say-the-drugs-are-difficult-to-afford/feed/ 0 697203 OSnNk-span-class-cf0-one-in-eight-adults-report-currently-using-glp-1-drugs-including-much-larger-shares-span-span-class-cf1-span-span-class-cf0-of-those-with-conditions-these-drugs-are-prescribed-for-span- State Medicaid Officials Project Flat Enrollment Post Unwinding but Increased Spending and Budget Pressures, as States Prepare for Impact of Federal Medicaid Policy Changes https://www.kff.org/medicaid/state-medicaid-officials-project-flat-enrollment-post-unwinding-but-increased-spending-and-budget-pressures-as-states-prepare-for-impact-of-federal-medicaid-policy-changes/ https://www.kff.org/medicaid/state-medicaid-officials-project-flat-enrollment-post-unwinding-but-increased-spending-and-budget-pressures-as-states-prepare-for-impact-of-federal-medicaid-policy-changes/#respond Thu, 13 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/medicaid/state-medicaid-officials-project-flat-enrollment-post-unwinding-but-increased-spending-and-budget-pressures-as-states-prepare-for-impact-of-federal-medicaid-policy-changes/feed/ 0 696922 MBS S&E Issue Brief_Feature Image and Alert_no logo (1) Poll: Support for Extending the Expiring Enhanced ACA Tax Credits Remains High, But Dips Among Republicans and MAGA Supporters as Shutdown Continues and Partisanship Takes Hold https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/poll-support-for-extending-the-expiring-enhanced-aca-tax-credits-remains-high-but-dips-among-republicans-and-maga-supporters-as-shutdown-continues-and-partisanship-takes-hold/ https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/poll-support-for-extending-the-expiring-enhanced-aca-tax-credits-remains-high-but-dips-among-republicans-and-maga-supporters-as-shutdown-continues-and-partisanship-takes-hold/#respond Thu, 06 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/poll-support-for-extending-the-expiring-enhanced-aca-tax-credits-remains-high-but-dips-among-republicans-and-maga-supporters-as-shutdown-continues-and-partisanship-takes-hold/feed/ 0 696480 ACA Poll Alert Chart Medicare Advantage Provider Networks Limit Enrollees to About Half of the Physicians in Their Area That Are Available to Beneficiaries in Traditional Medicare, on Average https://www.kff.org/medicare/medicare-advantage-provider-networks-limit-enrollees-to-about-half-of-the-physicians-in-their-area-that-are-available-to-beneficiaries-in-traditional-medicare-on-average/ https://www.kff.org/medicare/medicare-advantage-provider-networks-limit-enrollees-to-about-half-of-the-physicians-in-their-area-that-are-available-to-beneficiaries-in-traditional-medicare-on-average/#respond Mon, 27 Oct 2025 13:30:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=695808 https://www.kff.org/medicare/medicare-advantage-provider-networks-limit-enrollees-to-about-half-of-the-physicians-in-their-area-that-are-available-to-beneficiaries-in-traditional-medicare-on-average/feed/ 0 695808 The Average Medicare Advantage Enrollee is in a Plan That Includes Less Than Half of the Physicians Available to Traditional Medicare Beneficiaries_social and email alert Annual Family Premiums for Employer Coverage Rise 6% in 2025, Nearing $27,000, with Workers Paying $6,850 Toward Premiums Out of Their Paychecks https://www.kff.org/health-costs/annual-family-premiums-for-employer-coverage-rise-6-in-2025-nearing-27000-with-workers-paying-6850-toward-premiums-out-of-their-paychecks/ https://www.kff.org/health-costs/annual-family-premiums-for-employer-coverage-rise-6-in-2025-nearing-27000-with-workers-paying-6850-toward-premiums-out-of-their-paychecks/#respond Wed, 22 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/health-costs/annual-family-premiums-for-employer-coverage-rise-6-in-2025-nearing-27000-with-workers-paying-6850-toward-premiums-out-of-their-paychecks/feed/ 0 694669 251010_EHBS_FI (1) Poll: After President Trump’s Warning, Many People Are Uncertain About Whether Tylenol Use in Pregnancy Causes Autism; Most Republicans Say It Is Probably or Definitely True https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/poll-after-president-trumps-warning-many-people-are-uncertain-about-whether-tylenol-use-in-pregnancy-causes-autism-most-republicans-say-it-is-probably-or-definitely-true/ https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/poll-after-president-trumps-warning-many-people-are-uncertain-about-whether-tylenol-use-in-pregnancy-causes-autism-most-republicans-say-it-is-probably-or-definitely-true/#respond Thu, 09 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/poll-after-president-trumps-warning-many-people-are-uncertain-about-whether-tylenol-use-in-pregnancy-causes-autism-most-republicans-say-it-is-probably-or-definitely-true/feed/ 0 693006 251008_Declining-Share-of-Public-Trusts- CDC-for-Vaccine-Info_FI-2 Despite Budget Concerns, Three-Quarters of Public Say Congress Should Extend the Enhanced ACA Tax Credits Set to Expire Next Year, Including Most Republicans and MAGA Supporters https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/despite-budget-concerns-three-quarters-of-public-say-congress-should-extend-the-enhanced-aca-tax-credits-set-to-expire-next-year-including-most-republicans-and-maga-supporters/ https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/despite-budget-concerns-three-quarters-of-public-say-congress-should-extend-the-enhanced-aca-tax-credits-set-to-expire-next-year-including-most-republicans-and-maga-supporters/#respond Fri, 03 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=692454 https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/despite-budget-concerns-three-quarters-of-public-say-congress-should-extend-the-enhanced-aca-tax-credits-set-to-expire-next-year-including-most-republicans-and-maga-supporters/feed/ 0 692454 FI_News-Alert_Brand-blue Dave A. Chokshi Joins KFF Board of Trustees https://www.kff.org/other-health/dave-a-chokshi-joins-kff-board-of-trustees/ https://www.kff.org/other-health/dave-a-chokshi-joins-kff-board-of-trustees/#respond Thu, 18 Sep 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=690446 https://www.kff.org/other-health/dave-a-chokshi-joins-kff-board-of-trustees/feed/ 0 690446 FI_News-Alert_Brand-blue New KFF-Washington Post Survey Explores Parents’ Trust In, and Confusion About, Childhood Vaccines as the Trump Administration Revamps Federal Policies https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/new-kff-washington-post-survey-explores-parents-trust-in-and-confusion-about-childhood-vaccines-as-the-trump-administration-revamps-federal-policies/ https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/new-kff-washington-post-survey-explores-parents-trust-in-and-confusion-about-childhood-vaccines-as-the-trump-administration-revamps-federal-policies/#respond Mon, 15 Sep 2025 10:54:09 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=687778 https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/new-kff-washington-post-survey-explores-parents-trust-in-and-confusion-about-childhood-vaccines-as-the-trump-administration-revamps-federal-policies/feed/ 0 687778 FI_News-Alert_Brand-blue KFF/ESPN Survey of 1988 NFL Players Finds the Vast Majority Say Pro Football Left Them With a Range of Serious Health Problems, but Most Would Play Again and Encourage Their Kids To Play https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/kff-espn-survey-of-1988-nfl-players-finds-the-vast-majority-say-pro-football-left-them-with-a-range-of-serious-health-problems-but-most-would-play-again-and-encourage-their-kids-to-play/ https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/kff-espn-survey-of-1988-nfl-players-finds-the-vast-majority-say-pro-football-left-them-with-a-range-of-serious-health-problems-but-most-would-play-again-and-encourage-their-kids-to-play/#respond Fri, 15 Aug 2025 16:23:39 +0000 https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/kff-espn-survey-of-1988-nfl-players-finds-the-vast-majority-say-pro-football-left-them-with-a-range-of-serious-health-problems-but-most-would-play-again-and-encourage-their-kids-to-play/feed/ 0 685573 Poll: While Most Adults Do Not Expect to Get a COVID-19 Shot This Fall, Those Who Want One Worry About Access and Insurance Coverage https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/poll-while-most-adults-do-not-expect-to-get-a-covid-19-shot-this-fall-those-who-want-one-worry-about-access-and-insurance-coverage/ Fri, 01 Aug 2025 09:00:00 +0000 670397 FI_News-Alert_Black Poll: New Tax and Budget Law Remains Largely Unpopular; Nearly Half Say It Will Hurt Their Families, though Republicans and MAGA Supporters Are More Optimistic https://www.kff.org/medicaid/poll-new-tax-and-budget-law-remains-largely-unpopular-nearly-half-say-it-will-hurt-their-families-though-republicans-and-maga-supporters-are-more-optimistic/ Thu, 24 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0000 669501 FI_News-Alert_Brand-blue Victoria DeFrancesco Soto Joins KFF Board of Trustees https://www.kff.org/other-health/victoria-defrancesco-soto-joins-kff-board-of-trustees/ Mon, 21 Jul 2025 21:14:29 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?post_type=press-release&p=669455 669455 FI_News-Alert_Black Insurers’ Preliminary Rate Filings Anticipate Biggest Increases in ACA Marketplace Plan Premiums Since 2018 https://www.kff.org/health-costs/insurers-preliminary-rate-filings-anticipate-biggest-increases-in-aca-marketplace-plan-premiums-since-2018/ Fri, 18 Jul 2025 13:19:52 +0000 669225 FI_News-Alert_Brand-blue Poll: Most of the Public Support Extending the ACA’s Enhanced Premium Tax Credits, Including Most Republicans and MAGA Supporters https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/poll-most-of-the-public-support-extending-the-acas-enhanced-premium-tax-credits-including-most-republicans-and-maga-supporters/ Wed, 18 Jun 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?post_type=press-release&p=666378 666378 FI_News-Alert_Brand-blue