KFF https://www.kff.org/ The independent source for health policy research, polling, and news Fri, 13 Feb 2026 21:45:03 +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 KFF https://www.kff.org/ 32 32 243654493 Status of State Medicaid Expansion Decisions https://www.kff.org/medicaid/status-of-state-medicaid-expansion-decisions/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 21:45:00 +0000 647031 Status of State Medicaid Expansion Decisions, 2025_no logo A Look at the Medicaid Payment Error Rate Measurement (PERM) Program and Upcoming Changes and Impacts https://www.kff.org/medicaid/a-look-at-the-medicaid-payment-error-rate-measurement-perm-program-and-upcoming-changes-and-impacts/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:51:13 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=702047 702047 fkv4D-the-medicaid-payment-error-rate-measurement-perm-program-finds-that-medicaid-pays-most-outlays-properly- New KFF Poll Finds Trust in CDC Remains at Low Point Amid Falling Trust Among Democrats – These Findings and Others Included in New Polling Dashboard – The Monitor https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/new-kff-poll-finds-trust-in-cdc-remains-at-low-point-amid-falling-trust-among-democrats-these-findings-and-others-included-in-new-polling-dashboard/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=702968 702968 260212_TheMonitor_FI KFF Dashboard: Progress Toward Global Malaria Targets in PMI Countries https://www.kff.org/global-health-policy/kff-dashboard-progress-toward-global-malaria-targets-in-pmi-countries/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 20:22:38 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=698028 698028 241218_Progress-Toward-Global-Malaria-Targets_FI Hospital Spending Accounted for 40% of the Growth in National Health Spending Between 2022 and 2024 https://www.kff.org/health-costs/hospital-spending-accounted-for-40-of-the-growth-in-national-health-spending-between-2022-and-2024/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 19:49:12 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=702971 702971 FEATURE - Hospital NHE Analysis - 02.12.26 (1) The IRA Has Improved Coverage of Drugs Selected for Medicare Price Negotiation https://www.kff.org/medicare/the-ira-has-improved-coverage-of-drugs-selected-for-medicare-price-negotiation/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 18:22:21 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=703022 703022 The IRA Coverage Requirement for Selected Drugs Will Improve Access to the GLP-1 Drug Wegovy and Six Other Part D Drugs Selected for Negotiation in Round 2 Starting in 2027_FI Global COVID-19 Tracker https://www.kff.org/covid-19/global-covid-19-tracker/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:40:36 +0000 538347 FEATURE IMAGE - COVID 19 Tracker HHS Public Health Policy Actions Under the Trump Administration 2025-2026 https://www.kff.org/other-health/tracking-key-hhs-public-health-policy-actions-under-the-trump-administration/ https://www.kff.org/other-health/tracking-key-hhs-public-health-policy-actions-under-the-trump-administration/#respond Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:15:47 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=696899 https://www.kff.org/other-health/tracking-key-hhs-public-health-policy-actions-under-the-trump-administration/feed/ 0 696899 Feature Image - Tracking Public Health Policy Changes Examining the Potential Impact of Medicare’s New WISeR Model https://www.kff.org/medicare/examining-the-potential-impact-of-medicares-new-wiser-model/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 17:01:48 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=702914 702914 of-the-1.1-million-beneficiaries-who-received-at-least-one-wiser-service-in-2024-over-900-000-received-some-type-of-orthopedic-pain-management-service_FI KFF Tracker: America First MOU Bilateral Global Health Agreements https://www.kff.org/global-health-policy/kff-tracker-america-first-mou-bilateral-global-health-agreements/ Mon, 09 Feb 2026 20:01:22 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=701213 701213 Feature image - America First MOU Bilateral Global Health Agreements What to Know About Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) and Federal Efforts at Regulation https://www.kff.org/other-health/what-to-know-about-pharmacy-benefit-managers-pbms-and-federal-efforts-at-regulation/ Mon, 09 Feb 2026 18:34:31 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=700021 700021 In 2023 the Top 3 PBMs Managed 79% of Prescription Drug Claims in the U.S._FI Tracking the Public’s Views on the ACA https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/the-publics-views-on-the-aca-tracker/ Mon, 09 Feb 2026 14:34:49 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=702565 702565 250428_ACA-Opinion-Tracking_FI Comparing States’ Rural Health Fund Allotments to Medicaid Spending Cuts Can be Misleading https://www.kff.org/medicaid/comparing-states-rural-health-fund-allotments-to-medicaid-spending-cuts-can-be-misleading/ Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:46:14 +0000 702741 Comparing States’ Rural Health Fund Allotments to Medicaid Spending Cuts Can be Misleading KFF Polling on Health Information and Trust https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/kff-polling-on-health-information-and-trust/ https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/kff-polling-on-health-information-and-trust/#respond Fri, 06 Feb 2026 10:00:12 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=699794 https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/kff-polling-on-health-information-and-trust/feed/ 0 699794 260126_Health Information and Trust Polling Page_FI 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- KFF Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust: Trust in the CDC and Views of Federal Childhood Vaccine Schedule Changes https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/trust-in-cdc-and-views-of-federal-childhood-vaccine-schedule-changes/ https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/trust-in-cdc-and-views-of-federal-childhood-vaccine-schedule-changes/#respond Fri, 06 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=702600 https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/trust-in-cdc-and-views-of-federal-childhood-vaccine-schedule-changes/feed/ 0 702600 260205_Less-Than-Half-of-US-Adults-Are-Confident-in-Federal-Health-Agencies-To-Make Recommendations-for-Childhood-Vaccines_FI-2 Litigation Involving Reproductive Health and Rights in the Federal Courts https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/litigation-involving-reproductive-health-and-rights-in-the-federal-courts/ https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/litigation-involving-reproductive-health-and-rights-in-the-federal-courts/#respond Thu, 05 Feb 2026 20:16:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/litigation-involving-reproductive-health-and-rights-in-the-federal-courts/feed/ 0 688301 240108_Reproductive Rights Litigation Tracker_FI-2 Potential Impacts of Trump Administration H-1B Visa Policies on the Health Care and Social Assistance Industries https://www.kff.org/immigrant-health/potential-impacts-of-trump-administration-h-1b-visa-policies-on-the-health-care-and-social-assistance-industries/ https://www.kff.org/immigrant-health/potential-impacts-of-trump-administration-h-1b-visa-policies-on-the-health-care-and-social-assistance-industries/#respond Thu, 05 Feb 2026 18:03:32 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=702580 https://www.kff.org/immigrant-health/potential-impacts-of-trump-administration-h-1b-visa-policies-on-the-health-care-and-social-assistance-industries/feed/ 0 702580 USCIS Has Approved an Increasing Number of H-1B Visas for the Health Care and Social Assistance Industries_FI ACA Marketplace Enrollment is Down in 2026—But All of the Data Isn’t in Yet https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/aca-marketplace-enrollment-is-down-in-2026-but-all-of-the-data-isnt-in-yet/ Thu, 05 Feb 2026 13:29:06 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=702707 702707 Fewer Consumers Maintain ACA Coverage than Sign Up during Open Enrollment_FI Community Health Center Patients, Financing, and Services https://www.kff.org/medicaid/community-health-center-patients-financing-and-services/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 18:59:31 +0000 649210 Health Coverage Among Health Center Patients, 2019-2024 (1)