Quick Takes Archive | KFF https://www.kff.org/quick-take/ The independent source for health policy research, polling, and news Thu, 29 Jan 2026 18:05:19 +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 Quick Takes Archive | KFF https://www.kff.org/quick-take/ 32 32 243654493 ACA Sign-Ups Are Down by Over a Million People, But It’s Still an Incomplete Picture https://www.kff.org/quick-take/aca-signups-are-down-but-still-an-incomplete-picture/ Thu, 29 Jan 2026 17:52:21 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?post_type=quick-take&p=701223 701223 260129_Quick-Takes_Jared-Ortaliza_Website Health Care Providers Warn of Impacts of Increased ICE Presence at Health Care Facilities https://www.kff.org/quick-take/health-care-providers-warn-of-impacts-of-increased-ice-presence-at-health-care-facilities/ Thu, 22 Jan 2026 19:01:27 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?post_type=quick-take&p=701934 701934 260122_QuickTakes_Drishti-Pillai_Website The ‘Great Healthcare Plan’ Leaves Open Questions for People with Pre-existing Conditions https://www.kff.org/quick-take/the-great-healthcare-plan-leaves-open-questions-for-people-with-pre-existing-conditions/ Fri, 16 Jan 2026 13:13:57 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?post_type=quick-take&p=701446 701446 260116_QuickTakes_Cynthia-Cox_Website President Trump Proposes Codifying MFN Drug Pricing Deals But Key Details Are Missing https://www.kff.org/quick-take/president-trump-proposes-codifying-mfn-drug-pricing-deals-but-key-details-are-missing/ Thu, 15 Jan 2026 23:51:47 +0000 701438 260116_QuickTakes_Juliette-Cubanski_Website Senators’ Questions About Mifepristone Could Further Spread Confusion About the Abortion Pill’s Safety Record https://www.kff.org/quick-take/senators-questions-about-mifepristone-could-further-spread-confusion-about-the-abortion-pills-safety-record/ Thu, 15 Jan 2026 18:46:27 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?post_type=quick-take&p=701400 701400 260115_Quick-Takes_Audrey-Kearney_Website New Federal Guidelines for Alcohol Use Come as Alcohol Deaths Remain Above Pre-Pandemic Levels https://www.kff.org/quick-take/new-federal-guidelines-for-alcohol-use-come-as-alcohol-deaths-remain-above-pre-pandemic-levels/ Tue, 13 Jan 2026 18:45:00 +0000 701255 260113_Quick-Takes_Heather-Saunders_Website MAGA and MAHA Parents Are More Likely Than Others To Think the CDC Was Recommending Too Many Childhood Vaccines https://www.kff.org/quick-take/maga-and-maha-parents-are-more-likely-than-others-to-think-the-cdc-was-recommending-too-many-childhood-vaccines/ Tue, 06 Jan 2026 18:38:47 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?post_type=quick-take&p=700767 700767 260106_Quick-Takes_Alex-Montero_Website Do We Want to Outsource U.S. Vaccine Policy to Denmark? https://www.kff.org/quick-take/do-we-want-to-outsource-u-s-vaccine-policy-to-denmark/ Fri, 19 Dec 2025 20:33:36 +0000 700253 251219_QT_JoshMichaud_FI In Their Own Words: ACA Marketplace Enrollees Explain How Higher Premium Payments Will Affect Them https://www.kff.org/quick-take/in-their-own-words-aca-marketplace-enrollees-explain-how-higher-premium-payments-will-affect-them/ Fri, 19 Dec 2025 20:23:12 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?post_type=quick-take&p=700242 700242 251219_QT_GraceSparks_FI There is No Drop-Dead Date for an ACA Tax Credit Extension, But Coverage Losses Will Mount as the Clock Ticks https://www.kff.org/quick-take/there-is-no-drop-dead-date-for-an-aca-tax-credit-extension-but-coverage-losses-will-mount-as-the-clock-ticks/ Wed, 17 Dec 2025 19:04:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?post_type=quick-take&p=700006 700006 251217_QT_LarryLevitt_FI (1) About Three in Ten Immigrants Already Report Avoiding Travel Due To Immigration-Related Fears https://www.kff.org/quick-take/about-three-in-ten-immigrants-already-report-avoiding-travel-due-to-immigration-related-fears/ Mon, 15 Dec 2025 21:20:33 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?post_type=quick-take&p=699746 699746 251215_QuickTakes_Shannon-Schumacher_Website 1 As ACA Deadline Approaches, Some Price-Sensitive Consumers May Consider Switching to Short-Term Plans https://www.kff.org/quick-take/as-aca-deadline-approaches-some-price-sensitive-consumers-may-consider-switching-to-short-term-plans/ Mon, 08 Dec 2025 16:50:22 +0000 699263 251208_QuickTakes_Michelle-Long_Website Very Few Parents Report Skipping or Delaying the Hepatitis B Vaccine for their Children https://www.kff.org/quick-take/very-few-parents-report-skipping-or-delaying-the-hepatitis-b-vaccine-for-their-children/ Fri, 05 Dec 2025 23:13:01 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?post_type=quick-take&p=699193 699193 251205_Quick-Takes_Alex-Montero_Website FDA Memo Linking COVID Vaccines to Child Deaths May Boost Uncertainty Among Parents https://www.kff.org/quick-take/fda-memo-linking-covid-vaccines-to-child-deaths-may-boost-uncertainty-among-parents/ Thu, 04 Dec 2025 21:29:11 +0000 699122 251204_Quick-Takes_Joel-Luther_Website Understanding the Trump Administration’s Negotiated Drug Prices for Medicare https://www.kff.org/quick-take/understanding-the-trump-administrations-negotiated-drug-prices-for-medicare/ Wed, 26 Nov 2025 14:13:35 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?post_type=quick-take&p=698610 698610 251126_Quick-Takes_Juliette-Cubanski_Website The Trump Administration Moves Forward with Medicare Site-Neutral Payment Reform https://www.kff.org/quick-take/the-trump-administration-moves-forward-with-medicare-site-neutral-payment-reform/ Mon, 24 Nov 2025 21:43:49 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?post_type=quick-take&p=698352 698352 251124_Quick-Takes_Zachary-Levinson_Website CMS Plans to Share Data with ICE Could Exacerbate Immigrant Families’ Fears About Accessing Health Coverage and Care https://www.kff.org/quick-take/cms-plans-to-share-data-with-ice-could-exacerbate-immigrant-families-fears-about-accessing-health-coverage-and-care/ Fri, 21 Nov 2025 22:10:01 +0000 698301 251121_QuickTake_Drishti Pillai_FI A CDC Website Change May Contribute to the Public’s Uncertainty on Vaccines and Autism https://www.kff.org/quick-take/a-cdc-website-change-may-contribute-to-the-publics-uncertainty-on-vaccines-and-autism/ Thu, 20 Nov 2025 21:18:06 +0000 698093 251120_QuickTakes_Hagere-Yilma_Website Changes to Public Charge Regulations Will Likely Lead More Immigrant Families to Avoid Health Care and Assistance Programs https://www.kff.org/quick-take/changes-to-public-charge-regulations-will-likely-lead-more-immigrant-families-to-avoid-health-care-and-assistance-programs/ Tue, 18 Nov 2025 21:25:18 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?post_type=quick-take&p=697783 697783 251118_QuickTakes_Samantha-Artiga_Website Medicare Beneficiaries Are Not Insulated from Affordability Challenges As Part B Premiums Rise in 2026 https://www.kff.org/quick-take/medicare-beneficiaries-are-not-insulated-from-affordability-challenges-as-part-b-premiums-rise-in-2026/ Mon, 17 Nov 2025 21:58:36 +0000 697596 251117_QuickTakes_Tricia Neuman_Website