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https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/letters-to-editor-december-2025-readers-aca-universal-health-care-mold-risks/
Readers Make Their Wish Lists, Checking Up on Health Care - KFF Health News
Dec 16, 2025 - KFF Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
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https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/how-unaffordable-is-health-care/
How Unaffordable is Health Care? | KFF
Jan 8, 2026 - In his latest JAMA Forum column, KFF’s Larry Levitt explores how unaffordable health care is in the U.S. in the context of the debate over extending enhanced...
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https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/10-key-data-points-about-the-experiences-of-lgbt-women-and-their-access-to-care/
10 Key Data Points About the Experiences of LGBT+ Women and Their Access to Care | KFF
Aug 9, 2025 - This brief presents key data points on the health care experiences of LGBT+ women from the KFF Women’s Health Survey, a nationally representative survey of...
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https://www.kff.org/medicaid/state-indicator/spending-on-acute-care/
Distribution of Fee-for-Service Medicaid Spending on Acute Care | KFF State Health Facts
Oct 9, 2025 - State level data on Distribution of Fee-for-Service Medicaid Spending on Acute Care from KFF, the leading health policy organization in the U.S.
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https://www.kff.org/from-drew-altman/a-one-pager-on-whats-wrong-with-u-s-health-care/
A One-Pager on What’s Wrong with U.S. Health Care | KFF
Apr 23, 2026 - Asked for a one-pager on what's wrong with the U.S. health system, Dr. Drew Altman, Founding President and CEO, explains the top issues in this piece,...
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https://www.kff.org/medicaid/10-things-to-know-about-medicaid-managed-care/
10 Things to Know About Medicaid Managed Care | KFF
Apr 13, 2026 - Our updated explainer provides an overview of comprehensive managed care, the most common way states deliver Medicaid services to enrollees.
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https://www.kff.org/medicaid/state-policies-connecting-justice-involved-populations-to-medicaid-coverage-and-care/
State Policies Connecting Justice-Involved Populations to Medicaid Coverage and Care | KFF
Aug 9, 2025 - The COVID-19 pandemic has magnified pre-existing health disparities for justice-involved populations, with coronavirus infection rates among incarcerated...
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https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/state-health-coverage-for-immigrants-and-implications-for-health-coverage-and-care/
State Health Coverage for Immigrants and Implications for Health Coverage and Care | KFF
Sep 29, 2025 - Noncitizen immigrants, particularly those who are undocumented, face significant barriers to accessing health coverage and care and are significantly more...
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https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/watch-republicans-health-care-working-class-issue/
Watch: What Do Republicans Really Want on Health Care? - KFF Health News
Dec 8, 2025 - On “What the Health? From KFF Health News,” distributed by WAMU, chief Washington correspondent and podcast host Julie Rovner sat down with Avik Roy, a GOP...
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https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/nevada-public-option-health-insurance-aca-obamacare-enrollment/
Nevada Debuts Public Option Amid Tumultuous Federal Changes to Health Care - KFF Health News
Feb 19, 2026 - The state recently became the third to offer a public option health plan through its Affordable Care Act marketplace. But researchers said it’s unlikely to...
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https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/affordable-care-act-quiz/
Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of the Affordable Care Act | KFF
Jan 21, 2026 - Take this ten-question quiz to see how much you know about how the ACA affects health insurance coverage and costs as well as who is eligible for financial...
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https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/key-data-on-health-and-health-care-by-race-and-ethnicity/?entry=health-coverage-access-to-and-use-of-care-access-to-and-use-of-care
Key Data on Health and Health Care by Race and Ethnicity | KFF
Mar 2, 2026 - This analysis examines how people of color fare compared to White people across 64 measures of health, health care, and social determinants of health using the...
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https://www.kff.org/topic/affordable-care-act/page/278/
Affordable Care Act - Research and Data from KFF
Research and data on The Affordable Care Act from KFF, the leading health policy organization in the U.S.
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https://www.kff.org/topic/affordable-care-act/
Affordable Care Act - Research and Data from KFF
Research and data on The Affordable Care Act from KFF, the leading health policy organization in the U.S.
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https://www.kff.org/health-costs/the-affordability-of-long-term-care-and-support-services/
The Affordability of Long-Term Care and Support Services: Findings from a KFF Survey | KFF
Aug 9, 2025 - This survey shows that most adults feel unprepared for affording the cost of long-term care and support service, and just under half are not confident they...
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https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/deaths-and-health-care-issues-in-ice-detention-centers-under-the-second-trump-administration/
Deaths and Health Care Issues in ICE Detention Centers Under the Second Trump Administration | KFF
Mar 25, 2026 - This brief provides an overview of deaths in ICE custody and detention centers under the Trump administration based on KFF analysis of ICE detainee death...
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https://kffhealthnews.org/news/podcast/arm-and-a-leg-rising-health-insurance-costs-difficult-choices/
Steep Health Care Costs Steer Americans to Tough Decisions - KFF Health News
Two Americans explain how the skyrocketing cost of health insurance influenced their decision to buy — or skip — health insurance in 2026.
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https://kffhealthnews.org/series/health-care-helpline/
Health Care Helpline Archives - KFF Health News
Across the country, people are choosing lower monthly premiums in exchange for higher out-of-pocket risk. Reporter Jackie Fortiér explains what the shift means...
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https://www.kff.org/elections/health-policy-101-the-politics-of-health-care-and-elections/
The Politics of Health Care and Elections | KFF
Oct 8, 2025 - This Health Policy 101 chapter explores how health policy in the U.S. is linked to politics, with the direction of policy influenced by who is in power. Health...
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https://kffhealthnews.org/health-care-costs/watch-health-care-affordability-drew-altman-interview/
Watch: Affordability Plagues Health Care in Its Shift From Nonprofit to Profit Machine - KFF Health...
Apr 23, 2026 - On “What the Health? From KFF Health News,” distributed by WAMU, chief Washington correspondent and host Julie Rovner sat down with Drew Altman, president and...
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https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/5-charts-about-public-opinion-on-the-affordable-care-act/
5 Charts About Public Opinion on the Affordable Care Act | KFF
Feb 9, 2026 - A look at public opinion about the ACA and its provisions, including protections for people with pre-existing conditions and the impact of the law on families.
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https://www.kff.org/immigrant-health/kff-new-york-times-2025-survey-of-immigrants-health-and-health-care-experiences-during-the-second-trump-administration/
KFF/New York Times 2025 Survey of Immigrants: Health and Health Care Experiences During the Second...
Feb 26, 2026 - Since President Trump took office in January 2025, four in ten immigrant adults say they have experienced negative health impacts due to immigration-related...
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https://www.kff.org/tag/health-care-utilization/
Health Care Utilization - Research and Data from KFF
Research and data on Health Care Utilization from KFF, the leading health policy organization in the U.S.
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https://www.kff.org/topic/affordable-care-act/?view=grid
Affordable Care Act - Research and Data from KFF
Research and data on The Affordable Care Act from KFF, the leading health policy organization in the U.S.
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https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/kff-health-tracking-poll-public-use-and-trust-in-health-care-apps-and-websites/
KFF Health Tracking Poll: Public Use and Trust in Health Care Apps and Websites | KFF
Dec 29, 2025 - As the Trump administration announces a new partnership with private companies and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to expand access to digital...
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https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/kff-health-tracking-poll-health-care-costs-in-the-current-moment-of-economic-anxiety/
KFF Health Tracking Poll: Health Care Costs in the Current Moment of Economic Anxiety | KFF
Dec 11, 2025 - As economic anxiety rises, KFF's Health Tracking Poll finds that younger adult, LGBT adults, Hispanic adults, and adults with modest incomes are among groups...
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https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/key-data-on-health-and-health-care-by-race-and-ethnicity/?entry=health-status-and-outcomes-life-expectancy
Key Data on Health and Health Care by Race and Ethnicity | KFF
Mar 2, 2026 - This analysis examines how people of color fare compared to White people across 64 measures of health, health care, and social determinants of health using the...
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https://www.kff.org/tag/accountable-care-organizations/
Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) - Research and Data from KFF
Research and data on Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) from KFF, the leading health policy organization in the U.S.
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https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/employers-shopping-around-for-health-care-coverage-amid-rising-costs/
Employers Shopping Around For Health Care Coverage Amid Rising Costs - KFF Health News
The percentage of members of the Purchaser Business Group on Health who are shopping between insurance providers has risen 25 points since 2024, Healthcare...
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Key Data on Health and Health Care by Race and Ethnicity | KFF
Mar 2, 2026 - This analysis examines how people of color fare compared to White people across 64 measures of health, health care, and social determinants of health using the...
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https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/aca-preventive-services-tracker/
Preventive Health Care Services for Adults Covered Under the ACA | KFF
Mar 11, 2026 - Detailed information on preventive services covered under the ACA for cancer, sexual health, pregnancy, immunizations and other conditions.
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https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/racial-and-ethnic-disparities-in-mental-health-care-findings-from-the-kff-survey-of-racism-discrimination-and-health/
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Mental Health Care: Findings from the KFF Survey of Racism,...
Aug 14, 2025 - This brief is focused on racial and ethnic disparities in mental health care, including use of mental health care, barriers to mental health care, the impact...
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https://www.kff.org/quick-take/after-16-years-partisans-still-view-the-affordable-care-act-very-differently/
After 16 Years, Partisans Still View the Affordable Care Act Very Differently | KFF Quick Takes
Mar 23, 2026 - On the 16th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) passage, most of the public (61%) view the law favorably, though opinions and debates remain as...
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https://www.kff.org/tag/health-care-markets/
Health Care Markets - Research and Data from KFF
Research and data on Health Care Markets from KFF, the leading health policy organization in the U.S.
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https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/kff-health-tracking-poll-health-care-costs-expiring-aca-tax-credits-and-the-2026-midterms/
KFF Health Tracking Poll: Health Care Costs, Expiring ACA Tax Credits, and the 2026 Midterms | KFF
Mar 13, 2026 - Looking ahead to the midterm elections, health care costs are the public’s top economic concern, and many voters say the issue will have a major impact on...
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