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https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/on-air-december-13-2025-aca-obamacare-enhanced-subsidies-premium-costs/
Journalists Talk Increasing Insurance Costs, From Marketplace Plans to Employer Coverage - KFF...
Dec 15, 2025 - KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
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https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/insurer-missed-payments-dropped-coverage-florida-bill-of-the-month-march-2026/
She Owed Her Insurer a Nickel, So It Canceled Her Coverage - KFF Health News
Mar 30, 2026 - When medical bills started rolling in, a teacher’s aide in Florida wondered why her insurance suddenly wasn’t covering them. The answer? She owed a balance of...
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https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/insurer-missed-payments-dropped-coverage-florida-bill-of-the-month-march-2026/view/republish/
She Owed Her Insurer a Nickel, So It Canceled Her Coverage - KFF Health News
Apr 8, 2026 - When medical bills started rolling in, a teacher’s aide in Florida wondered why her insurance suddenly wasn’t covering them. The answer? She owed a balance of...
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https://www.kff.org/uninsured/health-policy-101-the-uninsured-population-and-health-coverage/
The Uninsured Population and Health Coverage | KFF
Oct 9, 2025 - This Health Policy 101 chapter examines the share of the United States population who are uninsured, highlighting their demographics and the challenges they...
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https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/navigating-the-family-glitch-fix-hurdles-for-consumers-with-employer-sponsored-coverage/
Navigating the Family Glitch Fix: Hurdles for Consumers with Employer-sponsored Coverage | KFF
Aug 9, 2025 - About 5 million people could benefit from the fix to the Affordable Care Act’s “family glitch” that allows workers offered unaffordable family coverage to get...
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https://www.kff.org/health-costs/long-term-trends-in-employer-based-coverage/
What Are the Recent Trends in Employer-Based Health Coverage? | KFF
Apr 17, 2026 - Employer-sponsored health insurance is the largest source of health coverage for people under 65, covering 165.6 million people in March 2025. This analysis...
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https://www.kff.org/state-health-policy-data/state-indicator/distribution-of-adults-ages-19-64-with-a-disability-by-insurance-coverage/
Distribution of Adults Ages 19-64 with a Disability by Insurance Coverage | KFF State Health Facts
Dec 19, 2025 - State level data on Distribution of Adults Ages 19-64 with a Disability by Insurance Coverage from KFF, the leading health policy organization in the U.S.
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https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/insurer-missed-payments-dropped-coverage-florida-bill-of-the-month-march-2026/?share=print
She Owed Her Insurer a Nickel, So It Canceled Her Coverage - KFF Health News
Apr 8, 2026 - When medical bills started rolling in, a teacher’s aide in Florida wondered why her insurance suddenly wasn’t covering them. The answer? She owed a balance of...
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https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/obamacare-catastrophic-plans-health-insurance-aca-trump/
Team Trump’s Answer to Ballooning Obamacare Premiums: Less Generous Coverage - KFF Health News
Jan 22, 2026 - Tens of millions of people face sticker shock enrolling in Affordable Care Act insurance for 2026. To save money, the Trump administration wants them to...
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https://www.kff.org/faqs/faqs-health-insurance-marketplace-and-the-aca/renewing-marketplace-coverage/
Renewing Marketplace Coverage Archives | KFF
Yes, your insurer must accept your January payment to start your coverage for next year and your payment for January 1 cannot be applied to the back-due...
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https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/brief/how-affordability-of-health-care-varies-by-income-among-people-with-employer-coverage/
How affordability of employer coverage varies by family income - Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker
Jun 30, 2025 - Employer-based coverage is the most common source of health insurance for non-elderly Americans. The cost of employer sponsored health insurance—including...
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https://www.kff.org/tag/retiree-coverage/
Retiree Coverage - Research and Data from KFF
Research and data on Retiree Coverage from KFF, the leading health policy organization in the U.S.
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https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collection/trends-in-employer-based-health-coverage/
What are the recent trends in employer-based health coverage? - Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker
Apr 17, 2026 - Employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI) is the largest source of health coverage for people under 65, covering 165.6 million people in March 2025, but its...
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https://www.kff.org/medicare/what-to-know-about-the-medicare-open-enrollment-period-and-medicare-coverage-options/
What to Know About the Medicare Open Enrollment Period and Medicare Coverage Options | KFF
Oct 16, 2025 - Each year, Medicare beneficiaries have an opportunity to make changes to how they receive their Medicare coverage during the nearly 8-week annual open...
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https://www.kff.org/state-health-policy-data/state-indicator/health-insurance-coverage-population-0-64/
Health Insurance Coverage of Population Ages 0-64 | KFF State Health Facts
Dec 18, 2025 - State level data on Health Insurance Coverage of Population Ages 0-64 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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https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/coverage-and-use-of-fertility-services-in-the-u-s/
Coverage and Use of Fertility Services in the U.S. | KFF
Aug 9, 2025 - This brief examines how access to fertility services, both diagnostic and treatment, varies across the U.S., based on state regulations, insurance type, income...
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https://www.kff.org/medicaid/medicaid-coverage-of-and-spending-on-glp-1s/
Medicaid Coverage of and Spending on GLP-1s | KFF
Jan 16, 2026 - This brief discusses the current landscape of Medicaid GLP-1 coverage and examines recent trends in Medicaid prescriptions and gross spending on GLP-1s.
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https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/health-coverage-by-race-and-ethnicity/
Health Coverage by Race and Ethnicity, 2010-2023 | KFF
Aug 9, 2025 - There were gains in coverage across most racial and ethnic groups between 2019 and 2023 after several years of rising uninsured rates during the first Trump...
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https://www.kff.org/other-health/state-indicator/mmr-vaccination-coverage-among-children/
MMR Vaccination Coverage Among Children | KFF State Health Facts
State level data on MMR Vaccination Coverage Among Children from KFF, the leading health policy organization in the U.S.
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https://kffhealthnews.org/health-care-costs/california-medicaid-medi-cal-glp1-weight-loss-drugs-ends-coverage-cost/
California Ends Medicaid Coverage of Weight Loss Drugs Despite TrumpRx Plan - KFF Health News
Apr 15, 2026 - Low-income Californians who use Wegovy and similar medications for weight loss lost their coverage at the start of the new year, with officials advising diet...
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https://www.kff.org/mental-health/5-key-facts-about-medicaid-coverage-for-adults-with-mental-illness/
5 Key Facts About Medicaid Coverage for Adults with Mental Illness | KFF
Aug 12, 2025 - Nationwide, an estimated 52 million nonelderly adults live with mental illness, and Medicaid covers nearly one in three (29%) of them, or about 15 million...
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https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/a-follow-up-survey-of-aca-marketplace-enrollees/
Cost Concerns and Coverage Changes: A Follow-Up Survey of ACA Marketplace Enrollees | KFF
Mar 30, 2026 - This KFF survey is a follow-up survey of adults who had ACA Marketplace insurance in 2025. The survey examines the cost concerns and coverage changes that...
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https://www.kff.org/medicaid/5-key-facts-about-medicaid-coverage-for-people-with-disabilities/
5 Key Facts About Medicaid Coverage for People with Disabilities | KFF
Aug 12, 2025 - This brief considers options under consideration to cut Medicaid spending by $2.3 trillion over ten years and their potential impact on people with...
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https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/health-coverage-and-care-for-the-adult-criminal-justice-involved-population/
Health Coverage and Care for the Adult Criminal Justice-Involved Population | KFF
Aug 9, 2025 - This issue brief provides an overview of the criminal justice-involved population and the potential impacts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on their health...
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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/other-health/state-indicator/percent-of-children-aged-0-35-months-who-are-immunized/
Vaccination Coverage Among Children Age 35 Months | KFF State Health Facts
Apr 23, 2026 - State level data on Vaccination Coverage Among Children Age 35 Months from KFF, the leading health policy organization in the U.S.
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https://kffhealthnews.org/courts/watch-ai-artificial-intelligence-prior-authorization-insurance-coverage-decisions/
Watch: As AI Makes More Health Coverage Decisions, the Risks to Patients Grow - KFF Health News
Apr 15, 2026 - Major health insurers and even Medicare are using artificial intelligence to make coverage decisions. But class action lawsuits have accused insurers of using...
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https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/intrauterine-devices-iuds-access-for-women-in-the-u-s/
Intrauterine Devices (IUDs): Access and Coverage in the U.S. | KFF
Feb 19, 2026 - Intrauterine devices (IUDs), along with implants, are known as long-acting reversible contraception (LARCs) because they can be used to prevent pregnancy for...
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https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/immigrant-seniors-medicare-california-big-beautiful-bill-eligibility-taxes/
Immigrant Seniors Lose Medicare Coverage Despite Paying for It - KFF Health News
Apr 8, 2026 - Rosa María Carranza has worked and paid taxes for more than two decades, but a provision in the GOP's One Big Beautiful Bill Act will make her and an estimated...
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https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/medicaid-coverage-for-women/
Medicaid Coverage for Women | KFF
Aug 13, 2025 - This data note presents key data points describing the current state of the Medicaid program as it affects women.
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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://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/coverage-for-abortion-services-in-medicaid-marketplace-plans-and-private-plans/
Coverage for Abortion Services in Medicaid, Marketplace Plans and Private Plans | KFF
Aug 9, 2025 - This brief reviews current federal and state policies on Medicaid and insurance coverage of abortion services and presents national and state estimates on the...
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https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/access-and-coverage-for-mental-health-care-for-women/
Access and Coverage for Mental Health Care for Women | KFF
Aug 9, 2025 - This issue brief presents KFF WHS data on access to mental health services among women and men ages 18 to 64, and it also takes a closer look at mental health...
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https://www.kff.org/event/oct-1-virtual-event-what-the-2024-election-could-mean-for-health-coverage-affordability-and-the-budget/
What the 2024 Election Could Mean for Health Coverage, Affordability, and the Budget | KFF
Apr 13, 2026 - As the 2024 presidential election draws near, there are sharp differences in former President Trump’s and Vice President Harris’ records on health coverage and...
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https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/contraceptive-experiences-coverage-and-preferences-findings-from-the-2024-kff-womens-health-survey/
Contraceptive Experiences, Coverage, and Preferences: Findings from the 2024 KFF Women's Health...
Sep 29, 2025 - This brief offers a close examination of women's experiences with contraception, insurance coverage, contraceptive preferences, and interactions with the...
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https://www.kff.org/other-health/state-indicator/hepatitis-b-vaccination-coverage-among-children/
Hepatitis B Vaccination Coverage Among Children | KFF State Health Facts
Apr 23, 2026 - State level data on Hepatitis B Vaccination Coverage Among Children from KFF, the leading health policy organization in the U.S.
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https://www.kff.org/state-health-facts/collection/abortion-health-coverage-access-for-families-children/
Abortion & Health Coverage/Access for Families & Children | KFF KFF State Health Facts
Aug 9, 2025 - Policies and data regarding Women and Children
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https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/policy-landscape-of-private-insurance-coverage-of-contraception-in-the-u-s/
Policy Landscape of Private Insurance Coverage of Contraception in the U.S. | KFF
Dec 2, 2025 - This issue brief explains the rules for private insurance coverage of contraceptives at the federal and state level, the exemptions and accommodations...
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https://www.kff.org/medicaid/medicaid-postpartum-coverage-extension-tracker/
Medicaid Postpartum Coverage Extension Tracker | KFF
Mar 19, 2026 - This page tracks recent state actions to extend Medicaid postpartum coverage, including approved and pending 1115 waivers, legislation that will require the...
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