Grace Sparks

2 months ago | kff.org | Audrey Kearney |Grace Sparks |Liz Hamel |Julian Montalvo III

As Senate committee hearings begin for President Donald Trump’s nominees for key health positions, the latest KFF Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust finds that public trust in government health agencies has fallen over the past 18 months, continuing a decline that began during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jan 17, 2025 | kff.org | Ashley Kirzinger |Julian Montalvo III |Audrey Kearney |Grace Sparks

Both Medicare and Medicaid continue to be viewed favorably by large majorities of the public, including majorities of Republicans, Democrats, and independents. While lawmakers are discussing changes to Medicaid and Medicare including possible spending cuts, about half of the public think the federal government isn’t spending enough on each of these programs. Half (51%) say the federal government spends “not enough” on Medicare, and nearly half (46%) say the same about the Medicaid program.

Nov 25, 2024 | kff.org | Ashley Kirzinger |Liz Hamel |Grace Sparks |Isabelle Valdes

The outcome of the 2024 presidential election is settled with Republicans regaining control of the U.S. house and controlling the U.S. Senate, with President-elect Donald Trump set to begin a second term in January 2025. With most votes counted and races called, this analysis takes a deeper dive into the role that health care issues played in the 2024 race. In the first presidential election since the overturning of Roe v.

Sep 13, 2024 | kff.org | Grace Sparks |Ashley Kirzinger |Isabelle Valdes |Julian Montalvo III

The Biden administration recently announced a projected reduction of out-of-pocket costs for seniors as part of the Medicare drug negotiations, yet large majorities of voters have not heard about these savings, with almost half (45%) who say they have heard “nothing at all,” while a quarter have heard “a lot” or “some.” Larger shares of older voters, those ages 65 and older, say they’ve heard “a lot” or “some” about these savings, with a third (32%) who say so, compared to two in ten (22%) of...

Jun 13, 2024 | kff.org | Alex Montero |Grace Sparks |Marley Presiado |Liz Hamel

With the rise of social media use and growing concerns about health misinformation that accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been increased attention to the role that various social media platforms play in the dissemination of health information, both accurate and inaccurate.