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3 weeks ago | 
kff.org | Alice Burns |Jared Ortaliza |Justin Lo |Matthew Rae
House Republicans have passed a reconciliation package (the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”) that would make significant changes to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplaces. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that the bill would increase the number of people without health insurance by 10.9 million, because of changes to Medicaid and the ACA.
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1 month ago | 
kff.org | Alice Burns |Jared Ortaliza |Justin Lo |Matthew Rae
House Republicans are currently considering a reconciliation package that would make significant changes to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplaces.
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1 month ago | 
kff.org | Justin Lo |Matthew Rae |Gary Claxton |Jared Ortaliza
New legislative proposals released this week could potentially expose Marketplace enrollees to higher costs if their income at the end of the year differs from what they originally estimated. Most Marketplace enrollees (92% in 2025) receive a tax credit to help pay their premiums, and the vast majority of those receive the credit in advance to lower their monthly payments, rather than when they file their taxes.
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2 months ago | 
kff.org | Akash Pillai |Aubrey Winger |Drishti Pillai |Matthew Rae
There are over working on agricultural farms in the U.S. that play an important role in crop work and the nation’s food system. In addition to self-employed farmers and their unhired family members, these workers include 1 million hired workers, who are primarily noncitizen immigrants.
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2 months ago | 
kff.org | Drishti Pillai |Samantha Artiga |Matthew Rae
Immigrants and their children form a growing share of the U.S. population and, as of 2023, there were over 47 million immigrants residing in the country, accounting for 14% of the total population. Regardless of their countries of birth, about three in four (77%) immigrant adults say they moved to the U.S. for a better future for their children.
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Mar 24, 2025 | 
kff.org | Lindsey Dawson |Kaye Pestaina |Matthew Rae
March 10th, CMS issued a proposed rule that seeks to change how plans sold on and off the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) Marketplaces (plans for individuals and small businesses), would cover gender affirming care services, which the rule calls “coverage for sex-trait modification1.” The rule proposes, beginning plan year 2026, to prohibit insurers from covering gender affirming care as an essential health benefit (EHB), which could lead insurers to drop coverage or shift costs to individuals...
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Feb 2, 2025 | 
kff.org | Cynthia Cox |Matthew Rae |Jennifer Kates |Emma Wager
On Friday January 31, 2025, several federal government datasets went offline. The datasets taken down included some widely used, large-scale national health surveys, indices, and data dashboards that inform research, policy making, and media coverage about health care and public health.
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Oct 21, 2024 | 
kff.org | Matthew Rae |Gary Claxton |Anthony Damico
Most employers that offer health insurance include the option for enrollees to cover a spouse or other qualified dependents. Dependent coverage plays a key role in providing health insurance for individuals who either do not have access to their own employer-sponsored plan or find the plan they are offered unaffordable. This data note examines how dependent coverage changes with age, using data from the Current Population Survey (CPS) Annual Social and Economic Supplements for 2024.
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Jul 10, 2024 | 
kff.org | Drishti Pillai |Matthew Rae |Samantha Artiga
Registered Nurses (RNs) play a key role in the health care workforce and contribute to the health and well-being of millions of Americans, working in hospitals, nursing homes, physician’s offices, and home health services. The profession has been experiencing shortages, which were exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and are predicted to continue over the next decade as the 65 and older population in the U.S. grows, increasing health care needs.
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Dec 8, 2023 | 
kff.org | Nirmita Panchal |Matthew Rae |Kaye Pestaina
A growing number of employer-sponsored health plans use Center of Excellence (COE) programs as a way to provide enrollees with specialized care for selected health services. COE programs designate providers or facilities based on cost and quality of the care they deliver. Providers participating in COE programs often specialize in selected services, and may provide additional case management and other support services for patients.
