
Matthew Rae
Associate Director at Kaiser Family Foundation
Associate Director @KFF Healthcare cost & access, employer benefits, surveys, #rstats & Ruffles (my🐕) I tweet graphs, papers & briefs that I am reading
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3 weeks 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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1 month ago |
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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2 months ago |
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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