Kaiser Family Foundation

1 week ago | kff.org | Drew Altman

With the focus on Medicaid cuts, the dismantling of the Department of Health and Human Services and so much more that has been part of the “flood the zone” tactics of the Trump administration, one big health policy issue—the looming expiration of the enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits—has not received the attention it deserves. That may be changing soon.

2 weeks ago | kff.org | Heather Saunders |Alice Burns |Robin Rudowitz

Chronic conditions (also referred to as chronic disease or illness) have drawn increased attention in recent months, partly due to the focus on chronic conditions under HHS secretary Robert F. Kennedy’s “Make America Healthy Again,” (MAHA) initiative. Among working age adults enrolled in Medicaid, approximately three quarters have one or more chronic conditions, and nearly one-third have three or more. Medicaid coverage facilitates access to care for this population.

2 weeks ago | kff.org | Lindsey Dawson |Jennifer Kates

On March 27th, the Trump administration announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) would implement “a dramatic restructuring” in accordance with President Trump’s Executive Order, “Implementing the President’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ Workforce Optimization Initiative.” This included plans to reduce the Department’s workforce by 10,000 employees.

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.

3 weeks ago | kff.org | Drew Altman

Having reorganized both nonprofit and public sector organizations, these are a few reflections on Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s restructuring of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). I know the department pretty well and worked there early in my career. First, HHS is no stranger to reorganization. HHS itself was born from a reorganization when education was split off from the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, and became a separate cabinet agency.