Kaiser Family Foundation

6 days ago | kff.org | Drew Altman

Some Republicans who want to reduce federal funding for Medicaid have characterized the Medicaid expansion as unjust because the federal government provides a 90% match to states for uninsured adults they characterize as “able bodied,” while it provides a smaller match for younger, older and disabled beneficiaries they characterize as Medicaid’s traditional and more needy populations. The 90% match takes money from the “traditional” populations, they say.

1 week ago | kff.org | Drishti Pillai |Isabelle Valdes |Alisha Rao |Samantha Artiga

During his second term, President Trump has implemented an array of immigration policy changes focused on restricting immigration and increasing interior immigration enforcement efforts.

1 week ago | kff.org | Shannon Schumacher |Isabelle Valdes |Liz Hamel |Samantha Artiga

During his second term, President Trump has implemented an array of immigration policy changes focused on restricting immigration and increasing interior enforcement efforts. While these policies have been a frequent topic of political discourse, the perspectives and experiences of immigrants themselves are often overlooked.

1 week ago | kff.org | Drew Altman

Levels of trust in the nation’s scientific agencies that affect people’s everyday lives—the CDC and the FDA—are abysmally low, driven in part by polarization and partisanship. It’s a danger to the nation if another epidemic hits and the country needs public health leadership or a new drug or vaccine to get through it.

1 week ago | kff.org | Lindsey Dawson

On May 1, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released Treatment for Pediatric Gender Dysphoria: Review of Evidence and Best Practices, a report issued following the Executive Order, “Protecting Children From Chemical and Surgical Mutilation,” which directed the HHS Secretary to publish an evidence review related to gender dysphoria in young people within 90 days. Access to gender affirming care has becoming increasingly contested political territory in the United States.