Ready for the new academic year? Whether you're teaching or studying health policy, dive into KFF’s Health Policy 101. Explore major U.S. health policy issues in just a few, easy-to-understand pages:
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- The Affordable Care Act, Health Costs, Private Insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, HIV/AIDS, the Uninsured, Women's Health Policy, Disparities Policy, Global Health Policy, Polling and Surveys, Health Journalism, Health Reform, Health Policy, Reproductive Health, and Health Costs
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Our 2024 Women’s Health Survey looked at women’s views on and experiences with abortion, their knowledge about state abortion laws and medication abortion, and more. We found that among women who have ever wanted or needed an abortion, 15% did not get one, and when asked why, about a third said the reason was access and affordability issues, with affordability issues making up most of the category. There are many reasons why someone may not get an abortion. Our survey found 1 in 5 women said religious, moral or societal pressures were why they did not get the abortion, and another 17% say they changed their mind or couldn’t go through with the abortion. Learn more about women’s experiences with abortion in our survey: https://on.kff.org/WHS-24
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High cost-sharing and expenses not covered by insurance leave some with expensive medical bills. But costs are not the only barriers to health care access. Many adults can face logistical barriers to care, like work schedules or finding a doctor or appointment. In 2022, about 1 in 5 adults experienced at least one barrier to accessing care aside from cost: https://on.kff.org/4fUhOI7
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Our new analysis examines the potential impacts of a Florida law that requires most hospitals in the state to collect information on patient immigration status and a Texas executive order requiring most hospitals there to do the same. More on these rules and their possible implications:
Potential Impacts of New Requirements in Florida and Texas for Hospitals to Request Patient Immigration Status | KFF
https://www.kff.org
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Our analysis examines the latest national Medicaid spending per enrollee data. We found that on average, expansion states spent $8,116 per enrollee in 2021 — over $2,000 more per enrollee than non-expansion states, which spent $5,988 per enrollee. Learn more about Medicaid spending across states: https://on.kff.org/4dvTPNW
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Where do the presidential candidates stand on issues like lowering health costs, reproductive health, prescription drug prices, and the ACA? Our side-by-side comparison lays out Harris’ and Trump’s records and positions on various health policy issues: https://lnkd.in/e39_Vv3v
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How have Medicaid renewals changed during the unwinding? Our new analysis found that the share of people whose Medicaid coverage was renewed increased (from 58% to 66%) while the share who were disenrolled dropped (from 38% to 23%).
How Did Medicaid Renewal Outcomes Change During the Unwinding? | KFF
https://www.kff.org
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In addition to being a swing state for the presidential election, Arizona will have a ballot measure on abortion legality in this year’s election that, if passed, would make abortion legal in the state up to viability (generally considered around 24 weeks gestation). As part of our 2024 Women’s Health Survey, we learned about the experiences and views on abortion among women in Arizona — swipe through to see some key findings. https://lnkd.in/eARj4vUe
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Many women across the U.S. are unaware of the status of abortion policy in their state. One in four (26%) don’t know where they could get an abortion or where to find information if they needed one, and only one in five (19%) know that people in their state can get medication abortion pills online. Explore more findings from our Women’s Health Survey:
Abortion Experiences, Knowledge, and Attitudes Among Women in the U.S.: Findings from the 2024 KFF Women's Health Survey | KFF
https://www.kff.org
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How are AI Chatbots changing how they handle health misinformation as they evolve? We explore this in our latest Health Misinformation Monitor. At three separate points over the last 8 months, KFF’s Hagere Yilma, PhD MPH asked three well-known AI chatbots whether 11 false health claims examined in our Misinformation Tracking Poll were true. Here’s what she found:
The Health Misinformation Monitor: AI Chatbots as Health Information Sources | KFF
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