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The image is a quote from Drew Altman, KFF Founding President and CEO, on a purple background. The quote says: “The polling partnerships are illustrative of a broader strategy to expand our reach and magnify impact at KFF… Partnerships with news and media companies have been an effective way for us to reach the public at-scale and go beyond our core health policy audiences. And for our partners, they have been a way to bring their audiences the best possible information there is on health issues. Like any good joint venture, a win-win for both sides.” KFF's logo is in the bottom right corner.
The KFF bar chart shows the breakdown of how dual-eligible individuals disproportionately account of shares of Medicare and Medicaid. One of the bars represents Traditional Medicare where 15% goes to those dual-eligible and 85% goes to the rest.
Stacked bar chart showing the public's priority when it comes to managing the Medicaid program: preventing fraud, even if that means some people who are eligible may have less access to certain services, or ensuring that eligible people have access to the care they need. Shown among registered voters and voters by party identification. Democratic and independent voters prioritize ensuring access to care, while Republicans are more split.
The image is a quote from Drew Altman, KFF Founding President and CEO, on a purple background. The quote says: “The polling partnerships are illustrative of a broader strategy to expand our reach and magnify impact at KFF… Partnerships with news and media companies have been an effective way for us to reach the public at-scale and go beyond our core health policy audiences. And for our partners, they have been a way to bring their audiences the best possible information there is on health issues. Like any good joint venture, a win-win for both sides.” KFF's logo is in the bottom right corner.
The KFF bar chart shows the comparisons for those who have Medicare without Medicaid and those with dual-eligibility. Medicare beneficiaries without Medicaid show 3% in poor health status and 11% in fair health status compared to those with all dual eligibility at 12% poor health status and 32% fair health status.
Chart showing potential Medicaid and CHIP disenrollment among individuals living in a household with a noncitizen under 10%, 20%, and 30% disenrollment scenarios due to public charge and other-immigration related fears. Disenrollment ranges from 1.4 million total at 10% to 4.1 million total at 30%.
Quote from Larry Levitt, KFF Executive Vice President for Health Policy. It says, "Drug prices are high, and it's important to address them... But, if we want to meaningfully restrain underlying health care costs, we need to do what bank robber Willie Sutton said... and go where the money is - hospital pricing."
Text graphic featuring a quote from Drew Altman, KFF Founding President and CEO. It says: "It was a time when the world was seeking scalable, non-clinical efforts to complement treatment expansion and prevention programs. We saw an opening to add our expertise in media and the experience that we had gained operating large-scale HIV campaigns in South Africa and in partnerships with the largest media companies in the U.S. to the global HIV effort."
Quote from Larry Levitt, KFF Executive Vice President for Health Policy. It says, "Drug prices are high, and it's important to address them... But, if we want to meaningfully restrain underlying health care costs, we need to do what bank robber Willie Sutton said... and go where the money is - hospital pricing."
The image is a promotional graphic for an episode of KFF’s "The Business of Health" with Chip Kahn. It features a quote from Caroline Pearson, Executive Director at the Peterson Health Technology Institute and the Peterson Center on Healthcare. It says: “...At the moment, the addition of this administrative AI is really supercharging the parts of the healthcare system that we hate the most. And not only the patients during their care, but also the doctors who are working hard every day to provide that care. And costs continue to rise. We are not seeing any of these interventions really returning savings back in the form of lower out-of-pocket costs for people consuming care, or lower premiums for the employees and their families or the taxpayers that ultimately pay those premiums...” The graphic includes the logos for KFF and highlights the episode title, "The AI Arms Race in Administrative Health Care."
The KFF bar chart shows a breakdown of the different demographics and socioeconomic characteristics of direct care workers compared to all other adult workers in the US.
The KFF bar chart shows what voters thought when asked: 'If the federal government delayed funding to states it says are mismanaging their state Medicaid program, how likely do you think it is that these funding delays would…?". Less than half say these deferrals are likely to save taxpayers money (43%) or lower health costs for people like them (31%).
The KFF bar chart shows the percent of voters who say there is a lot of fraud in the several categories listed. The one that about half of voters across partisanship say there is a lot of fraud is the Federal tax system with 52% of the total surveyed.
The KFF bar chart shows how much fraud is in certain categories. The category voters think has the largest amount of fraud is the federal tax system at 52%.
The KFF bar chart shows various issues that voters care about for the midterms elections and the percentages are broken down by party. It highlights that Republicans care the most about fraud in government programs a 55% percent compared to Democrats at 34% and Independents at 42%.
The KFF line graph is showing the rates per 100,000 from 2014 to 2024 of the substance use and suicide mortality rates. During the pandemic in 2021 the rates peaked at 59.6.
Text graphic featuring a quote from Drew Altman, KFF Founding President and CEO. It says: "It was a time when the world was seeking scalable, non-clinical efforts to complement treatment expansion and prevention programs. We saw an opening to add our expertise in media and the experience that we had gained operating large-scale HIV campaigns in South Africa and in partnerships with the largest media companies in the U.S. to the global HIV effort."
The KFF bar chart shows several categories of the leading causes of death in the Unite States in 2024. Substance use and suicide is the third item from the top with a death rate of 47.7.
The KFF pie charts show Direct care workers on the left by type of work, Home Health Aides (23%), Nursing Assistants (30%) and Personal Care Aides (47%). The right pie chart shows it based on setting: residential facilities (12%), Nursing facilities (22%), services for the elderly and people with disabilities (26%), and home health (40%).
The KFF chart shows the breakdown of the noncitizen immigrants and naturalized citizens in the long-term care work. The categories are as follows: all other adult workers (18%) 9% are noncitizen immigrants and 9% are naturalized citizens, all direct care workers (30%) 12% are noncitizen immigrants and 18% naturalized citizens, home care (33%) 14% are noncitizen immigrants and 19% are naturalized citizens, nursing facilities (25%) 9% are noncitizen immigrants and 16% are naturalized citizens and the last category is residential care facilities (23%) with 9% noncitizen immigrants and 14% naturalized citizens.
The image is an informative graphic by KFF titled "Institutions for Mental Diseases (IMDs) in the Context of Substance Use Disorder Care Settings." It features five categories: Outpatient, Specialty Outpatient, Emergency/Crisis, Institution for Mental Diseases, and SUD Inpatient Care in General Hospital. Each category has a brief description regarding their roles in mental health and substance use disorder care.
The KFF pie chart shows the breakdown of direct care workers and their primary country of origin. The total number of direct care workers who are immigrants is 678,000.
The KFF map shows the 38 states including D.C., that have approved SUD IMD waiver, 3 states are pending and 10 states without SUD IMD waiver.
The KFF pie charts show the percentage of people with Medicare that use digital health tools as well as one pie chart saying how 63% say it's important for Medicare to increase apps that help manage chronic conditions.
A blue background with a balloon labeled "Health Spending" at the top. Text below reads: "How Unaffordable is Health Care? Heading into the 2026 midterms, KFF's polls show that health care affordability is a top issue for voters. Why and how did care get so expensive? A new three-part video series looks at rising U.S. health spending from macro divers to the pressures on everyday Americans. Swipe to learn more." At the bottom right, the KFF logo is displayed.
Chart shows the distribution of proposed 2027 rate changes among 77 ACA Marketplace insurers. ACA Marketplace insurers are proposing a median premium increase of about 14% in 2027.
Chart shows the distribution of proposed 2027 rate changes among 77 ACA Marketplace insurers. ACA Marketplace insurers are proposing a median premium increase of about 14% in 2027.
Chart shows the distribution of proposed 2027 rate changes among 77 ACA Marketplace insurers. ACA Marketplace insurers are proposing a median premium increase of about 14% in 2027.
KFF bar chart titled "Medicare Advantage Insurers Deny Prior Authorization Requests for Post-Acute Care at Substantially Higher Rates Than the Overall Denial Rate." The chart shows the share of prior authorization rates that were initially denied by Medicare Advantage insurers in 2024. Long-term care hospitals have a denial rate of 65%, inpatient rehabilitation facilities 54%, skilled nursing facilities 12%, and all services 8%. The data is sourced from the 2024 HHS OIG report.
Text image featuring a quote from Seema Verma, Executive Vice President at Oracle Health and Life Sciences. Includes the title: 'Episode 11: AI: Rewiring the Machine' from KFF's 'The Business of Health with Chip Kahn.'" The quote says: “We look at health care and the problems that we’re having and the growth that we’re having in costs, the advent and the adoption of the [electronic health records], things haven’t gotten any better. I mean, I think arguably they’ve actually gotten worse. The old EHRs are holding back the entire system, right? Health care is getting harder, it’s getting more expensive, drugs are becoming more expensive, and a lot of that is because it’s so hard to do a clinical trial. And the technology has to make it easier because what we have today is not sustainable.”
The image features a quote from Drew Altman, founding president and CEO of KFF. It reads: “The biggest danger posed by amplifiers—leaders, influencers, and sometimes the news media who amplify misinformation—is probably less that they spread the myths and more that they further spread the confusion and uncertainty about them.” At the bottom, there's a small section with "Beyond the Data from Dr. Drew Altman" on the left, and the KFF logo on the right.
Quote from a KFF Quick Take. It reads: "The Administration's proposed changes for certain imaging services would further advance site-neutral payment reform but, like prior changes, are modest relative to more expansive options raised by MedPAC and others." The quote is attributed to Zachary Levinson, Project Director on Hospital Costs at KFF.
Bar graph titled "in Medicaid expansion states, six in 10 Medicaid enrollees with HIV have coverage through the expansion pathway." The chart shows Medicaid enrollees with HIV in expansion states compared to all Medicaid enrollees with HIV. Expansion states: 60% have coverage through expansion pathway, 29% adults based on disability, 11% other. All enrollees: 51% through expansion, 35% adults based on disability, 14% other. Source: KFF analysis of 2023 data.
The image is a graphic with text highlighting Medicare spending statistics. It states, "$534 Billion. Spending on Medicare Advantage was $534 billion in 2025, over half (53%) of total Medicare program spending. Medicare pays an estimated 14% more per enrollee in Medicare Advantage than it would if the same beneficiary were covered by traditional Medicare." The source is cited as KFF, "Key Facts About Medicare Spending Trends and Projections from the 2026 Medicare Trustees Report," June 24, 2026. The background is green, and the text is white.
The two KFF bar charts shows the impact of higher coding intensity on Total Medicare Advantage payments for the year. The chart on the left shows the codes consistent with traditional Medicare and the chart on the left shows the higher coding intensity.
Chart shows federal Medicaid outlays from 2025 to 2035, the period for which comparable spending projections are available. The chart shows that CBO’s Most Recent Medicaid Projections Highlight the Effects of the 2025 Reconciliation Law in Reducing Future Medicaid Spending.
Bar graph titled "in Medicaid expansion states, six in 10 Medicaid enrollees with HIV have coverage through the expansion pathway." The chart shows Medicaid enrollees with HIV in expansion states compared to all Medicaid enrollees with HIV. Expansion states: 60% have coverage through expansion pathway, 29% adults based on disability, 11% other. All enrollees: 51% through expansion, 35% adults based on disability, 14% other. Source: KFF analysis of 2023 data.
Bar chart showing Medicare benefit spending from 2016 to 2025, broken down by Part A, Part B, and Part D. Part B consistently accounts for the highest spending each year, rising from $290 billion in 2016 to a projected $576 billion in 2025. Part A spending increases from $283 billion to $439 billion, and Part D from $93 billion to $181 billion over the same period. Data source is KFF, based on reports from Medicare Boards of Trustees.
This image is a bar chart titled "More Than 13 Million Medicare Beneficiaries Met the BMI Thresholds for Obesity or Overweight in 2023, But Not All Are Potentially Eligible for the Medicare GLP-1 Bridge." It shows the number of Medicare beneficiaries, in millions, in various categories: - 55.8 million are Medicare Parts A and B enrollees. - 47.5 million are Parts A, B, and D enrollees - 13.3 million are Parts A and B enrollees with obesity/overweight - 9.7 million are Parts A, B and D enrollees meeting Bridge clinical criteria, with or without a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes, OSA, or MASH, and a GLP-1 part D-covered prescription - 3.8 million are Parts A, B and D enrollees who meet the Bridge clinical criteria, but don't have diagnosis of type 2 diabetes, OSA, or MASH, and don't have a GLP-1 part D-covered prescription A note explains the criteria and exclusions related to the Medicare beneficiary data used.
The KFF bar chart shows Medicare spending under the Medicare Advantage Quality Bonus program went form $3 Billion in 2015 to over $13 Billion in 2026.
Chart shows federal Medicaid outlays from 2025 to 2035, the period for which comparable spending projections are available. The chart shows that CBO’s Most Recent Medicaid Projections Highlight the Effects of the 2025 Reconciliation Law in Reducing Future Medicaid Spending.
Bar graph titled "in Medicaid expansion states, six in 10 Medicaid enrollees with HIV have coverage through the expansion pathway." The chart shows Medicaid enrollees with HIV in expansion states compared to all Medicaid enrollees with HIV. Expansion states: 60% have coverage through expansion pathway, 29% adults based on disability, 11% other. All enrollees: 51% through expansion, 35% adults based on disability, 14% other. Source: KFF analysis of 2023 data.
Green graphic with text showing healthcare costs. It states that the average out-of-pocket fee for inpatient treatment was $1,300 for a mental health visit and $1,400 for a substance use visit. Source is KFF, Health System Tracker.
Pie chart showing the number of Medicare Part D enrollees meeting eligibility criteria for the Medicare GLP-1 Bridge program in 2023. A total of 9.7 million Part D enrollees meet the clinical criteria in 2023: 3.8 million don't have type 2 diabetes, OSA or MASH and don't have a GLP-1 prescription, while 5.9 million have type 2 diabetes, OSA, MASH, or have filled a GLP-1 prescription. The source is 2023 KFF analysis.
An image with a quote from Drew Altman, KFF Founding President and CEO. The quote says: “We announced KFF’s new mission in March 1991, and from the beginning we had a twin focus on policy and media... But our first foray into directly operating a ‘news’ or news-like organization itself was kasernetwork.org, which began in 2000.”
Among adults 18 - 64 with private insurance, Mental health and substance use treatment accounted for 10% of all overnight stays at hospitals or other medical facilities in 2023.
Bar chart titled "Skipping or Delaying Recommended Vaccines for Children Is Tied to Parents’ Belief in Vaccine Myths." The chart addresses the belief levels (who say the claims are definitely or probably true) of total parents and parents by vaccine choice in different vaccine myths. 1. Myth: Measles, mumps, rubella vaccines cause autism in children. 2. Myth: Getting measles vaccine is more dangerous than measles. 3. Myth: More people have died from COVID-19 vaccines than from COVID-19 virus. 4. Myth: mRNA vaccines change your DNA. Source: KFF Tracking Poll.
Bar chart titled "Over Time, at Least Half of Adults Consistently Fall in the 'Malleable Middle' on Belief in Vaccine Myths, Saying They Are Either Probably True or Probably False." The chart has three sections, each addressing a different vaccine myth over multiple time points from June 2023 to June 2026: 1. Myth: Measles, mumps, rubella vaccines cause autism in children. 2. Myth: Getting measles vaccine is more dangerous than measles. 3. Myth: More people have died from COVID-19 vaccines than from COVID-19 virus. 4. Myth: mRNA vaccines change your DNA. Each section has color-coded bars representing categories: "Definitely true," "Probably true," "Probably false," and "Definitely false;" and the results show belief levels with varying percentages over time. Source: KFF Tracking Poll.
Promotional graphic of "KFF’s The Business of Health with Chip Kahn" episode 10, featuring a quote from Dr. Toyin Ajayi, co-founder and CEO of Cityblock Health. The quote says: “Our AI agents are not replacing clinical care, but they’re enabling and augmenting clinical care. And we’re certainly seeing that they’re enabling us to do that in a much more efficient way. So ... we’re able to serve more people at a better unit cost, which allows us to scale the business more effectively and serve more members.” The cover includes an image of Dr. Ajayi.
Quote from Jennifer Tolbert, KFF Deputy Director for the Program on Medicaid and the Uninsured. It says, “The legal challenge was not unexpected as states expressed concern that this interpretation was a sharp departure from informal guidance that indicated states would be able to exempt people with qualifying medical conditions without an individual assessment.”
KFF bar chart showing the correlation between belief in vaccine myths and lacking a trusted health care provider or frequently using social media and AI chatbots for health information. Myths include: "More have died from COVID vaccines than the COVID virus"; "MMR vaccines have been proven to cause autism in children"; "mRNA vaccines can change your DNA"; and "The measles vaccine is more dangerous than measles." The chart shows the percentage of adults who believe these myths (say they are definitely or probably true) and their frequency of relying on trusted health providers, social media, and AI tools for health questions.
KFF bar chart showing the correlation between belief in vaccine myths and lacking a trusted health care provider or frequently using social media and AI chatbots for health information. Myths include: "More have died from COVID vaccines than the COVID virus"; "MMR vaccines have been proven to cause autism in children"; "mRNA vaccines can change your DNA"; and "The measles vaccine is more dangerous than measles." The chart shows the percentage of adults who believe these myths (say they are definitely or probably true) and their frequency of relying on trusted health providers, social media, and AI tools for health questions.
Quote from Cynthia Cox, KFF Senior Vice President and Director of the Program on the ACA. It says, “While the Trump administration attributes this drop in enrollment to their attempts to address fraud, this coverage loss happened at the same time millions of people faced steep increases in their premium payments — often in the double or even triple digits — with the expiration of enhanced tax credits.”
Quote from KFF Founding President and CEO Drew Altman. It says: “As the toll of HIV mounted, leaders from all over the globe implored South Africa’s second democratically elected president Thabo Mbeki to do more about its raging HIV epidemic, feeling South Africa uniquely could lead Africa’s response... We tried to step into the vacuum with loveLife... the largest HIV prevention program in the world then.”
The KFF map is tracking federal action related to Medicaid program integrity. Thirteen states have received requests for information & data. Four states have received financial penalties and contested expenditures.