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This issue brief provides an overview of the decennial census and discusses potential implications of the changes outlined in ...

States must first determine if an individual is excluded from the Medicaid work requirements before assessing if an individual meets the qualifying activities. Some individuals who meet exclusion ...

Rural voters’ frustrations about the cost of living in their community are growing and appear to be chipping away at Republicans’ enthusiasm to vote as the midterm elections near, a new KFF/AP Survey ...

Editorial Note: This brief was updated on September 29, 2026, to include the latest KFF polling data. It was originally published on December 14, 2021. For many years, KFF polling has found that the ...

Editorial Note: The Policy Actions tracker will no longer be updated as the data source has ceased tracking government responses to COVID-19. For more information, please visit the Oxford Covid-19 ...

The Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) Medicaid expansion expanded Medicaid coverage to nearly all adults with incomes up to 138% of the Federal Poverty Level ($21,597 for an individual in 2025) and provided ...

Paid family and medical leave and sick leave can help workers meet their personal and family health care needs, while also fulfilling work responsibilities. Access to paid leave is a particularly ...

This brief was updated on September 24, 2026, to reflect the status of four abortion-related ballot initiatives on the 2026 ballot. Nebraska’s initiative did not qualify for the 2026 ballot. This ...

Section 1115 Medicaid demonstration waivers offer states an avenue to test new approaches in Medicaid that differ from what is required by federal statute, if [in the HHS Secretary’s view] the ...

The analysis below and zip code tool estimate the share of the potential Marketplace shoppers in geographic areas across the U.S. who enrolled in coverage in 2015. See what share of potential ...

Drew Altman is founding president and chief executive officer of KFF, a position he has held for more than 30 years since founding the modern day KFF organization in the 1990s. He is a leading expert ...