Poll: People View Prior Authorization as Greatest Burden in Navigating the Health System
New KFF polling explores the challenges beyond costs that people with insurance face in navigating the health care system. People...
Potential Implications of the New Medicaid Data Sharing Agreement Between CMS and ICE
The Trump Administration has taken action to share Medicaid data provided by states to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...
Key Data on Health and Health Care by Race and Ethnicity
Among those under age 65, most adults of color are more likely than White adults to report not having a...
New Trump Administration Proposals Would Further Limit Gender Affirming Care for Young People by Restricting Providers and Reducing Coverage
On December 18, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued two proposed rules that would further limit...
Health and Health Care for American Indian or Alaska Native People: Key Issues
Introduction Recent and forthcoming policy changes may have important implications for American Indian or Alaska Native (AIAN) people and could...
Key Data on Health and Health Care for American Indian or Alaska Native People
AIAN people have a shorter life expectancy at birth compared to White people (Figure 8). Since 2019, life expectancy has...
Tracking Key Mental Health and Substance Use Policy Actions Under the Trump Administration
In 2024, over 61 million adults in the U.S. experienced a mental illness and deaths due to suicide, gun violence,...
Sex Education Programs: Definitions, Funding, and Impact on Teen Sexual Health
Adolescents face unique challenges accessing reliable health information and education. This has become even more difficult in a post-Roe landscape...
Designating English as the Official Language of the United States Could Impact Millions with Limited English Proficiency
Introduction On March 1, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order (EO) 14224 designating English as the official language of the...
Recent Trump Administration Policies that Impact Health Coverage and Care for Immigrant Families
Introduction Immigrants form a growing share of the U.S. population and workforce, and as of 2024, there were over 50...
