State Fiscal Conditions: Context on Medicaid Budgets for FY 2027
Medicaid is the primary program providing comprehensive health and long-term care to one in five people living in the U.S. and accounts for nearly $1 out of every...
Availability of Rural Hospitals Providing Inpatient Maternity Care in Medicaid
In recent years, concerns about access to maternity care in rural areas have grown as hundreds of rural hospitals have...
Examining LGBTQ+ Adults’ Experiences with Health Care Costs and Access
Key Takeaways LGBTQ+ adults face significantly greater challenges accessing and affording health care compared to their non-LGBTQ+ peers. They are...
Medicaid Coverage for Women | KFF
Adult women of reproductive age (19 to 49) comprise a quarter (24%) of the Medicaid population (Figure 1). Medicaid covers a...
Optional Medicaid and CHIP Coverage for Lawfully Present Immigrant Children Could Mitigate Coverage Losses Due to 2025 Reconciliation Law
Summary Actions taken by the Trump administration and Congress will likely have major impacts on health and health care for immigrant families, including...
Variability in Rebimbursement Rates for State-funded Abortion Services for Medicaid Enrollees: A 2026 Update
In 2023, medication abortion, a two-drug regimen using mifepristone and misoprostol that is FDA-approved to terminate pregnancies up to 10...
Health and Health Care Experiences of Uninsured Immigrants
Introduction As of 2024, there were about 50 million immigrants residing in the U.S. Within this group, there were 24...
Abortion Trends Before and After Dobbs
Editorial Note: This brief was updated on July 22, 2026, to incorporate new data on abortion statistics. In the years...
A Look at 1115 Waiver Evaluations for Medicaid Payments to Institutions of Mental Disease (IMD) for Substance Use Disorder
Medicaid covers one-fifth of adults with substance use disorders (SUDs), including many with substantial treatment needs. Inpatient and residential care...
Medical Frailty and Medicaid Work Requirements: Challenges for People with HIV
On June 1, 2026, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an interim final rule providing states with...
