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...
Medicaid/CHIP Monthly Enrollment Tracker | KFF
Note: The data presented below are updated monthly as new Medicaid/CHIP enrollment data become available. This tracker presents the most...
Recent State Actions Related to Immigrants’ Access to Services and Immigration Enforcement
During the 2025 and 2026 legislative sessions, states enacted or proposed a range of legislation that will impact immigrants’ access...
State Choices, Unequal Access: Policies Shaping Reproductive Health Care Across the United States
Authored by KFF’s Alina Salganicoff, Ivette Gomez, and Usha Ranji, this article for The Milbank Quarterly examines how state policies...
KFF Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust: Use of Social Media and AI For Health Information and Advice
Key Takeaways Adults in the U.S. are turning to social media and AI to advise them on health issues. KFF’s...
Out-of-Pocket Costs for Long-Acting Reversible Contraception Among Individuals Enrolled in Employer Sponsored Insurance Plans
Despite the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requiring contraceptives to be covered without cost-sharing, many privately insured long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARC)...
A Closer Look at North Carolina’s Implementation of the 2025 Reconciliation Law Medicaid Provisions and Other Changes Amid Medicaid Budget Shortfalls
On April 30, 2026, North Carolina Governor Josh Stein signed legislation that includes Medicaid policy changes and closes an estimated...
Texas Emerges as Focus of New Trump Administration Actions to Limit Gender-Affirming Care
Since early 2025, the Trump Administration has sought to limit youth access to gender-affirming care, taking a comprehensive approach to...
State Health Coverage for Immigrants and Implications for Health Coverage and Care
As of 2024, there were 24 million noncitizen immigrants, including lawfully present and undocumented immigrants, living in the U.S. Noncitizen...
