State and Local Policies on School Vaccine Requirements: Overview and Current Status
Key Points The Constitution gives authority to state and local governments, not the federal government, to set school vaccine requirements...
Kindergarten Routine Vaccination Rates Continue to Decline
As measles cases rise across the U.S., children’s routine vaccination rates continue to decline while exemptions from school vaccination requirements,...
The White House Takes Another Shot at Changing U.S. Childhood Vaccine Recommendations
A new Executive Order (EO) released by the White House on Monday is the latest in a series of administration...
The Future of CDC HIV Prevention Funding for Community Organizations
It has been reported that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will not renew its main, five-year, HIV...
Five Key Facts About People Experiencing Homelessness
Editorial Note This brief, originally published on September 9, 2025, was updated with the most recently available data on July...
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...
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...
Trump’s new CDC director nomination: Erica Schwartz, M.D.
President Donald Trump announced Thursday Erica Schwartz, M.D., as his nominee to fill the long-vacant role of director of the...
One man’s journey from gambling addiction to recovery and advocacy
Mike Sciandra grew up around gamblers. It wasn’t long before he became one. He gambled for more than 20 years,...
Measles Elimination Status: What It Is and How the U.S. Could Lose It
Originally published in July 2025, this policy watch has been updated in April 2026 to reflect additional developments and updated...
