The Latest on the Medicaid Financing Debate
What Potential Medicaid Cuts Could Mean for States and Their Residents
KFF estimates that $880 billion in potential Medicaid cuts would represent 29% of states’ spending on Medicaid. Federal cuts of this size equate to 6% of state taxes per resident nationwide or 19% of state education spending per pupil, highlighting the tough choices states would face if they wanted to maintain current Medicaid policy with less federal funding.
From Drew Altman: Decoding the HHS Reorganization
Latest News
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Journalists Delve Into Effects of Deep Federal Cuts on Public Health
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Trump HHS Eliminates Office That Sets Poverty Levels Tied to Benefits for at Least 80 Million People
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More Psych Hospital Beds Are Needed for Kids, but Neighbors Say Not Here
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KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': The Dismantling of HHS
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Health Spending Issues to Watch in 2025
KFF and the Peterson Center on Healthcare examine market trends contributing to rising health costs and identify several potential federal and state policy issues to watch throughout 2025, including high-cost drugs, federal funding cuts, and workforce shortages.
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Enrollment Growth in the Affordable Care Act Marketplaces
This analysis of enrollment in Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace health plans finds a record 24.3 million people enrolled in 2025, more than double the total in 2020, with most of the growth occurring in states won by President Trump in the 2024 election. In six states, enrollment more than tripled since 2020.
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The Monitor: Fluoride Bans and Food Safety Doubts
This Monitor covers how fears about fluoride as a neurotoxin are impacting public health and how trust in food safety is eroding following the USDA’s disbandment of two food safety panels. It also discusses approaches to addressing false information and the accuracy of AI chatbots compared to search engines.
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Beyond the Data, a Column by Drew Altman
In his regular Beyond the Data columns, CEO Drew Altman discusses what the data, polls, and journalism produced by KFF mean for policy and for people.