This analysis finds that Medicaid covered over 1 in 4 SSDI applicants and beneficiaries waiting to become eligible for ...

In anticipation of the Medicare annual open enrollment period, which runs from October 15 to December 7, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released information about ...

The 2025 Survey of Immigrants, a partnership between KFF and The New York Times, takes an in-depth look at the experiences of immigrants during the first year of President Trump’s second term, ...

KFF’s health policy research and polling spans 18 major topic areas (indicated in bold below), and many subjects in between.

The Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) Medicaid expansion expanded Medicaid coverage to nearly all adults with incomes up to 138% of the Federal Poverty Level ($21,597 for an individual in 2025) and provided ...

The provision of abortion is currently banned in 13 states and 6 states have early gestational limits between 6 weeks and 12 weeks in effect. Nearly all of these bans include exceptions, which ...

Originally published on July 29, 2026, this brief has been updated to reflect newer guidance on the medical frailty exclusion from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). SSI is a ...

as of October 15, 2026 Click on the buttons to see types of waiver provisions: Expanded Eligibility Groups Other Eligibility/Enrollment Expansions Eligibility ...

Medicare is the federal health insurance program for more than 70 million people ages 65 and over and younger adults with long-term disabilities. The program helps to pay for many medical care ...

Starting on his first day of his second term in office, President Trump and his administration have taken several executive actions that directly impact U.S. global health efforts. This timeline, ...

Federal law requires most private health insurance plans and Medicaid programs to cover the full cost of recommended immunizations for adults with no cost-sharing. Vaccine and booster recommendations ...