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⚡ KFF’s Liz Williams writes about how new data show children are experiencing increases in poverty and uninsurance — the supplemental poverty rate for children remains more than double what it was in 2021. #QuickTake on.kff.org/3Bh7RV5

NEW KFF Opioid deaths ↓ in the 2nd half of '23-but unevenly: kff.org/mental-health/…… -White ppl ↓ more than other RE -Deaths ↑ for 65+, but ↓ for other ages - ↓41% NC vs. ↑58% AK ?s-What policies are driving ↓? Will it continue? How to ensure they reach all?

A reminder that pre-ACA, insurers selling health plans to individuals would not only deny people with pre-existing conditions. They would also deny people based on their jobs: Cops, firefighters, miners, offshore drillers and pro athletes were denied plans kff.org/affordable-car…

The latest vaccination data from CDC shows a continuation of the trend in recent years of declining childhood vaccination rates, driven in large part by increasing non-medical exemptions across the U.S. cdc.gov/schoolvaxview/…

Net spending on Medicaid prescription drugs continued to rise in 2023. Check out our UPDATED KFF analysis of recent Medicaid prescription drug trends here: kff.org/medicaid/issue…

Reductions in federal Medicaid spending would “leave states holding the bag and facing tough choices to cut spending elsewhere, limit Medicaid eligibility, reduce services, or cut payments to doctors and hospitals.” Jonathan Cohn huffpost.com/entry/donald-t…

NEW KFF's 24th annual Medicaid budget survey: on.kff.org/3BW6dZA States continue to invest in behavioral health, long-term services and supports, reducing health disparities + other areas amid uncertainty due to budget pressures, administrative issues, and the election.

With some limits on their use, 12 state Medicaid programs reported covering GLP-1 drugs, like Wegovy and Zepbound, as of July 2024. Half of state Medicaid programs without coverage are evaluating adding it, but most say cost is a key consideration: on.kff.org/3BW6dZA

With Social Security & Medicare largely off the table, that leaves Medicaid as the likely source for $ needed for proposed tax cuts if Republicans take control in Nov NEW KFF brief on how Medicaid financing works +what it means for proposals to change it kff.org/policy-watch/f…

Issues affecting women were always a big part of the ACA debate. Insurers considered pregnancy a pre-existing condition pre-ACA. Premiums for women of reproductive age were much higher than for men pre-ACA. The ACA requires coverage of contraception with no out-of-pocket cost.

Direct care workers serve some of the nation’s most vulnerable older adults and people with disabilities and receive low wages and few benefits for the demanding, high-stress work. Well over half (65%) report earning less than $35,000: on.kff.org/4hqjw4F

NEW KFF analysis shows the number of Medicaid prescriptions and gross spending on GLP-1s have risen rapidly in recent years, doubling from 2022 to 2023. 13 state Medicaid programs covered GLP-1s for obesity treatment as of August of this year. kff.org/medicaid/issue…

Explore what the outcome of the election could mean for Medicaid. We examine the presidential candidates’ records and recent policy proposals from outside groups across key areas like ACA Medicaid expansion, prescription drugs, eligibility, and more. on.kff.org/3My9UXk

Enhanced ACA subsidies are set to expire in late 2025. Who would be most impacted by the expiration? People living in Southern red states, where: ☑️ACA signups have grown the most since 2020 ☑️ACA signups represent largest share of the population ☑️Premium payments would double