Luego de un año de brotes continuos de sarampión que han enfermado a más de 2.400 personas, Estados Unidos está a punto de perder su estatus como país libre de sarampión. Sin embargo, el recién nombrado subdirector principal de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés),…
There’s a lot going on in Washington right now. While President Donald Trump has been grabbing for Greenland, he’s also talked in the White House about health policy — whether it’s the Rural Health Transformation Program, ways to address the nation’s spiraling health costs, or an effort to promote whole milk in schools. At the same time, congressional Republicans are eyeing health issues from the “Make America Healthy Again” perspective, hoping it will provide a boost in the midterm elections. Here’s why. …
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This brief describes current state fiscal conditions as states begin fiscal year 2027 budget debates and highlights key areas to watch for Medicaid policy changes as states respond to fiscal challenges and the 2025 reconciliation law.
In this brief on Medicaid issues to watch for 2026, KFF explores how state fiscal pressures are likely to converge with the implementation of the 2025 reconciliation law to affect Medicaid coverage, financing, and access to care over the next year, especially leading up to the midterm elections.
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Month after month, Patricia Hunter and other members of the Nursing Home Reform Coalition logged onto video calls with congressional representatives, seeking support for a proposed federal rule setting minimum staff levels for nursing homes. Finally, after decades of advocacy, the Biden administration in 2023 tackled the problem of perennial understaffing of long-term care facilities….
This week would have marked the 53rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion nationwide — that is, until 2022, when the court overturned it. Since then, abortion has been banned in 13 states and severely limited in 10 others. Yet anti-abortion activists remain frustrated, in some cases even…