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How has U.S. Spending on Health Care Changed Over Time?
This slideshow examines trends in U.S. health spending over time, including the share of household budgets devoted to health expenses and comparisons of out-of-pocket expenditures to money spent on insurance through 2021.
National Health Spending Explorer
The Health Spending Explorer on the Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker helps users examine five decades worth of numbers documenting expenditures by federal and local governments, private insurers, and individuals on 15 categories of health services, including hospitals, physician and clinic care, and prescription drugs.
Exploring the Microbiome as a Way to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance
The gut microbiome matters for patients taking antibiotics Fecal transplants began as early as the first or second century as part of Chinese medicine. I used to joke about poop (fecal) transplants; I never thought I would dedicate my professional career to this topic. My father was an agricultural engineer who managed a wastewater treatment…
A New Reproductive Health Landscape? Possible Actions that Could be Undertaken During the Second Trump Administration
This brief reviews some of the possible actions of the incoming Trump administration and new Congress based on campaign statements, policies implemented by the first Trump administration, and proposals forwarded by allied conservative think tanks and antiabortion advocacy groups.
How Medicare Negotiated Drug Prices Compare to Other Countries
This analysis finds that Medicare’s negotiated prices for 10 high-expenditure prescription drugs are lower than what private Medicare drug plans had been paying, but still much higher than the prices available in 11 other wealthy nations.. It is available on the Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker.
Myths About Raw Milk and Vaccines – KFF Health Misinformation Monitor
This volume explores narratives linking vaccines to autism and misleading claims about the benefits of raw milk. It examines how trust and perceived expertise influence misinformation and AI’s role in spreading false mental health information.
Why patient eligibility verification matters
Patient eligibility verification is a critical part of the healthcare revenue cycle. It can help prevent errors with claim submissions, reduce denials, boost the bottom line, and help patients understand what their insurance will cover. However, checking insurance eligibility isn’t always efficient or accurate, thanks to outdated systems and complicated manual processes. Ever-evolving payer requirements…
Key Facts about the Uninsured Population
This issue brief describes trends in health coverage in 2023, examines the characteristics of the uninsured population ages 0-64, and summarizes the access and financial implications of not having coverage.
What’s Next for State Abortion Ballot Initiatives?
This brief examines what the November election and prior efforts to enshrine abortion rights at the ballot box mean for those states and what’s next, including the future of abortion restrictions in states where voters enshrined abortion rights where abortion was banned or restricted, as well as those that do not have abortion bans.