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Proposed Changes to Demographic Data Collection in the Census Could Impact Efforts to Address Health and Health Care Disparities

This issue brief provides an overview of the decennial census and discusses potential implications of the changes outlined in ...
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KFF/AP Survey Probes Rural Voters’ Increasing Anxieties About the Rising Cost of Living, Including Health Costs, Heading into the Midterm Elections

Rural voters’ frustrations about the cost of living in their community are growing and appear to be chipping away at Republicans’ enthusiasm to vote as the midterm elections near, a new KFF/AP Survey ...
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State Fiscal Conditions: Context on Medicaid Budgets for FY 2027

Medicaid is the primary program providing comprehensive health and long-term care to one in five people living in the U.S. and accounts for nearly $1 out of every $5 spent on health care. Medicaid is ...
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Americans’ Challenges with Health Care Costs

Editorial Note: This brief was updated on September 29, 2026, to include the latest KFF polling data. It was originally published on December 14, 2021. For many years, KFF polling has found that the ...
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Uninsured Adults With Multiple Conditions Struggle the Most to Afford and Access Care

Adults with multiple or complex health conditions, who already face unique physical and mental challenges, commonly struggle ...
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What’s Driving Rising Health Premiums?

Costly health insurance premiums are straining employers and consumers alike. But, it’s underlying health care spending, especially for hospital care, that’s driving costs. KFF’s Larry Levitt looks at ...
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Are Health Insurers to Blame for Our Health System Problems?

Political leaders on both sides point fingers at health insurers for high costs and patient frustrations. How much blame do insurers, in fact, deserve for our health system’s problems? This three-part ...