Medicare Part D is a voluntary outpatient prescription drug benefit for people with Medicare provided through private plans, ...

A new KFF analysis finds that the average monthly premium for Medicare Part D coverage in stand-alone prescription drug plans (PDPs) will increase to $51 in 2027, up 50% from $34 in 2026, if current ...

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This brief was originally published on March 17, 2026, and has been updated to reflect the status of four (Idaho, Nevada, Missouri, and Virginia) abortion-related initiatives that were on the 2026 ...

Immigration restrictions and enforcement are central to the Trump administration’s domestic agenda and a focus of debate in the 2026 midterm elections. These policies have ripple effects on health ...

More than half (53%) of reproductive-age women living in states with abortion-provision bans say they would not know where to go or where to find information if they needed an abortion, up from 43% in ...

Subgroup analysis is among women 18 to 64. Income is based on 2023 ASPE income levels. Two hundred percent (200%) of the federal poverty level (FPL) in 2023 for an individual was $29,160. Persons of ...

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The 2025 reconciliation law requires states to condition Medicaid eligibility for adults in the ACA Medicaid expansion group on meeting work requirements starting January 1, 2027; however, states have ...

Since the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, overturning Roe v. Wade, voters in 19 states have weighed in on ballot measures regarding abortion– some more than once. In November 2026, voters in 4 states ...

The 2025 reconciliation law, once called the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” signed by President Trump on July 4, 2025, requires 44 states (including DC) to condition Medicaid eligibility for adults in the ...