Medical or Prescription Denials- Very Helpful Resources
Medical or prescription denials can be frustrating, heart-breaking and downright wrong. Many denials are automated by AI and happen in […]
Medicaid Managed Care Reporting and Transparency: Managed Care Program Annual Reports
This brief describes the Managed Care Program Annual Report (MCPAR), a relatively new, comprehensive report on state Medicaid managed care
A Look at the Medicaid Payment Error Rate Measurement (PERM) Program and Upcoming Changes and Impacts
The PERM program measures improper payments in Medicaid through cyclical audits of state Medicaid programs. This brief explains the PERM
Benefits, Coverage, Medicare, Medicare Part D, Obesity, Prescription Drugs, Seniors
The IRA Has Improved Coverage of Drugs Selected for Medicare Price Negotiation
The Medicare drug price negotiation program could improve coverage of drugs selected for negotiation for Medicare beneficiaries because the law
The IRA Has Improved Coverage of Drugs Selected for Medicare Price Negotiation
The Medicare drug price negotiation program could improve coverage of drugs selected for negotiation for Medicare beneficiaries because the law
Fraud, Waste and Abuse, Medicare, Prices, Prior Authorization, Traditional Medicare
Examining the Potential Impact of Medicare’s New WISeR Model
On January 1, 2026, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) launched the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR)
Examining the Potential Impact of Medicare’s New WISeR Model
On January 1, 2026, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) launched the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR)
Children, COVID-19, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Health Information and Trust, Politics, Public Health, Public Opinion, Vaccines
Poll: Trust and Confidence in the CDC Remain at Low Point After Changes to Recommended Childhood Vaccines; More Say the Changes Will Hurt than Help Children’s Health
In the weeks after the Trump administration reduced the number of recommended childhood vaccines for routine use, the public’s trust
Access to Care, Coverage, Patient and Consumer Protections, Prior Authorization, Public Opinion
Poll: People View Prior Authorization as Greatest Burden in Navigating the Health System
New KFF polling explores the challenges beyond costs that people with insurance face in navigating the health care system. People
ACA Marketplaces, Affordability, Affordable Care Act, Coverage, Health Costs, High-Deductible Plans, Premiums, Public Opinion
Poll: 1 in 3 ACA Marketplace Enrollees Say They Would “Very Likely” Shop for a Cheaper Plan If Their Premium Payments Doubled; 1 in 4 Say They “Very Likely” Would Go Without Insurance
If the amount they pay in premiums doubled, about one in three enrollees in Affordable Care Act Marketplace health plans