The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) used historical and projected data from the Board of Medicare Trustees and Congressional Budget Office to provide an overview of Medicare spending and financing.
Lots of data here, but some of the standouts include:
Payments to MA plans nearly tripled as a share of total Medicare spending...Arizona News
We are in the midst of an Affordable Care Act Special Enrollment Period (SEP), which began Feb. 15 and will run through Aug. 15. According to a new CMS report, as of Mar. 31, over 500,000 Americans enrolled in health insurance during the SEP. For context, in the same period of 2019 and 2020, 209,000 and 171,000 people signed up for...National Reports & Surveys
The annual Kaiser Family Foundation Employer Health Benefits Survey is the benchmark survey of the cost and coverage of employer-sponsored health benefits in the United States. The 2020 survey included 1,765 interviews with non-federal public and private firms.
This annual survey of employers provides a detailed look at trends in...National News
In the United States - which leads the world in COVID-19 deaths - the pandemic is altering the healthcare landscape.
National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Mark Farrah Associates and Kaiser Family Foundation recently collaborated on a multi-national analysis of healthcare spending. They found that in the U.S., which...Arizona News
This Kaiser Family Foundation issue brief analyzes hospital payments paid by private payers and by Medicare for select inpatient services, including services requiring similar inpatient treatments for COVID-19.
What's the gap between what hospitals charge private payers vs. Medicare? When estimating the costs of COVID-19, consider...Arizona News
Arizona currently ranks 44th in the nation for access and affordability according to the Commonwealth Fund, which also found that our state is among the lowest ranked in terms of employee insurance costs as a share of median income.
Employer provided insurance plans are rapidly becoming far too expensive for both employers and...Arizona News
An Arizona Daily Star community poll of 1,400 participants found about 1 in 4 Tucson-area residents are not seeking medical care on account of affordability issues.
The poll also reported 16 percent of participants claimed to skip out on filling prescriptions because they could not cover the cost of refills and another 16 percent...National News
The Kaiser Family Foundation answers this and 11 other FAQs about the CMS Innovation Center.
Read the informative brief at The Kaiser Family Foundation...National News
While the Affordable Care Act’s fifth open enrollment season is off to a surprisingly good start, many uninsured people said they weren’t even aware of it, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation survey.
Kaiser Health News reports open enrollment started Nov. 1 and runs through Dec. 15 in most states. Advocates fear enrollment...Arizona News
Federal budget year expired September 30 without congressional action to continue funding the program.
CHIP is a partnership between the federal government and states that insures American children from low and moderate-income families.
CHIP was passed into law with bipartisan support under President Bill Clinton in...