https://www.kff.org/topic/health-costs/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 20:39:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.11 https://www.kff.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2023/04/3976_KFF_favicon_256x256_revised.png?w=32 https://www.kff.org/topic/health-costs/ 32 32 243654493 https://www.kff.org/health-costs/first-look-at-new-hospital-price-transparency-provisions-some-factors-complicate-price-comparisons/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:52:40 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=718466 718466 New Hospital Price Transparency Provision HST First Look at New Hospital Price Transparency Provisions: Some Factors Complicate Price Comparisons https://www.kff.org/from-drew-altman/a-guide-to-the-role-of-health-in-the-midterms/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?post_type=from-drew-altman&p=718197 718197 BTD_Health Costs Midterms_Feature Image “…voters’ concerns about health care costs are having a moment, and will continue to do so through 2028, because voters see them as a dimension of their worries about the cost of living, which is their dominant concern right now.” — Drew Altman, KFF Founding President and CEO https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/current-and-historical-public-opinion-on-medicare-for-all-and-other-national-health-plan-proposals/ https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/current-and-historical-public-opinion-on-medicare-for-all-and-other-national-health-plan-proposals/#respond Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=717545 https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/current-and-historical-public-opinion-on-medicare-for-all-and-other-national-health-plan-proposals/feed/ 0 717545 VSKGp-two-thirds-of-u.s.-adults-now-favor-medicare-for-all-the-largest-share-since-kff-began-polling-on-the-plan- (2) https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/kff-health-tracking-poll-health-care-issues-in-the-lead-up-to-the-2026-midterm-election/ https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/kff-health-tracking-poll-health-care-issues-in-the-lead-up-to-the-2026-midterm-election/#respond Tue, 06 Oct 2026 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https://www.kff.org/health-costs/what-impact-has-the-coronavirus-pandemic-had-on-health-care-employment-2/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 19:44:29 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=717988 717988 Is This a Healthcare Economy__FI https://www.kff.org/health-costs/what-impact-has-the-coronavirus-pandemic-had-on-health-care-employment/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?post_type=issue-brief&p=470010 470010 Health employment HST_FI (5) https://www.kff.org/health-costs/americans-challenges-with-health-care-costs/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 18:55:33 +0000 559356 RlBrk-about-four-in-ten-adults-say-in-the-past-year-they-didn-t-take-their-medicine-as-prescribed-due-to-costs- https://www.kff.org/health-costs/how-trumprx-brand-name-drug-prices-compare-to-other-countries/ https://www.kff.org/health-costs/how-trumprx-brand-name-drug-prices-compare-to-other-countries/#respond Thu, 24 Sep 2026 13:30:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=717071 https://www.kff.org/health-costs/how-trumprx-brand-name-drug-prices-compare-to-other-countries/feed/ 0 717071 260924_TrumpRx-Price_FI https://www.kff.org/health-costs/analysis-prices-for-many-brand-name-trumprx-drugs-are-cheaper-than-the-average-price-in-other-wealthy-countries-but-are-almost-as-likely-to-be-more-expensive/ https://www.kff.org/health-costs/analysis-prices-for-many-brand-name-trumprx-drugs-are-cheaper-than-the-average-price-in-other-wealthy-countries-but-are-almost-as-likely-to-be-more-expensive/#respond Thu, 24 Sep 2026 13:13:23 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=717101 https://www.kff.org/health-costs/analysis-prices-for-many-brand-name-trumprx-drugs-are-cheaper-than-the-average-price-in-other-wealthy-countries-but-are-almost-as-likely-to-be-more-expensive/feed/ 0 717101 TrumpRx feature image_FINAL TrumpRx prices for brand-name drugs are about as likely to be higher as lower compared to average prices in other wealthy countries, among 32 drugs analyzed 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https://www.kff.org/medicaid/a-closer-look-at-the-50-billion-rural-health-transformation-program/ https://www.kff.org/medicaid/a-closer-look-at-the-50-billion-rural-health-transformation-program/#respond Fri, 18 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=716508 https://www.kff.org/medicaid/a-closer-look-at-the-50-billion-rural-health-transformation-program/feed/ 0 716508 260106_First-Year-Rural-Health-Fund-Awards_FI-2 (3) https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/survey-adults-with-multiple-or-complex-health-conditions-face-significant-challenges-with-health-costs-and-commonly-struggle-to-access-care/ https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/survey-adults-with-multiple-or-complex-health-conditions-face-significant-challenges-with-health-costs-and-commonly-struggle-to-access-care/#respond Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:30:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=716233 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https://www.kff.org/?p=715535 https://www.kff.org/health-costs/who-do-we-trust-to-decide-what-health-care-gets-covered-and-at-what-price/feed/ 0 715535 2026_08_27_Insurers_Video_Series_03_Prior_Auth_Promo https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/examining-lgbtq-adults-experiences-with-health-care-costs-and-access/ https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/examining-lgbtq-adults-experiences-with-health-care-costs-and-access/#respond Thu, 27 Aug 2026 13:30:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=715332 https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/examining-lgbtq-adults-experiences-with-health-care-costs-and-access/feed/ 0 715332 260826_4-in-10-LGBTQ-Adults-Say-Insurer-Delayed-or-Denied-Needed-Care-in-the-Past-2-Years_FI 4 in 10 LGBTQ+ Adults, Including 6 in 10 Trans Adults, Say Their Insurer Delayed or Denied Needed Care in the Past Two Years