https://www.kff.org/topic/health-costs/ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:45:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 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/from-drew-altman/reaching-voters-on-health/ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?post_type=from-drew-altman&p=707474 707474 BTD Health Costs Polling April 2026 – Website https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/kff-health-tracking-poll-health-care-costs-and-the-midterms/ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:30:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=707261 707261 qbzXk-health-care-costs-and-gas-prices-top-the-list-of-economic-worries-for-u.s.-adults- (2) https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/poll-the-cost-of-health-care-remains-at-the-top-of-the-publics-list-of-economic-concerns-even-as-concerns-about-gas-prices-climb/ https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/poll-the-cost-of-health-care-remains-at-the-top-of-the-publics-list-of-economic-concerns-even-as-concerns-about-gas-prices-climb/#respond Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:30:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=707463 https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/poll-the-cost-of-health-care-remains-at-the-top-of-the-publics-list-of-economic-concerns-even-as-concerns-about-gas-prices-climb/feed/ 0 707463 qbzXk-health-care-costs-and-gas-prices-top-the-list-of-economic-worries-for-u.s.-adults- (2) https://www.kff.org/quick-take/cms-extends-medicares-short-term-bridge-program-for-glp-1-obesity-drug-coverage/ Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:42:29 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?post_type=quick-take&p=707142 707142 260423_Quick-Takes_Juliette-Cubanski_Website https://www.kff.org/from-drew-altman/a-one-pager-on-whats-wrong-with-u-s-health-care/ Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:15:28 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?post_type=from-drew-altman&p=707041 707041 BTD_What's Wrong with Health Care System_April 22_Website The politics of health care are as broken as the system (and are a reason it is broken). For decades, Democrats and Republicans have not been able to agree on any major solutions to our health care problems and disagree sharply on the role of the federal government in health, forcing us to gravitate to smaller incremental changes where there might be some agreement. https://www.kff.org/private-insurance/are-health-insurance-companies-the-reason-for-our-health-systems-ills/ https://www.kff.org/private-insurance/are-health-insurance-companies-the-reason-for-our-health-systems-ills/#respond Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:02:54 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=706426 https://www.kff.org/private-insurance/are-health-insurance-companies-the-reason-for-our-health-systems-ills/feed/ 0 706426 Insurers - JAMA Health Forum - 042326 https://www.kff.org/private-insurance/how-employers-support-lower-waged-workers-access-to-health-insurance-options/ https://www.kff.org/private-insurance/how-employers-support-lower-waged-workers-access-to-health-insurance-options/#respond Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:42:11 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=706895 https://www.kff.org/private-insurance/how-employers-support-lower-waged-workers-access-to-health-insurance-options/feed/ 0 706895 e50wA-lower-paid-workers-are-more-likely-to-go-without-health-insurance- (1) https://www.kff.org/health-costs/long-term-trends-in-employer-based-coverage/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:58:12 +0000 https://www.kff.org?p=391356&post_type=issue-brief&preview_id=391356 391356 bQsJL-low-and-moderate-income-people-are-less-likely-to-have-employer-sponsored-health-insurance- Chart shows the share of individuals under age 65 with employer-sponsored health insurance, overall and by poverty level in 2025. Low- and moderate-income people are less likely to have employer-sponsored health insurance. https://www.kff.org/health-costs/americans-challenges-with-health-care-costs/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:51:13 +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/health-policy-101-employer-sponsored-health-insurance/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:00:14 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?page_id=620366 620366 KFF Health Policy 101 - Employer -Sponsored Health Insurance https://www.kff.org/uninsured/key-facts-about-the-uninsured-population/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:12:59 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?post_type=issue-brief&p=648892 648892 GmR8V-the-share-and-number-of-people-without-insurance-grew-in-2024-increasing-for-the-first-time-since-2019- (2) https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/a-preview-of-the-role-health-care-may-play-in-the-2026-election/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000 705674 260402_Health-Care-Costs-Are-Top-Economic-Concern_FI https://www.kff.org/from-drew-altman/the-new-ideas-conundrum-in-health-policy/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?post_type=from-drew-altman&p=705696 705696 BTD-Health Costs and Elections-April 2026_Website https://www.kff.org/health-costs/life-expectancy-in-the-u-s-and-how-it-compares-to-other-countries-slideshow/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:31:05 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?post_type=presentation&p=136469 136469 In 2024, life expectancy in the U.S. reached an all-time high of 79 years but remained years behind the average in comparable countries In 2024, U.S. life expectancy reached a record high of 79 years, 3.7 years below the comparable country average of 82.7 years. https://www.kff.org/health-costs/public-opinion-on-prescription-drugs-and-their-prices/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:09:54 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?post_type=poll-findings&p=525491 525491 Public Opinion on Prescription Drugs and Their Prices - FEATURE https://www.kff.org/health-costs/one-or-two-health-systems-controlled-the-entire-market-for-inpatient-hospital-care-in-nearly-half-of-metropolitan-areas/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=705445 705445 Hospital Competition - Feature Image https://www.kff.org/lgbtq/lgbt-people-experience-widespread-concerns-and-challenges-when-it-comes-to-health-care-affordability/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:01:15 +0000 705423 260326_Nearly-Two-thirds-of-LGBT-Adults-Worry-About-Affording_FI https://www.kff.org/medicare/what-to-know-about-the-balance-model-for-glp-1s-in-medicare-and-medicaid/ https://www.kff.org/medicare/what-to-know-about-the-balance-model-for-glp-1s-in-medicare-and-medicaid/#respond Tue, 24 Mar 2026 19:55:29 +0000 https://www.kff.org/medicare/what-to-know-about-the-balance-model-for-glp-1s-in-medicare-and-medicaid/feed/ 0 705086 Medicare and Medicaid Gross Spending on GLP-1s Has Increased Substantially From 2019 to 2024_FI https://www.kff.org/from-drew-altman/a-note-on-how-the-war-in-iran-may-affect-health-care-in-the-midterms/ Mon, 23 Mar 2026 13:00:02 +0000 705164 BTD-Iran and Health Care-3.23.26 – Website https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/a-follow-up-survey-of-aca-marketplace-enrollees/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=704900 704900 ACA Marketplace Survey Feature Image - Website ACA Marketplace Survey Feature Image - Website