Great to see KFF on @bsky.app they are a great resource for info on healthcare. Definitely worth a follow

KFF is officially live on Bluesky!

What Trump’s 2024 Victory Means for Medicaid | KFF While Medicaid did not receive a lot of attention during the campaign, if cuts to Social Security and Medicare are largely off the table, Medicaid is the likely source of funding to extend expiring ta...

Thinking about potential federal cuts to Medicaid - this quick take highlights the implications for people and states and how cuts might come up against public support for the program. www.kff.org/quick-take/w...

How HHS, FDA, and CDC Can Influence U.S. Vaccine Policy | KFF This policy brief highlights areas in which HHS, FDA, and CDC have authority to shape U.S. vaccine policy with a specific focus on vaccine approvals and recommendations for the public. Ultimately, whi...

How can HHS, FDA, and CDC influence U.S. vaccine policy? Given the stakes with a change in administration, it's a question @jenkatesdc.bsky.social and I try to answer in our new @kff.org brief.

In short: there is significant authority, but some limits. Details:
www.kff.org/policy-watch...

Republicans win the House, NBC News projects, as Trump's party takes full control of Washington President-elect Trump now has a clear path to enact his agenda and fill out his administration with both chambers of Congress in GOP hands come January.

With Republican control of the White House and Congress, there will be pressure for spending cuts to help pay for tax cuts.

Trump said Medicare and Social Security cuts are off the table, and defense cuts are unlikely. That leaves Medicaid and the ACA as targets.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...

The share of people who are uninsured stayed at a historically low rate in the second quarter of 2024, according to new government data.

That won't be true for long if Republicans follow through on plans to cut the ACA and Medicaid.

www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nh...

Nice save.

Those of us immersed in health policy focus a lot on containing costs. What voters really want to hear about is what can be done to contain THEIR health care costs. Affordability is the issue that resonates across the political spectrum.

www.kff.org/other/perspe...