“A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.” - Jackie Robinson Pictured: A large cutout of Jackie Robinson resting a bat on his right shoulder. He is wearing a white Brooklyn Dodgers jersey and a blue Brooklyn Dodgers cap. Behind him are three photos. From left to right - Hank Aaron and Willie Mays smile for a photo together, a close-up shot of a player wearing Jackie Robinson’s No. 42 during a previous Jackie Robinson Day, and two Dream Series players posing for a photo together. Jackie Robinson Day, April 15

Today we honor the legacy of Jackie Robinson, who debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers OTD in 1947.

We celebrate his courage and determination, his brilliance on the baseball diamond, and his grace and dignity beyond the playing field.

Jackie’s influence has spanned the generations. From the legends

Key Facts about the Uninsured Population | KFF The number and share of people without insurance grew in 2024, increasing for the first time since 2019, according to KFF's analysis of data from the American Community Survey (ACS). This issue brief ...

For the first time since 2019, the number of uninsured increased in 2024 to 26.7 million. Looking ahead, the number of people who are uninsured is expected to continue to increase due to changes to Medicaid and the ACA Marketplace. See must read update: www.kff.org/uninsured/ke...

Affordability Is the Issue Now, But Look for the Uninsured to Make a Comeback A new column on the uninsured from President and CEO Dr. Drew Altman explains: “The uninsured is not the most politically salient problem in health care now, that’s affordability, nor is it the non-problem some say it is. But it’s coming back. And the problem of the chronically ill uninsured is glaring.” Read more.

No group is more screwed (in health research speak, faces more barriers to care), than the chronically ill uninsured. I explain in my new column: on.kff.org/4mhgHWk

We consulted with the writers of The Pitt on this storyline. The scripts don’t always get all the insurance and health policy details right, but I can vouch for the fact that they definitely work hard to understand the nuances. It has to work as a compelling story, too.
@robinr.bsky.social

Consolidation and Integration in Health Care | The Health Wonk Shop What It Means for Patients, Payers, and Policy

Did you miss our Wonk Shop from February, "Consolidation and Integration in Health Care?" Watch www.kff.org/event/consol... or Listen shows.acast.com/6238b4c3dc63...

A Preview of the Role Health Care May Play in the 2026 Election | KFF Ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, this KFF issue brief examines the role health care has played in previous elections and what that may suggest about its potential role in 2026. KFF polls have cons...

Our new @kff.org report summarizes the role health care has historically played in elections using data from KFF, exit polls, AP Votecast, and more. We show how health care, especially health care costs, may play a role in the upcoming midterms.
www.kff.org/public-opini...

A big reason hospital prices are so high: New
@kff.org analysis shows 97% of metropolitan areas have highly concentrated markets for inpatient hospital care based on thresholds used in current antitrust guidelines.
www.kff.org/health-costs...

How AI Is Creeping Into The New York Times Artificial intelligence seems to be turning up, undisclosed, in the opinion pages of major news publications.

after readers & ai detectors flagged ai suspicions in a modern love piece, the author told me she "did utilize ai as a tool”—using five chatbots for inspiration, guidance & correction. 🤯 research suggests this is happening in big papers more than we realize. [GIFT LINK: @theatlantic.com]

Infographic titled "Tracking Poll: Health Information and Trust - Use of AI for Health Information" by KFF. It states 1 in 3 adults have used AI chatbots for health info in the past year. Among these, 1 in 5 cite health care access/affordability as reasons, including young and lower-income adults. 3 in 10 sought physical health info, while 1 in 6 sought mental health info. 4 in 10 uploaded personal medical info to AI, with 65% expressing privacy concerns. The AI health info usage for mental health info by age group is 18-29: 28%, 50+: 8%. Source: KFF Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust (Feb. 24-Mar. 2, 2026).

New KFF polling shows 1 in 3 adults say they’ve used AI chatbots in the past year for health information.

See more findings about AI use for health information: https://on.kff.org/4lMR4wq

Quiz - How Well Do You Understand Your Health Insurance? | KFF Health insurance is often complicated, but understanding the basics helps you make better decisions about your coverage and care. This 10-question quiz touches on some terms you may encounter.

Health insurance can be confusing.

How well do you understand:
• Deductibles
• Copays vs. coinsurance
• Out-of-network bills
• Surprise billing protections
• Prior authorization

Take @kff.org's 10-question quiz and share it with someone who could use it.
www.kff.org/private-insu...

Oh no!

We put together a great new resource of all of our polling on health information and public trust.

We will be updating it OFTEN and it can be your go-to source for our latest polling on these topics. Bookmark it!

Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of the Affordable Care Act | KFF Take this ten-question quiz to see how much you know about how the ACA affects health insurance coverage and costs as well as who is eligible for financial assistance

Snowed in? A few minutes is enough to test your knowledge of how court rulings, reconciliation bills, and expiring provisions affect the Affordable Care Act.

Try this ACA knowledge quiz. ⬇️
www.kff.org/affordable-c...

State Recommendations for Routine Childhood Vaccines: Increasing Departure from Federal Guidelines | KFF Starting in May of last year, HHS Secretary Kennedy and the CDC/ACIP began to make changes to the federal vaccine schedule for children, culminating in an announcement on January 5 of this year with t...

NEW: Our latest count of the # of states that have decoupled their childhood vaccine recommendations form the federal government: it's now up to 28. A big increase from just a few months ago.
www.kff.org/state-health...

It's a hard test!

Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of the Affordable Care Act | KFF Take this ten-question quiz to see how much you know about how the ACA affects health insurance coverage and costs as well as who is eligible for financial assistance

While federal policy debate continues on the Affordable Care Act's future structure, how well do you understand what the ACA actually does today and what could change next?
Take @kff.org's new quiz and share your score.⬇️ www.kff.org/affordable-c...

The federal government has announced that 22.8 million people have signed up for ACA marketplace coverage for this year, down 1.5 million from last year with enhanced tax credits expiring. The coverage loss will likely grow as people don’t actually make their premium payments.

The New Federal Vaccine Schedule for Children: What Changed and What Are the Implications? | KFF This brief looks at newly announced changes by HHS to the pediatric vaccination schedule, which reduce the number of vaccines recommended for all children. Implications of these changes for childhood ...

NEW: Our take on HHS' changes to the federal vaccine schedule that reduce the number of routinely recommended vaccines for kids, and now make the U.S. an outlier in recommending so few. w/ @joshmich.bsky.social

www.kff.org/other-health...

Graphic with a quote from KFF’s Josh Michaud that reads “Adopting Denmark’s vaccine schedule, as HHS Secretary Kennedy's vaccine advisors have suggested, would likely lower childhood vaccination rates in the U.S. as certain vaccines become harder to access.”

⚡ Do we want to outsource U.S. vaccine policy to Denmark? KFF’s Josh Michaud looks at the implications of such a change in recommendations that HHS is reportedly considering: on.kff.org/44EzROx #QuickTake

With no extension of enhanced tax credits, ACA enrollees are going to start the year with premium payments increasing by an average of 114%, or over $1,000 a year per person. Some will find a way to pay it, some have switched to higher deductibles, and some have dropped coverage.

Tracking Implementation of the 2025 Reconciliation Law: Medicaid Work Requirements | KFF KFF's interactive tracks key data and policies that will affect how states implement Medicaid work requirements, which are required under the 2025 budget reconciliation law starting in January 2027. T...

@kff.org released an interactive tool to track national and state data and policy, federal guidance, state implementation decisions and 1115 waivers related to #Medicaid work requirements. Check it out and bookmark the page as we will be making updates over time www.kff.org/medicaid/med...

Why We Are Stuck with Prior Authorization Review Prior authorization review frustrates patients and physicians, but we likely can’t just eliminate it. In his new column, President and CEO Dr. Drew Altman discusses why, and why the focus is now inste...

No one likes prior authorization review. But could we get rid of it? My new column: www.kff.org/from-drew-al...

KFF graphic featuring a quote from Samantha Artiga, KFF vice president and director of the Racial Equity and Health Policy Program. It says, “These changes would significantly increase immigration officers’ discretion in making public charge decisions and could allow them to consider factors that had been excluded under the 2022 rule, including use of health, nutrition, and housing programs such as Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.”

⚡ KFF’s @sartiga.bsky.social explains that the proposed change to the public charge rule would likely lead to further declines in use of health care and programs among immigrant families. #QuickTake https://on.kff.org/445QwKs

Really excited to share our latest survey of immigrants work @kff.org. We're able to see how immigrants are faring now amid increased immigration enforcement compared to 2023. Check out our KFF reports below and stories from @nytimes.com

Under Trump, Immigrants Are More Fearful but Determined to Stay, Poll Finds

Our survey of immigrants with the NYT, out now, shows while the immigration crackdown has caused fear and anxiety, immigrants still prefer the U.S. to where they came from and are optimistic about the future.

With that resilience, nativism can’t win long term.

Trump revives policy penalizing immigrants for using safety net programs The public charge rule makes it harder for legal Medicaid enrollees to obtain a green card.

BREAKING: Trump is restoring a rule that penalizes lawfully present immigrants who use Medicaid, arguing that “government benefits should not incentivize immigration.”

Advocates warn the rule will cause both individual suffering & negative population-wide effects.

www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

Map of the United States showing the share of veterans ages 19 and older enrolled in Medicaid by state, categorized in three groups: 6%-8%, 9%-12% and 13%-15%. States are color-coded. Source: KFF estimates based on the 2023 American Community Survey, 1-Year Estimates

The share of veterans enrolled in Medicaid varies across states, ranging from as low as 6% in North Dakota and New Hampshire to as high as 15% in Louisiana, Montana, New Mexico, and New York. https://on.kff.org/4p2i3Vl

State Awards From Most of the Rural Health Fund Could Vary Only Modestly Despite Large Differences in Rural Needs | KFF This brief provides estimates of how $37.5 billion of the $50 billion rural health fund could be distributed across states if all states are approved for funding. Awards from the $37.5 billion could r...

The July 2025 reconciliation law created a $50B rural health fund to help offset the impact of the law on rural areas. Our brief suggests that state awards from most of the fund could vary only modestly despite large differences in rural health needs 👇(1/9): www.kff.org/state-health...

Trump's weight loss drug deal promises big savings — but some details are murky Experts say the deal to lower the cost of the drugs is ambitious, but left some with more questions than answers.

NEW: Trump's weight loss drug deal promises big savings — but some details are murky

www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

What the Election Results Tell Us about the Economy and Health Care Costs After Tuesday's elections, it is becoming increasingly difficult to disentangle concerns about the economy and concerns about health care as costs become the most pressing health care issue for voters...

We also play this out in the 2025 election on Tuesday www.kff.org/quick-take/w...