{"id":682019,"date":"2025-08-10T19:30:54","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T23:30:54","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-18T10:32:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T14:32:28","slug":"policy-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/policy-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Policy Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-policy-research\" style=\"margin-top:0\">Policy Research<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--d-8)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-section-heading--blue wp-block-kff-shared-section-heading\">\n\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-section-heading__title\">vaccine safety and trust<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n\t\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-689619\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/state-health-policy-data\/a-look-at-recent-changes-to-state-vaccine-requirements-for-school-children\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/School-Vaccination-Requirements-no-logo.png?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/School-Vaccination-Requirements-no-logo.png?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/School-Vaccination-Requirements-no-logo.png?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/School-Vaccination-Requirements-no-logo.png?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"47 States Allow Exemptions From School Vaccination Requirements for Religious and\/or Personal Beliefs. The map shows the type of non-medical exemption(s) from school vaccination requirements permitted by state.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/state-health-policy-data\/a-look-at-recent-changes-to-state-vaccine-requirements-for-school-children\/\">Recent Changes to State Vaccine Requirements for School Children<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This policy watch examines state-by-state school vaccine requirements and exemptions, including recent policy changes to them and the extent to which they may affect vaccination rates.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-hide-card-img-mobile is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n\t\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-670650\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/medicaid\/kindergarten-routine-vaccination-rates-continue-to-decline\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/Child-Vaccines-2025.png?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/Child-Vaccines-2025.png?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/Child-Vaccines-2025.png?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/Child-Vaccines-2025.png?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"Routine Vaccination Rates for Kindergarten Children Continue to Decline Across States\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading light\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/medicaid\/kindergarten-routine-vaccination-rates-continue-to-decline\/\">Kindergarten Routine Vaccination Rates Continue to Decline<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card-- wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-664779\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/other-health\/federal-vaccine-advisory-committees-roles-and-current-issues\/\">Federal Vaccine Advisory Committees: Roles and Current Issues<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This brief describes four key federal vaccine advisory committees and discusses policy issues and questions they currently face.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-hide-card-img-mobile is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n\t\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-686060\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/from-drew-altman\/the-problem-isnt-trust-in-vaccines-its-that-people-dont-know-who-to-trust\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/BTD-Aug-18-Vaccines_website-1.png?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/BTD-Aug-18-Vaccines_website-1.png?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/BTD-Aug-18-Vaccines_website-1.png?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/BTD-Aug-18-Vaccines_website-1.png?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"Drew Altman, KFF President and CEP is quoted on this card saying, &quot;People are bewildered by a supercharged and polarized debate about vaccines and no longer know where to turn for scientific information they can rely on ... The vaccines are not the culprit\u2014we and the state of our politics and the distrust in science and our scientific institutions they breed are.&quot;\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading light\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/from-drew-altman\/the-problem-isnt-trust-in-vaccines-its-that-people-dont-know-who-to-trust\/\">From Drew Altman: The Problem Isn\u2019t Trust in Vaccines, It\u2019s That People Don\u2019t Know Who to Trust<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card-- wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-668838\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/other-health\/how-does-the-federal-government-monitor-vaccine-safety\/\">How Does the Federal Government Monitor Vaccine Safety?<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The brief reviews the history of federal vaccine safety systems and describes the key systems and their strengths and limitations.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--d-8)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-section-heading--blue wp-block-kff-shared-section-heading\">\n\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-section-heading__title\">AFFORDABLE CARE ACT<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-hide-card-img-mobile is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n\t\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-646752\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/interactive\/how-much-more-would-people-pay-in-premiums-if-the-acas-enhanced-subsidies-expired\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/11\/241119_What-if-ACA-Calculator_Feature.png?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/11\/241119_What-if-ACA-Calculator_Feature.png?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/11\/241119_What-if-ACA-Calculator_Feature.png?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/11\/241119_What-if-ACA-Calculator_Feature.png?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/interactive\/how-much-more-would-people-pay-in-premiums-if-the-acas-enhanced-subsidies-expired\/\">How Much More Will People Pay if the ACA\u2019s Enhanced Tax Credits Expire in 2026?<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This calculator estimates how much out-of-pocket premiums would increase for families if Congress does not extend the credits.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-670776\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/affordable-care-act\/how-much-and-why-aca-marketplace-premiums-are-going-up-in-2026\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/Update_ACA-Premium-Rate-Filings-for-2026_8.6.2025.png?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/Update_ACA-Premium-Rate-Filings-for-2026_8.6.2025.png?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/Update_ACA-Premium-Rate-Filings-for-2026_8.6.2025.png?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/Update_ACA-Premium-Rate-Filings-for-2026_8.6.2025.png?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading light\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/affordable-care-act\/how-much-and-why-aca-marketplace-premiums-are-going-up-in-2026\/\">How Much and Why ACA Marketplace Premiums Are Going Up in 2026<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n\t\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-689147\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/affordable-care-act\/about-half-of-adults-with-aca-marketplace-coverage-are-small-business-owners-employees-or-self-employed\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/ACA-Small-Business-orSelf-Employed_no-logo-1.png?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/ACA-Small-Business-orSelf-Employed_no-logo-1.png?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/ACA-Small-Business-orSelf-Employed_no-logo-1.png?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/ACA-Small-Business-orSelf-Employed_no-logo-1.png?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"About Half of Adults with ACA Marketplace Coverage are Small Business Owners, Employees, or Self-Employed\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/affordable-care-act\/about-half-of-adults-with-aca-marketplace-coverage-are-small-business-owners-employees-or-self-employed\/\">About Half of Adults with ACA Marketplace Coverage are Small Business Owners, Employees, or Self-Employed<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This analysis estimates that 48% of adults under age 65 with individual market coverage are either employed by a small business with fewer than 25 workers, self-employed entrepreneurs, or small business owners. Because the vast majority of this coverage is purchased through the Affordable Care Act Marketplaces, changes to the ACA, including the expiration of the enhanced premium tax credits at the end of this year, would have significant implications for what small business owners and workers spend on their health care.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-hide-card-img-mobile is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n\t\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-686720\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/health-costs\/tariffs-are-driving-up-premiums-for-small-businesses\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/Tariffs_Aug-2025_no-logo-1.png?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/Tariffs_Aug-2025_no-logo-1.png?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/Tariffs_Aug-2025_no-logo-1.png?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/Tariffs_Aug-2025_no-logo-1.png?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"Chart shows pharmaceutical claims as a share of total health claims, by market segment in 2023. Prescription drugs make up a slightly larger share of health claims for insurers covering small businesses. Tariffs can affect health insurance premiums by increasing the cost of imported medical goods, especially prescription drugs.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading light\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/health-costs\/tariffs-are-driving-up-premiums-for-small-businesses\/\">Tariffs Are Driving up Premiums for Small Businesses<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-687767\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/from-drew-altman\/explaining-the-muddle-on-aca-tax-credits\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/BTD-Tax-Credits-9.3.25_Website_1280.png?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/BTD-Tax-Credits-9.3.25_Website_1280.png?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/BTD-Tax-Credits-9.3.25_Website_1280.png?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/BTD-Tax-Credits-9.3.25_Website_1280.png?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading light\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/from-drew-altman\/explaining-the-muddle-on-aca-tax-credits\/\">From Drew Altman: Explaining the Muddle on ACA Tax Credits<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card-- wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-670303\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading light\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/medicaid\/health-provisions-in-the-2025-federal-budget-reconciliation-law\/\">ACA Provisions in the 2025 Federal Budget Reconciliation Law<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--d-8)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-section-heading--blue wp-block-kff-shared-section-heading\">\n\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-section-heading__title\">2025 budget reconciliation law<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-hide-card-img-mobile is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n\t\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-685317\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/uninsured\/how-will-the-2025-reconciliation-law-affect-the-uninsured-rate-in-each-state\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/Reconciliation-Uninsured_August-2025_no-logo.png?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/Reconciliation-Uninsured_August-2025_no-logo.png?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/Reconciliation-Uninsured_August-2025_no-logo.png?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/Reconciliation-Uninsured_August-2025_no-logo.png?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"Map shows the percentage point increase in the uninsured population due to the budget reconciliation package based on CBO estimates, by state. An Additional 10M People Nationwide Could be Uninsured in 2034 Due to the Budget Reconciliation Law\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/uninsured\/how-will-the-2025-reconciliation-law-affect-the-uninsured-rate-in-each-state\/\">How the Law Will Affect the Uninsured Rate: State by State Analysis<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This analysis apportions the increase in the number of uninsured across the 50 states and DC. CBO estimates that the reconciliation law will increase the number of uninsured by 10M in 2034 and rise to over 14M if enhanced premium tax credits for ACA Marketplace enrollees expire later this year.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n\t\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-683903\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/medicaid\/implementation-dates-for-2025-budget-reconciliation-law\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/250801_Tax-Budget-Law-Timeline_FI.png?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/250801_Tax-Budget-Law-Timeline_FI.png?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/250801_Tax-Budget-Law-Timeline_FI.png?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/250801_Tax-Budget-Law-Timeline_FI.png?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/medicaid\/implementation-dates-for-2025-budget-reconciliation-law\/\"> <\/a><\/h2>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Explore KFF\u2019s health care provisions overview, plus their effective dates.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card-- wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-668959\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/medicaid\/a-closer-look-at-the-50-billion-rural-health-fund-in-the-new-reconciliation-law\/\">A Closer Look at the $50 Billion Rural Health Fund in the New Reconciliation Law<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This brief describes the rural health fund, explains what the law says about the allocation of funds, and highlights outstanding questions about how the funds will be distributed across and within states to pay rural hospitals and for other purposes. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-hide-card-img-mobile is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n\t\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-687207\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/event\/how-will-states-implement-medicaid-work-requirements\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/091125_hws_workrequirements_thumb2.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/091125_hws_workrequirements_thumb2.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/091125_hws_workrequirements_thumb2.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/091125_hws_workrequirements_thumb2.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading light\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/event\/how-will-states-implement-medicaid-work-requirements\/\">Recap: How Will States Implement Medicaid Work Requirements?<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__meta-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><strong>Event Date:<\/strong> <time datetime=\"2025-09-11T00:00:00+00:00\">Sep 11, 2025<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card-- wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-670236\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading light\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/medicaid\/a-closer-look-at-the-work-requirement-provisions-in-the-2025-federal-budget-reconciliation-law\/\">Examining the Law\u2019s Medicaid Work Requirement Provisions<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card-- wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-667054\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading light\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/medicare\/what-could-the-health-related-provisions-in-the-reconciliation-bill-mean-for-older-adults\/\">What the Law\u2019s Health-Related Provisions Could Mean for Older Adults<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-section-heading--purple wp-block-kff-shared-section-heading\">\n\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-section-heading__title\">featured<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/other-health\/health-policy-101-introduction\/\">\n\t\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-682652\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/other-health\/health-policy-101-introduction\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/05\/HP101_FI_Overall_9981fa.png?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/05\/HP101_FI_Overall_9981fa.png?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/05\/HP101_FI_Overall_9981fa.png?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/05\/HP101_FI_Overall_9981fa.png?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>A comprehensive guide covering fundamental aspects of U.S. health policy.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/health-costs\/2024-employer-health-benefits-survey\/\">\n\t\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-639148\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/health-costs\/2024-employer-health-benefits-survey\/\" 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