Laurie Sobel, the associate director for women’s health policy at KFF, moderated a panel discussion with Christine Gilroy, MD, MPH; Victoria Nichols, MPH; and Don Downing, RPh, about insurance coverage of FDA-approved Opill and other OTC contraceptives.
Carrying out the KFF/L.A. Times survey of immigrants required work far beyond the normal survey, but the result provides a unique source of information about America's immigrant population.
In rural areas, the share of eligible beneficiaries enrolled in MA plans nearly quadrupled from 11% in 2010 to 40% in 2023, according to new research from KFF. This represents 400,000 rural MA beneficiaries in 2010 and 1.8 million in 2023.
many aspects of life for americans. folks at a store. folks enjoying a sporting event. and it is changing the way some americans are living their lives. that s according to research conducted by kff, a health policy organization, that shows 1 in 3 adults surveyed said they recently have avoided large crowds, places like crowded bars, music festivals, saying their concern is a potential for gun violence to break out. and yet another sobering statistic, in july, the u.s. surpassed 400 mass shootings for the year. we haven t seen such a staggering number so early in the year, since 2013, since the gun violence archives started compiling the statistics. just perspective here in 2019, it took 356 days to reach that 400 mark. but here we are, still several more months left to go in 2023, and we ve already surpassed that 400 number. polo sandoval, cnn, new york.
Belief in misinformation about key health issues persists among a good chunk of adults, with false claims about COVID-19, vaccines and reproductive health garnering a substantial amount of support, a new poll from KFF has found. Whether or not they believed the claims, nearly all participants in the survey were aware of the misinformation with…