The Virginia Department of Health has issued a standing order so that people can get the COVID vaccine without a prescription. You can print out the order here: www.vdh.virginia.gov/content/uplo...

The Trump administration announces it is making "affordable" ACA plans available to certain groups of people, including those who lose eligibility for tax credits slated to expire at the end of the year. These plans have lower premiums, but deductibles of over $10,000. www.cms.gov/newsroom/pre...

Immigrants play an outsized role as physicians and surgeons across the U.S., including in rural areas. Significant drops in the arrival of international students at U.S. universities could negatively impact the health care workforce in the long run, both overall and in rural areas. @kff.org

Just 16% of the public say mRNA vaccines are unsafe. Even 59% of MAGA supporters say they “don’t know enough to say.” Confusion, not trust, is the vaccine issue. on.kff.org/3HlGRaF

"police are operating under the theory that he (suspected shooter) was either sick or believed that he was sick and blamed the illness on the Covid-19 vaccine"

My heart goes out to my wonderful Emory community 😢💙💛

NEW from @kff.org: Just over half (55%) of adults say they use social media to find health info + advice, including larger shares of younger, Black, and Hispanic adults. But across all social media platforms, a majority of users say they don’t trust the health info they see.

New @kff.org resource lets you search for implementation dates for health coverage provisions in the recently passed budget reconciliation bill and filter by key topics and groups such as provisions directly related to immigrant eligibility for health coverage programs. www.kff.org/implementati...

I had such a wonderful time attending and presenting at the NALEO annual conference in Atlanta! I got to share @kff.org data on key issues impacting Hispanic immigrants in the U.S. and also learn from other experts and community leaders about their areas of expertise and focus.

New analysis by @kff.org finds that immigrants make up 3X the share of physicians and surgeons in rural America than their share of the rural population/total workforce (14% vs. 5%). They also play outsized roles in agriculture, construction, and service occupations. www.kff.org/racial-equit...

"The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the conduit for federal funds to NPR and PBS, announced on Friday that it is beginning to wind down its operations given President Trump has signed a law clawing back $1.1 billion in funding for public broadcasting..." www.npr.org/2025/08/01/n...

News reports suggest that the Trump administration has shared confidential data of Medicaid enrollees such as SSNs and race/ethnicity information with ICE for immigration enforcement despite federal and state laws prohibiting this type of data sharing. More from @kff.org www.kff.org/policy-watch...

Against a backdrop of restrictive immigration policies at the federal level, several states in '25 have taken actions to also restrict immigrants' access to health and other social services while others have worked to expand access and protections. More from @kff.org : www.kff.org/policy-watch...

The ACA was not popular when it passed (remember death panels), but it was more popular than the “ OBBB” is today.

Yesterday, HHS revised its list of federal programs that many immigrants will be ineligible for to include community health centers. CHCs are a vital source of care for many immigrants; especially among those who are uninsured/on Medicaid, are Hispanic, may be undocumented, or have LEP @kff.org

What Privacy and Protection Standards are in Place for Medicaid Enrollees’ Personal Data?

In addition to 17M losing coverage, more people could be affected. Hospitals are one of the largest employers and may need to layoff workers given cuts to Medicaid, etc. Fewer hospital workers could lead to reduced quality of care or access for everyone. www.kff.org/key-facts-ab...

About 17 million people are expected to lose health coverage due to the Big Beautiful Bill and other policy changes, the largest ever rollback in health coverage due to federal policy changes that will reverse many of the coverage gains achieved by the ACA. @kff.org www.kff.org/quick-take/a...

The Senate has just passed what amounts to the biggest health reform plan since the ACA, rolling back many of the health insurance coverage increases achieved by the ACA.

On this week’s @lastweektonight.com, John Oliver cited KFF analyses in his examination of how the “One Big Beautiful Bill” could impact health care. 🔗 The House-passed bill’s potential impact on the uninsured: on.kff.org/4jIcF6E

For those who haven't been closely following how many people will lose health insurance from Republican actions: CBO projects 11.8 million more uninsured from the Big Bill. An additional 5.1 million uninsured from allowing enhanced ACA tax credits to expire and administrative actions.

In light of today's Supreme Court ruling, re-upping this finding from @kff.org's Survey of Immigrants from March/April. Most immigrants disapprove of the Trump admin's efforts to end birthright citizenship, but Republican immigrants are split: 52% say they approve, 48% say they disapprove.

Analysis by @kff.org shows that children of immigrants grow up to attain higher education and incomes than their counterparts with U.S.-born parents, plus they make up 2X the share of physicians and surgeons as they do the population. www.msnbc.com/deadline-whi... www.kff.org/racial-equit...

In light of news reports claiming the Trump administration shared noncitizen immigrant Medicaid enrollees' data from certain states with immigration officials, @kff.org discusses the privacy and protection standards that are currently in place for enrollees. www.kff.org/policy-watch...

Over one in four (27%) physicians and surgeons at U.S. hospitals, rising to one in three in FL (37%), CA (33%), NY (33%), and TX (31%), are immigrants. Policies aimed at restricting immigration could negatively impact the health and well-being of Americans. @kff.org www.kff.org/racial-equit...

Over one in four (27%) physicians and surgeons at U.S. hospitals, rising to one in three in FL (37%), CA (33%), NY (33%), and TX (31%), are immigrants. Policies aimed at restricting immigration could negatively impact the health and well-being of Americans. @kff.org www.kff.org/racial-equit...

Some Senators are floating the idea of a relief fund to help rural hospitals hurt by Medicaid cuts. A relief fund could help hospitals, and preserve access to care for rural residents. But, a hospital relief fund does nothing for people who lose Medicaid and end up uninsured.

@kff.org analysis finds that immigrants account for over a quarter of physicians at U.S. hospitals. Policies aimed at restricting immigration could further exacerbate existing health care workforce shortages, potentially impacting the health and well-being of Americans. www.kff.org/racial-equit...

13 years after the DACA program began, over half a million active DACA recipients from hundreds of countries of birth reside all over the U.S., with a majority working and 4 in 10 who are parents. The budget bill would eliminate their ACA coverage eligibility. @kff.org www.kff.org/racial-equit...

New from the Congressional Budget Office: The One Big Beautiful Bill Act would increase the number of people without health insurance by 10.9 million people through changes to Medicaid and the ACA. www.cbo.gov/publication/...

Inbox: CBO says it will release a "final, fully interacted cost estimate for H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act" on Wednesday (tomorrow) around 10 a.m. ET.

@wmata.com someone left their Samsung phone on the blue line to Largo, I think they got off at Pentagon City at around 3:50/3:55 PM today. If this is your phone, I left it with metro staff at the Rosslyn station! Hope you and your phone are reunited! Please share @wmatagm.bsky.social

Republicans are pushing big cuts to health spending and coverage, like the 2017 ACA repeal debate. But, the backlash has been less intense. Why? This debate is also about taxes, so not as focused. And, there is now no direct effort to weaken pre-existing condition protections.

A small language change in the version of the reconciliation bill that is being considered today made a big change in what's at stake for health coverage of lawfully residing children and pregnant people www.kff.org/medicaid/iss...

Well, this is now an undercount of states, the bill now cuts Medicaid in states covering all lawful immigrant kids. Many of these states have trigger laws, so really this is a threat: If you don't end coverage for lawfully present immigrant children on Medicaid, no more ACA Medicaid expansion

Latest analysis by @kff.org discusses potential costs due to FMAP reductions proposed in the reconciliation bill to states that use their own funds to help provide health coverage to immigrants regardless of immigration status as well as potential impacts on enrollment. www.kff.org/medicaid/iss...

Some context here: Undocumented immigrants are not eligible for federally-funded Medicaid coverage, though some states use their own money to cover them. CBO estimates 1.4 million immigrants would become uninsured and lose STATE-FUNDED coverage as a result of the bill.

Key provisions in the House reconciliation bill would curb health coverage for immigrants, likely increasing the uninsured rate among immigrant families (including citizen children) and affecting the nation’s workforce and economy.

New piece by @kff.org discusses key provisions in the draft House budget reconciliation bill that would limit or eliminate access to health coverage for immigrant families and potentially lead to negative impacts on the nation's workforce and economy www.kff.org/policy-watch...

14 states + DC use state-only funds to provide health coverage to children regardless of immigration status, with 7 states + DC also covering some adults These programs fill gaps in coverage for immigrants who remain ineligible for federally-funded coverage www.kff.org/racial-equit...

Nobel Prize winning science.

In Their Own Words: Participants in focus groups conducted by @kff.org with likely undocumented Hispanic immigrants describe how immigration-related fears have impacted their and their families' lives, including the lives of their children, most of whom are U.S. citizens www.kff.org/racial-equit...

Breaking: The FDA has approved a vaginal swab that will allow people to screen for HPV — which causes almost all cases of cervical cancer — at home instead of getting a Pap smear, which can be painful and/or traumatic for many

In Their Own Words: Participants in focus groups conducted by @kff.org with likely undocumented Hispanic immigrants describe how immigration-related fears have impacted their and their families' lives, including the lives of their children, most of whom are U.S. citizens www.kff.org/racial-equit...

In recent focus groups conducted by @kff.org with likely undocumented Hispanic immigrants, many expressed how immigration-related fears are impacting their and their children's daily lives, mental and physical health, and future outlook Full report here: www.kff.org/racial-equit...

The latest KFF Survey of Immigrants also looks at immigrants’ views of President Trump and his policies. The big takeaway: just like among the general public, immigrants’ views are shaped by party identification. Most Democratic immigrants disapprove of his job performance, but Republicans approve.

As the Medicaid financing debate heats up, we’re bringing back #FollowFriday to highlight @kff.org experts and @kffhealthnews.org reporters covering Medicaid, health policy, and more. And we’re thrilled to have our president & CEO @drewaltman.bsky.social now on Bluesky. Follow them all here ⤵️

Our new poll. Everyone — Dems, R’s, Independents — are against big Medicaid cuts. Not really surprising. What is: MAGA supporters are divided on cutting Medicaid. As Steve Bannon said: “lots of MAGAs on Medicaid”.

New KFF Tracking Poll looks at opinion on cuts to federal health agencies & programs. Partisans mostly disagree, of course, but majorities of both Ds and Rs oppose major cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, mental health, and infectious disease funding, and VA staff cuts www.kff.org/medicaid/pol...

Under longstanding policy, undocumented immigrants are already not covered by federally-funded programs such as Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security although research shows that their economic and tax contributions help fund some of these programs.