KFF’s latest Health Tracking Poll looks at awareness and perceived impact of the tax and budget law, finding that nearly half of the public says that they expect the new law to generally hurt them and their families, about twice the share who say it will generally help. The law itself remains largely unpopular, with many more people holding unfavorable views than favorable ones.
KFF's updated analysis looks at the implications of Medicaid cuts, which would reduce federal Medicaid spending by an estimated $911 billion over 10 years, per the Congressional Budget Office.
A separate updated analysis looks at how the federal Medicaid cuts affect rural areas.
Timely insights and analysis from KFF staff
“The impact of medical debt on credit scores often has a cascading effect... Adults with health care debt from KFF’s Health Care Debt Survey cited a range of negative outcomes from trouble qualifying for loans to homelessness.” Read more.
Lunna Lopes
Senior Survey Manager, Public Opinion & Survey Research
“It’s not known when the court will issue an order on Planned Parenthood’s request for a more extensive preliminary injunction.
Meanwhile, the majority of Planned Parenthood clinics will not be able to receive federal Medicaid funding for non-abortion services...provided to Medicaid patients." Read more.
This edition of the Monitor shares findings from KFF’s latest poll with a focus on how the public encountered information about the recently passed tax and budget legislation. Also: Information about misleading narratives blaming undocumented immigrants for the current measles outbreak; misrepresentations of vaccine safety systems; and, claims that climate change isn’t real following deadly Texas flooding.
President Trump signed legislation that requires many Medicaid recipients to prove they’re working to qualify for health care coverage, allocating $200 million for states that expanded Medicaid to prepare systems to verify people’s eligibility. Georgia’s program, which has been expensive and difficult to administer, has had limited enrollment. Read the story →
Also, KFF Health News’ Renuka Rayasam breaks down what you need to know about Medicaid work requirements. View the video →
Question of the Week
Last week, 26% correctly answered that 44% of rural hospitals have negative operating margins.
The recently signed budget reconciliation package cuts $911 billion in Medicaid funding to states over 10 years, representing what percentage of total Medicaid spending over the period?
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