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KFF President and CEO Drew Altman: Quick, Last Take on Health Policy and the Election Before November 5

 

In a new KFF QuickTake, Drew Altman outlines what could happen with various health policy issues — including the ACA, Medicaid, and abortion — depending on the outcome of the election. Read more.

 

Also, stay up-to-date on election-related health policy developments by visiting our election page. There, you can find resources, including: 

  • Compare the Candidates on Health Care Policy
  • Harris v. Trump: Records and Positions on Reproductive Health
  • Election 2024: State Health Care Snapshots
  • KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': The Campaign's Final Days
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Ten Things to Watch for 2025 ACA Open Enrollment

 

On the heels of three straight years of record high enrollment, the 12th annual ACA Marketplace open enrollment season will be another opportunity for more people to gain coverage. Here are ten things to know about the 2025 open enrollment period.

 

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Follow the Money: How Medicaid Financing Works and What That Means for Proposals to Change it

 

Medicaid financing is complex. KFF's new analysis explains how Medicaid financing works, describes various conservative proposals to change Medicaid financing, and explores the implications of those changes for states and enrollees.

 

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For People With Opioid Addiction, Medicaid ‘Unwinding’ Raises the Stakes

 

Medications such as methadone can cut the risk of a fatal opioid overdose in half. Medicaid covers the medication. But as state Medicaid programs reevaluated coverage of each enrollee following a pause in disenrollments during the covid-19 pandemic, some patients lost a crucial pillar of their sobriety.

 

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Question of the Week

 

Last week, 30% correctly answered that state Medicaid spending grew by 19% in FY 2024.

Premiums for benchmark silver plans are increasing by what percentage, on average, during the 2025 ACA open enrollment period?

4%
11%
16%

See how many readers answered correctly in next week's newsletter.

Health News

 

Trump Wants Harris To Pay a Political Price for Generous Immigrant Health Policies

 

In Montana, Conservative Groups See Chance To Kill Medicaid Expansion

 

How a Proposed Federal Heat Rule Might Have Saved These Workers’ Lives

 

‘Dreamers’ Can Enroll in ACA Plans This Year — But a Court Challenge Could Get in the Way

 

Paid Sick Leave Is Up for a Vote in Three States

 

Dentists Are Pulling ‘Healthy’ and Treatable Teeth To Profit From Implants, Experts Warn

 

Florida Medical Device Maker Exactech Declares Bankruptcy

More on Health Policy

 

Understanding Racial and Ethnic Identity in Federal Data and Impacts for Health Disparities

 

Medicaid and CHIP Eligibility Expansions and Coverage Changes for Children Since the Start of the Pandemic

 

Overview and Implications of the ACA Marketplace Expansion to DACA Recipients

 

Recent Changes in Medicaid Financing in Puerto Rico and Other U.S. Territories

 

A Look at Waiting Lists for Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Services from 2016 to 2024

 

Who are the Direct Care Workers Providing Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS)?

 

Experiences of Direct Care Workers and Family Caregivers of Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS)

 

The U.S. Government and Global Neglected Tropical Disease Efforts

 

PEPFAR: Exploring Co-Financing as a Tool for Domestic Resource Mobilization

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