#health policy
Economic Pressures and Health Care Concerns Test Trump’s Standing Among Rural Voters Ahead of 2026 Midterms
The political landscape across rural America is showing signs of shifting friction as the 2026 midterm elections approach. While rural...
New KFF Survey Reveals Four in Ten Women Delay Needed Medical Care Due to High Costs, Exposing Systemic Affordability Crises
Affordability has firmly established itself at the center of national conversations, touching every corner of household budgets from soaring grocery...
Sweeping Changes in 2025 Reconciliation Law to Strip Health Coverage for Over One Million Lawfully Present Immigrants
Introduction The landscape of federally-funded healthcare is set to undergo a profound transformation following the passage of the 2025 federal...
Sweeping Executive Actions and Foreign Aid Overhauls Leave U.S. Global Maternal and Child Health Programs in Limbo
Editorial Note: Originally published in May 2025, this comprehensive resource has been updated to reflect the latest developments and newly...
U.S. Foreign Assistance Overhaul Fundamentally Disrupts Global Health Programs and PMI Operations
The landscape of United States foreign assistance has undergone a profound and rapid transformation following a series of sweeping executive...
Medicaid Managed Care Faces Steep Rate-Setting Hurdles and Plan Exits Following 2025 Federal Reconciliation Law
Managed care remains the dominant delivery mechanism for the nation’s Medicaid population, with over three-quarters of all beneficiaries currently enrolled...
PEPFAR Performance Shows Mixed Results in FY 2025 Fourth Quarter Following Major Administration Changes and Data Disruptions
Editorial Note: Originally published on April 23, 2026, this analysis has been updated to present data on the number of...
The High Stakes of Prior Authorization: Why Health Insurers and Patients Remain at Odds
Deciding what health care gets covered largely falls to health insurers, and it is a role that consistently fails to...
Navigating the Global Health Architecture: New Mapping Highlights Overlaps, Complexities, and Reform Pressures
Over the past quarter-century, a surge of attention toward critical health challenges—particularly those impacting low- and middle-income countries—has triggered the...
Where Does the Money Go? A Deep Dive Into Health Insurance Overhead, Profits, and the Value of Coverage
Every time a health insurance premium is paid, a portion of that dollar is immediately carved out before a single...