Larry Levitt
@larry_levitt
Executive Vice President for Health Policy, @KFF. Cal Bear.
There's been a lot of discussion about some of the later provisions in the bill, such as Medicaid work requirements. But some of the rule changes have already happened or will happen this fall when people are enrolling in coverage for 2026.
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act will bring sweeping changes to health coverage. @louisenorris looks at five of its provisions that will be implemented first and the populations they will affect. buff.ly/0PN0mco
CBO now says there will be 10m more uninsured from the “OBBB”. But the estimate of 4.2m uninsured from the enhanced ACA tax credits expiring at the end of the year stands. So we are looking at 14+ million more uninsured over 10 yrs unless that changes.
When we visited this Texas region last month, people were scared to sign up for Medicaid, even if they live here legally. Now, the @AP has confirmed their fears. What does it mean for public health? apnews.com/article/trump-…
More than 24 million Americans could see their ACA healthcare premiums surge by an average of 75% starting January 2026, according to new analysis from @KFF. Cynthia Cox, president and director of KFF’s ACA program, breaks down the findings.
We wrote about this earlier this week. GOP leadership has no idea how they’ll handle these expiring ACA credits and it’s a big deal. punchbowl.news/archive/71625-…
Insurers are hiking ACA premiums by a median of 15% next year, based on early reports. ACA enrollees will see their out-of-pocket premiums skyrocket by an average of over 75% if enhanced premium tax credits are allowed to expire at the end of this year. healthsystemtracker.org/brief/individu…
Preliminary ACA Marketplace insurer filings suggest that premiums will see their largest increase in nearly 8 years due to political uncertainty and the expiration of enhanced subsidies. More here: healthsystemtracker.org/brief/individu…
NEWS: Another looming health crisis for Trump -- insurers in many states seek to jack up their premiums in part because of GOP policies. If Obamacare subsidies also get cut, monthly bills will skyrocket. By @Julie_appleby kffhealthnews.org/news/article/o…
ACA insurers seeking biggest rate hikes since 2018, per @kff analysis Among key factors: End of Biden-era subsidy boost, bc Republicans are unlikely to renew Note that many insurer filings were *before* Trump's Big Beautiful Bill healthsystemtracker.org/brief/individu…
The $50 billion rural hospital/health care grant program can’t help but do a lot of good. It’s also likely to be highly political and isn’t timed or targeted to help a lot with Medicaid cuts. My latest column: kff.org/from-drew-altm…
People who get health insurance through the Affordable Care Act could soon see their monthly premiums sharply increase as subsidies expire and insurers propose a major premium hike for 2026. nbcnews.com/health/health-…
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This policy will discourage lawfully present immigrants who are eligible for Medicaid from signing up for Medicaid, or signing their kids up, leaving them without health insurance. That, of course, is a feature, not a bug.
Latest for @AP: ICE officials will have access to all 79 million Medicaid enrollees' personal data, including addresses and ethnicities, according to an extraordinary agreement signed on Monday. w/ @kimberlykindy apnews.com/article/immigr…
Sharing of Medicaid enrollees’ information for purposes other than the provision of health coverage and care pose risks for individuals and may jeopardize confidence in the security of data held by agencies
As outlined in our @KFF policy watch, federal and state laws and regulations provide protections designed to safeguard Medicaid applicant and enrollee data. These protections limit the use and sharing of personal information for administering the program. kff.org/policy-watch/w…