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Shannon Schumacher, PhD @shannonschumacher.bsky.social · Aug 7

More findings here: www.kff.org/health-infor...

KFF Health Information and Trust Tracking Poll: Health Information and Advice on Social Media | KFF

KFF's Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust finds that just over half of adults use social media for health information and advice at least occasionally but fewer than half say they find “most...

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Shannon Schumacher, PhD @shannonschumacher.bsky.social · Aug 7

Majorities of the public report seeing info about weight loss, diet, or nutrition and mental health, but fewer see content on vaccines, abortion, or birth control. Large shares of adults who never explicitly seek out health info + advice on social media nonetheless say they’ve seen this content.

Bar chart showing what type of health content people see on social media by total, age, gender, and party ID

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Shannon Schumacher, PhD @shannonschumacher.bsky.social · Aug 7

We also look at influencers: 15% of social media users say they regularly get health info + advice from them, but only 5% say they have a particular influencer they trust for this. Influencers named run the gamut from conservative influencers to celebrities, to doctors and health care providers.

Chart showing 5% of social media users who mention a health influencer, with some names listed

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Shannon Schumacher, PhD @shannonschumacher.bsky.social · Aug 7

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.

Bar chart showing trust in health information and advice across social media platforms

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KFF @kff.org · Aug 6

⚡KFF’s Ashley Kirzinger examines how halting mRNA research could deepen the public’s existing distrust and uncertainty about vaccine safety – with potential consequences for convincing the public to take new vaccines in the future. on.kff.org/3Ud1YyJ #QuickTake

Graphic from KFF that reads: "As the debate over mRNA technology continues, public uncertainty about its safety is likely to persist and may even deepen the partisan divide... as well as hinder any efforts to develop new vaccines in response to future pandemics, not to mention convince the public to take them." By Ashley Kirzinger of KFF

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KFF @kff.org · Aug 1

When asked about the impact of the changes that Secretary Kennedy is making to vaccine policy, 1 in 5 (20%) adults nationally say they are making people safer, while about a third (36%) say they are making people less safe.

More from our poll: on.kff.org/4oh9PsB

KFF bar chart titled “Partisans, Including Among Parents, Vary in How They Describe the Impact of HHS’ Changes to Vaccine Policy; Six in Ten Democrats Say Changes Have Made People Less Safe.” The chart showing the percent of adults by party, and among parents, who think the changes to vaccine policy will make people safer or less safe, will not make a difference, or don’t know.

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KFF @kff.org · Aug 1

Many parents of children under age 18 are confused and uncertain about whether COVID-19 vaccines are recommended for healthy children this year.

Our poll finds about half of parents (48%) don’t know if federal agencies recommend the shot or not. on.kff.org/4oh9PsB

KFF chart titled “Half of Parents Across Partisanship Are Unsure Whether Federal Health Agencies Are Recommending COVID-19 Vaccines for Healthy Children This Fall.” The chart shows the percent among parents by party identification knowing whether federal health agencies are recommending the COVID-19 vaccine this fall for healthy children.

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KFF @kff.org · Jul 23

⚡ KFF’s Lunna Lopes explores how medical debt affects consumers, an issue back in the news after a recent court decision blocked a federal rule that would have stopped medical debt from being included in people’s credit reports. #QuickTake on.kff.org/4lN5zzy

KFF graphic featuring quote from Lunna Lopes, KFF Senior Survey Manager, Public Opinion & Survey Research. It says, “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.”

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Drishti Pillai, PhD, MPH @drishp.bsky.social · Jul 16

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...

Recent State Actions Impacting Immigrants’ Access to State-Funded Health Coverage and Other Public Programs | KFF

This policy watch summarizes recent proposed actions by states related to state-funded health coverage for immigrants and trends in other legislation enacted during the 2025 session that have implicat...

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Drishti Pillai, PhD, MPH @drishp.bsky.social · Jul 17

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...

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

This policy watch discusses the data privacy protections in Medicaid and the implications of breaches or violations of those protections.

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KFF @kff.org · Jun 30

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

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Shannon Schumacher, PhD @shannonschumacher.bsky.social · Jun 27

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.

Bar chart showing immigrants' approval/disapproval of Trump admin's efforts to end birthright citizenship by total immigrants, party ID, and immigration status.

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Larry Levitt @larrylevitt.bsky.social · May 27

The House-passed reconciliation bill causes an estimated 1.4 million undocumented immigrants to lose health coverage. That’s not because the federal government pays for Medicaid for them. It’s because the bill penalizes states using their own money to cover immigrants.

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Julie Rovner @julierovner.bsky.social · May 22

now updated! My amazing colleagues on the analysis side of KFF with everything you need to know about the health provisions of the House-passed budget reconciliation bill: www.kff.org/tracking-the...

Tracking the Medicaid Provisions in the 2025 Reconciliation Bill | KFF

KFF is tracking the Medicaid provisions in the 2025 federal budget bill, including new Medicaid work and verification requirements and a reduction in the expansion match rate for states that use their...

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Samantha Artiga @sartiga.bsky.social · May 22

The final bill passed by the House limited the penalty to states covering immigrants who are not a “qualified alien” or lawfully residing “child or pregnant woman” covered under the Medicaid option.

Samantha Artiga @sartiga.bsky.social · May 21

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...

Proposed Medicaid Federal Match Penalty for States that Have Expanded Coverage for Immigrants: State-by-State Estimates | KFF

This analysis examines the potential impacts of a provision in the House reconciliation bill that proposes reducing the federal matching rate for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansion popul...

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Samantha Artiga @sartiga.bsky.social · May 21

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...

Proposed Medicaid Federal Match Penalty for States that Have Expanded Coverage for Immigrants: State-by-State Estimates | KFF

This analysis examines the potential impacts of a provision in the House reconciliation bill that proposes reducing the federal matching rate for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansion popul...

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Larry Levitt @larrylevitt.bsky.social · May 19

The House reconciliation bill would penalize states to the tune of $92 billion if they use their own funds to provide health care to undocumented immigrants.
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Shannon Schumacher, PhD @shannonschumacher.bsky.social · May 15

More on immigrants' view of the Trump administration's policies here: www.kff.org/racial-equit...

KFF Survey of Immigrants: Views and Experiences in the Early Days of President Trump's Second Term | KFF

The latest KFF Survey of Immigrants finds that immigrants’ worries about detention or deportation have risen sharply since 2023, even among lawfully present immigrants and naturalized citizens. This p...

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Shannon Schumacher, PhD @shannonschumacher.bsky.social · May 15

The Supreme Court is hearing arguments for the Trump administration’s effort to end birthright citizenship today. @kff.org's latest Survey of Immigrants finds that few (21%) immigrants overall support this, but about half (52%) of Republican immigrants say they do.

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KFF Health News @kffhealthnews.org · May 13

Budget pressures are forcing @gavinnewsom.bsky.social to consider slashing California’s Medicaid program that covers a whopping third of residents, who have low incomes or are disabled.
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After Promising Universal Health Care, California Governor Must Reconsider Immigrant Coverage - KFF Health News

Gov. Gavin Newsom was elected to office in 2019 on a promise of universal health care. He dramatically expanded coverage, but after six years in office, the Democrat is forced to contemplate deep cuts...

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Samantha Artiga @sartiga.bsky.social · May 13

My new @kff.org quick take discusses the House's proposed penalty to reduce Medicaid financing for states covering undocumented immigrants with their own funds and identifies which states would be affected:
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Which States Would Be Affected by a House Proposal to Cut Federal Medicaid Funding for States That Cover Undocumented Immigrants?

KFF data show that as of April 2025, 14 states plus DC use state-only dollars to provide health coverage to children regardless of immigration status, including 7 states that also do so for at least s...

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KFF @kff.org · May 12

#MedicaidWatch brings together our policy research, public opinion data, and @kffhealthnews.org reporting about the Medicaid financing debate and related issues.

Bookmark this page and check back for updates:

Medicaid Watch | KFF

KFF policy research, polling, and news about the Medicaid financing debate.

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Drishti Pillai, PhD, MPH @drishp.bsky.social · May 8

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...

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Shannon Schumacher, PhD @shannonschumacher.bsky.social · May 8

Most immigrants don’t support the Trump administration’s efforts to end birthright citizenship (79% disapprove) or deport more people (57% disapprove), but many approve of sending additional military forces to the U.S.-Mexico border (53% approve). Again, partisanship shapes views.

Shannon Schumacher, PhD @shannonschumacher.bsky.social · May 8

But across partisans, President Trump gets his lowest ranking on how he is handling inflation.

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