LGBT adults face problems with health care affordability. About half say it's difficult to afford these costs; half say they've skipped/postponed care due to cost. These challenges could grow as new policies are set to leave millions uninsured. www.kff.org/health-costs... w/@lunnalopes.bsky.social

988 suicide & crisis line’s service for LGBTQ young people has fielded over 1M contacts—but the FY2026 budget request eliminates its funding. As usage rises, its future is uncertain. Our new brief explores the landscape and latest data: www.kff.org/mental-healt... w/ @heathersaunders.bsky.social

The reconciliation bill initially would have prohibited Medicaid from covering gender affirming care for minors. A last minute amendment would extend that prohibition to adults. Medicaid provides insurance to one in five transgender adults. www.kff.org/other/issue-...

The first #100Days of the 2nd Trump presidency have been marked by efforts to limit #LGBTQ+ people’s access to health care, civil rights protections, and recognition of their identities. We have been tracking these actions as they relate to health policy: www.kff.org/other/fact-s...

Our new KFF brief examines the Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative’s (EHE) activities & impact to date and what its future might look like under the 2nd Trump administration. kff.org/policy-watch... We also updated our EHE funding tracker (link below).

Today we released a new piece that consolidates information on recent HIV related HHS staff reductions, office closures, & other restructuring initiatives. These actions come on top of NIH grant cuts & threats to CDC's prevention funding. w/
@jenkatesdc.bsky.social www.kff.org/policy-watch...

With CDC staff & programs cuts, the Medical Monitoring Project (MMP) could be at risk. MMP is a rich data source on people w/ HIV & has been core to much of our HIV work for over a decade. Eliminating it would create a data gap. A thread highlighting some of our MMP based work:

Our new piece examines a CMS proposal that would change how ACA plans cover gender affirming care, likely making these services harder to access and/or more expensive. www.kff.org/private-insu... with @mattrae.bsky.social and Kaye Pestaina

⚡KFF’s @lindseydawson.bsky.social writes about the implications of a potential funding cut to the CDC’s HIV prevention budget. #QuickTake on.kff.org/4izGLZR

Our new guide examines Trump Admin executive actions that could have a direct impact on #LGBTQ+ people’s health. It includes an overview of key provisions, their known/potential impact, and related litigation and will be updated as needed. w @jenkatesdc.bsky.social

www.kff.org/other/fact-s...

President Trump’s Executive Order that aims to restrict youth access to gender affirming care doesn’t immediately change policies or regulations, but there’s significant confusion.

Here’s a look at state responses and legal challenges filed by the @aclu.org and other groups⤵️

Ahead of tomorrow's SCOTUS arguments challenging TN's ban on minor access to gender affirming care, our new brief provides background on state bans, explains the challenge to the TN law, and explores the potential impact of a Court ruling. With @lauriesobel.bsky.social www.kff.org/other/issue-...