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Ashley Kirzinger

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Ashley Kirzinger @ashleykirzinger.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
My @kff.org colleagues and I have been working on this for a while... the latest on the role that we think health care may be playing in voters' plans for 2026 www.kff.org/public-opini...
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A Preview of the Role Health Care May Play in the 2026 Election | KFF
Ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, this KFF issue brief examines the role health care has played in previous elections and what that may suggest about its potential role in 2026.
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Ashley Kirzinger @ashleykirzinger.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Returning ACA Marketplace Enrollees are facing higher costs and weighing tough decisions around health care and other household expenses in order to afford coverage. More at www.kff.org/public-opini...
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Ashley Kirzinger @ashleykirzinger.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
One of the great things about my job at @kff.org is coming up with innovative survey designs. In a rare instance of longitudinal survey data, we went back to our 2025 ACA Marketplace Enrollees to see how they fared during open enrollment. www.kff.org/public-opini...
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Cost Concerns and Coverage Changes: A Follow-Up Survey of ACA Marketplace Enrollees | KFF
This KFF survey is a follow-up survey of adults who had ACA Marketplace insurance in 2025. The survey examines the cost concerns and coverage changes that these 2025 Marketplace enrollees are experien...
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Ashley Kirzinger @ashleykirzinger.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
We put together a great new resource of all of our polling on health information and public trust. We will be updating it OFTEN and it can be your go-to source for our latest polling on these topics. Bookmark it!
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Ashley Kirzinger @ashleykirzinger.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Health care is typically a second tier voting issue but a trend in our recent KFF polls make me think that the cost of health care may be playing a big role in the 2026 midterms. Polls may not capture this because they limit voters to pick either "economy" or "health care" as top voting issue.
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KFF @kff.org · 06/01/2026
⚡ KFF’s Alex Montero explains that Secretary Kennedy’s efforts to narrow the childhood vaccine schedule doesn’t reflect the views of most parents, but KFF polling suggests it may have more appeal among President Trump’s base. #QuickTake on.kff.org/49qOSVN
KFF split bar chart titled “Prior to Recent Changes to the Childhood Vaccine Schedule, A Quarter of Parents Said the CDC Recommended Too Many Childhood Vaccines, Rising to Half Among MAGA-Supporting Republican Parents.” The chart shows the percent of parents who say the CDC recommends too many, about the right amount, or not enough vaccines, or who say they are not sure. Results shown by total parents, age, party identification, and MAGA and non-MAGA Republicans.
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Jen Kates @jenkatesdc.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Whatever one thinks about changes to the pediatric vaccine schedule, it will play out as a natural experiment on the nation’s kids. HHS says the changes will reduce distrust and increase vax rates. But they could do the opposite. We may not know until disease data are out.
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Audrey Kearney @audreykearney.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Bloomberg reported this week the FDA is delaying its mifepristone safety review until after the midterm elections. Last month, @kff.org polled on the public's awareness of the drug, its safety, and perception of the planned review: www.kff.org/public-opini...
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KFF Health Tracking Poll: Knowledge and Views of Medication Abortion | KFF
This KFF Health Tracking Poll finds that many, including women of reproductive age, remain unfamiliar with key facts about mifepristone. Fewer than half of all adults say they believe abortion pills a...
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Ashley Kirzinger @ashleykirzinger.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Latest polling from @kff.org finds more than half of adults say it is now harder to earn a living than a year ago, including about seven in ten younger adults www.kff.org/public-opini...
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Ashley Kirzinger @ashleykirzinger.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
A key mission of @kff.org public opinion work is to amplify the voices of the people directly impacted by healthy policy debates. Today we release a great example of this- a survey of ACA Marketplace Enrollees www.kff.org/public-opini...
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2025 KFF Marketplace Enrollees Survey | KFF
This survey explores how ACA Marketplace enrollees expect to respond if their premium payments doubled as expected in 2026 when enhanced premium tax credits are set to expire. About a third would very...
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Ashley Kirzinger @ashleykirzinger.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
No idea how/when shutdown ends but newest @kff.org shows that Democrats still have advantage on health care issue for voters. www.kff.org/public-opini...
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KFF @kff.org · 05/11/2025
⚡ KFF’s @ashleykirzinger.bsky.social explores what Tuesday’s elections tell us about the importance of addressing health care costs in both policy debates and electoral choices. #QuickTake on.kff.org/47I4ymu
KFF graphic featuring a quote from Ashley Kirzinger, KFF Associate Director, Public Opinion and Survey Research. It says, “After Tuesday’s elections, it is becoming increasingly difficult to disentangle concerns about the economy and concerns about health care as costs become the most pressing health care issue for voters...”
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Ashley Kirzinger @ashleykirzinger.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Featuring my wonderful colleagues @lizhamel.bsky.social and @alex-kff.bsky.social
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KFF @kff.org · 09/10/2025
⚡ KFF’s @ashleykirzinger.bsky.social breaks down KFF polling showing broad public support for extending the enhanced ACA premium tax credits — and what’s likely driving that rare agreement across party lines. #QuickTake on.kff.org/4n3Gjox
KFF graphic featuring a quote from Ashley Kirzinger, KFF’s Director of Survey Methodology; Associate Director for Public Opinion and Survey Research. It says, “The debate over these enhanced tax credits can be seen as a proxy for the broader public’s concerns about health care affordability which may be why the public is largely in favor of extending these subsidies – even as overall views of the ACA are still very polarized.”
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Ashley Kirzinger @ashleykirzinger.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
I have been working on a talk (for upcoming MAPOR conference) about the complexity of measuring "health care" as voting issue. Seems like @natecohn.bsky.social and I are both thinking about this. Yes, health care as a standalone issue is no longer top of mind for voters.
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Ashley Kirzinger @ashleykirzinger.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
There are real consequences if Congress doesn't extend these premium tax credits for ACA marketplace plans. Four in ten of people with current marketplace coverage say they would have to forego insurance coverage in 2026 www.kff.org/affordable-c...
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Ashley Kirzinger @ashleykirzinger.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Support for Congress to extend the enhanced premium tax credits remains very high, even among Republicans and MAGA supporters.
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Ashley Kirzinger @ashleykirzinger.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
There has been a lot of debate around the Dem lawmakers' strategy of highlighting the end of the tax credits as part of budget talks. It does appear that awareness is increasing - 39% say they’ve heard “a lot” or “some” – up from 27% in June 2025. But still low, especially among ACA peeps
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Ashley Kirzinger @ashleykirzinger.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
I think this is the most telling finding. The former players attribute a lot of positivity to their NFL careers, but say it had a negative impact on their health...And they would do it all over again if given the chance.
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Ashley Kirzinger @ashleykirzinger.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
At KFF we get to do some really interesting work with media partners. For the first time, we partnered with ESPN on a survey of former NFL players. Check out the amazing ESPN coverage as well as the KFF report!
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Ashley Kirzinger @ashleykirzinger.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
You may not be looking on social media for health information and advice...but you have probably seen it!
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Ashley Kirzinger @ashleykirzinger.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Yesterday's HHS mRNA announcement will likely just add to the ongoing confusion and partisan divide on mRNA technology www.kff.org/quick-take/h...
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Ashley Kirzinger @ashleykirzinger.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Sorry it took us a while but... we finally have those numbers for you. Four in ten adults say they plan to get the COVID-19 vaccine this fall increasing to more than half of older adults and seven in ten Democrats. www.kff.org/health-infor...
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KFF Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust: COVID-19 Vaccine Update | KFF
As federal vaccine policy changes, this poll finds that most adults do not expect to get a COVID-19 vaccine this fall , and many parents are confused and uncertain about whether the vaccine is recomme...
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Ashley Kirzinger @ashleykirzinger.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
One of the great parts of my job is digging into the data after our initial release. This time I found that we could look at the attitudes of people with Medicaid who are currently working. My key takeaway is that they value work and also really rely on their Medicaid coverage.
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Louise Norris @louisenorris.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Most Americans (including MAGA/Republicans and people who don't use the Marketplaces) support the idea of Congress extending the Marketplace subsidy enhancements that are set to expire at the end of this year. www.kff.org/affordable-c... But Congress hasn't done anything to address this.
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KFF Health Tracking Poll: ACA Enhanced Subsidies | KFF
KFF's Health Tracking Poll looks at public awareness and support for ACA Marketplace subsidies and finds that most adults are unaware the subsidies are set to expire soon. Three in four say Congress s...
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KFF @kff.org · 17/06/2025
NEW: We’ve updated our 2025 budget reconciliation tracker to include health provisions included in the proposed Senate bill. The Senate version’s Medicaid and ACA provisions differ significantly from those in the House-passed bill. Compare the details:
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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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Ashley Kirzinger @ashleykirzinger.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
New data that shows how majorities of Rs, Ds, and Inds on Medicaid are worried about the government cutting back spending on Medicaid www.kff.org/medicaid/pol...
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KFF Health Tracking Poll: The Public's Views of Funding Reductions to Medicaid | KFF
As Congress works to pass the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," which includes significant changes to Medicaid and the ACA, the latest KFF Health Tracking Poll examines the views of groups that could be m...
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Ashley Kirzinger @ashleykirzinger.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Brand new polling from @kff.org finds that in addition to measles spreading...so is misinformation about both the virus and the vaccine
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Ashley Kirzinger @ashleykirzinger.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Are you a student who is interested in public opinion research and looking for a way to connect with professionals? Are you located (either physically or mentally) on the west coast? PAPOR is looking for a new student representative! Reach out if you are interested. www.papor.org/executive-co...
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Ashley Kirzinger @ashleykirzinger.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Stopping all foreign aid spending is not a popular position among the U.S. public. Many, including half of Republicans, want to see the U.S. scale back rather than end all spending.
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Ashley Kirzinger @ashleykirzinger.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
The public largely overestimates the share of the budget that goes to foreign aid. Just one in ten (11%) adults correctly say it is about one percent or less. After hearing the amount, 34% say the U.S. is spending “too much” while two-thirds say the U.S. is spending not enough or too little.
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Ashley Kirzinger @ashleykirzinger.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
KFF is working hard to get updated polling on so many health policy topics. First up is the public's reaction to Trump admin's actions on USAID and foreign aid funding Most of the public thinks the downsizing of USAID will lead to increased risks to global health. www.kff.org/global-healt...
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Larry Levitt @larrylevitt.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
New: If enhanced federal payments for the ACA Medicaid expansion are eliminated, states have two choices: 1. Make up for the cut, at a cost of $626 billion over a decade. 2. Rollback the expansion, leading to 20 million people losing Medicaid. www.kff.org/medicaid/iss...
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Eliminating the Medicaid Expansion Federal Match Rate: State-by-State Estimates | KFF
This analysis examines the potential impacts on states and Medicaid enrollees of eliminating the 90% federal match rate for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) expansion. Eliminating the federal match rate ...
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Ashley Kirzinger @ashleykirzinger.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
In case anyone is looking for what the public actually thinks about Medicaid, a couple resources for you: General public views on Medicaid: www.kff.org/medicaid/pol... How people with Medicaid coverage view the program: www.kff.org/mental-healt...
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Ashley Kirzinger @ashleykirzinger.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Our latest KFF tracking poll on health information and trust highlights some trends about who the public trusts on health issues and how partisanship and trust play out in public health. www.kff.org/health-infor...
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KFF Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust: January 2025 | KFF
As Senate hearings begin for President Trump’s health nominees, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the latest KFF Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust shows a decline in public trust for govern...
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Rakesh Singh @rsingh.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
🧵 Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination hearings for Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services are scheduled. Let’s dive into the key role HHS plays in health and health care as the department will be in the spotlight next week.
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American Association for Public Opinion Research @aapor.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
AAPOR issues a statement regarding the Trump. v. Selzer, Selzer & Company, Des Moines Register & Tribune Company & Gannett Co. Lawsuit. Read more here: bit.ly/4gHwhqb
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AAPOR Statement on the TRUMP v. J. ANN SELZER, SELZER & COMPANY, DES MOINES REGISTER AND TRIBUNE COMPANY, and GANNETT CO., INC. Lawsuit - AAPOR
As a non-partisan organization, the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) is dedicated to championing the value of sound public opinion research. We aim to ensure the significance o...
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Ashley Kirzinger @ashleykirzinger.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
It’s a deal!!!
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Robin Rudowitz @robinr.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
#CMS released a proposed rule to include coverage of anti-obesity medications for the treatment of obesity in Medicare and Medicaid. States have the option to provide this coverage now in Medicaid. See our latest analysis of #Medicaid coverage of obesity drugs: www.kff.org/medicaid/iss...
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Medicaid Coverage of and Spending on GLP-1s | KFF
This brief examines the implications of rising prescriptions for costly GLP-1 drugs for state Medicaid programs as more states consider covering the drugs for weight loss. It examines recent trends in...
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Ashley Kirzinger @ashleykirzinger.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Woah! I am going to print this out and put it on my fridge! thanks Charles!
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Ashley Kirzinger @ashleykirzinger.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
About one in eight adults say they have ever used GLP-1 drugs, including 6% who say they are currently using them. It increases to: 43% of adults with diabetes, 26% with heart disease, 22% who are overweight or obese (some of whom also have diabetes or heart disease).
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Ashley Kirzinger @ashleykirzinger.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
New from @kff.org: explore the reasons behind abortion ballot measures passing in some states (like AZ where majorities across demos voted for it and many were motivated by it) and failing in others (like SD, where only majorities of Dems voted "yes") www.kff.org/womens-healt...
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Ashley Kirzinger @ashleykirzinger.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
President-elect Trump won in 4 states where voters also chose to expand or protect abortion access, including support from about a third of those who voted in favor of abortion access in MO and at least three in ten voters in the battleground states of NV and AZ. www.kff.org/womens-healt...
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Ashley Kirzinger @ashleykirzinger.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
KFF is out with a complete analysis of the role health care played in voters' decision. Always a pleasure to partner with the @asssociatedpress.bsky.social and Votecast is such a treasure trove of data! www.kff.org/womens-healt...
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The Role Health Care Issues Played in the 2024 Election: An Analysis of AP VoteCast | KFF
KFF's analysis of KFF/AP VoteCast supplemental questions shows how abortion, abortion-related ballot measures, and other health care issues influenced the 2024 election.
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Cynthia Cox @cynthiaccox.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
NEW @kff.org calculator tool shows how much more ACA enrollees will pay if enhanced subsidies to expire www.kff.org/interactive/...
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How Much More Would People Pay in Premiums if the ACA's Enhanced Subsidies Expired? | KFF
Enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies lower premium payments for ACA Marketplace coverage by boosting existing ACA subsidies and making some people newly eligible. Enrollees across incomes bene...
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Ashley Kirzinger @ashleykirzinger.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
And if you want to be in the womenwhopoll starter pack, let me know. It is accessible here: go.bsky.app/EB8vaNK
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Jen Kates @jenkatesdc.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
NEW: How can HHS, FDA, & CDC influence vaccine policy, use and availability? Despite limits, federal officials have significant authority in this area (though they cannot impose mandates or change local vaccination requirements). w/ @joshmich.bsky.social www.kff.org/policy-watch...
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How HHS, FDA, and CDC Can Influence U.S. Vaccine Policy | KFF
This policy brief highlights areas in which HHS, FDA, and CDC have authority to shape U.S. vaccine policy with a specific focus on vaccine approvals and recommendations for the public. Ultimately, whi...
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Rakesh Singh @rsingh.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
🧵As we await the Trump administration's actions on immigration, a good refresher of some key moments in U.S. history drawn from @kff.org's "How History Has Shaped Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities": www.kff.org/how-history-...
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How History Has Shaped Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities: A Timeline of Policies and Events | KFF
This timeline offers a historical view of significant U.S. federal policies and events spanning the early 1800s to today that have influenced present-day health disparities. It covers policies that di...
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Craig Palosky @cpalosky.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
⚡ With Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., a vaccine skeptic, to head HHS, @kff.org @lizhamel.bsky.social shares what we know about the public’s views on vaccines and their exposure to misinformation. #QuickTake on.kff.org/3YN2hSE
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Ashley Kirzinger @ashleykirzinger.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Women who poll live and in-person at Roper Center’s Mitofsky award dinner last night. These are some of the women who make the polling world run!
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