Later this month the Supreme Court will announce its decision in King v. Burwell, a case that threatens the health coverage of millions. This overview will bring busy readers up to speed on what’s at… Read more.
06.04.2015 /
Ben D’Avanzo,
Claire McAndrew,
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Insights Blog
We recently reported our findings on the potential problems posed by health insurance plans with high deductibles. Proponents of high-deductible plans assert that making consumers spend more to cover their medical care will encourage them to… Read more.
06.02.2015 /
Cheryl Fish-Parcham,
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Insights Blog
Earlier this month Congress agreed on a budget that should worry consumer health care advocates. It proposes slashing Medicaid spending and makes other changes that threaten low-income consumers’ access to health care. Expect a… Read more.
05.28.2015 /
Shannon Attanasio,
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Insights Blog
What was once a promise is now a reality: Since the Affordable Care Act became law, 16 million Americans have gained health insurance. Now, opponents of the ACA are changing tack, criticizing the quality of… Read more.
05.27.2015 /
Insights Blog
Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, we’ve made tremendous progress in expanding access to affordable health insurance. However, the findings of our new report show that there is still work to be done to… Read more.
05.19.2015 /
Lydia Mitts,
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Insights Blog
By May 15 (or June 5 in some states), health insurance companies throughout the country must submit their proposed monthly premium rates for 2016 to state and/or federal regulators for review. By June 1… Read more.
05.14.2015 /
Cheryl Fish-Parcham,
Joseph Ditré,
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Insights Blog
Ruth Petran has celebrated Mother’s Day with her children for the past 33 years, but this Mother’s Day is special. Ruth says it’s the kind of Mother’s Day that wouldn’t have been possible without… Read more.
05.07.2015 /
Jenna Temkin,
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Insights Blog
In part 1 of this blog series, we explained that efforts to reform health care delivery and payment methods could be a double-edged sword for communities of color and described one example of a sustainable… Read more.
05.05.2015 /
Melissa Burroughs,
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Insights Blog
This is part one of a two-part blog series describing the models three organizations are using to tackle community-level barriers to high-quality care for people of color and save their state Medicaid programs money. Across… Read more.
04.22.2015 /
Melissa Burroughs,
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Insights Blog
America is on the cusp of becoming a nation with two health care systems. This sharp division is the result of continued resistance to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and it does greatest harm… Read more.
04.06.2015 /
Ron Pollack,
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Insights Blog
UPDATE (July 2015): Families USA submitted comments on the EEOC’s proposed rule concerning the ADA’s application to wellness programs. Among other concerns, Families USA expressed strong opposition to a policy allowing employers to penalize employees for… Read more.
04.02.2015 /
Lydia Mitts,
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Insights Blog
Twenty-two states have chosen not to extend Medicaid coverage, leaving hundreds of thousands of their residents in the health coverage gap. These people—who do not qualify for Medicaid in their state, but cannot afford… Read more.
03.31.2015 /
Dee Mahan,
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Insights Blog
New research suggests that the expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act is linked to better diagnosis of one of America’s most lethal and costly diseases: diabetes. In a study published last week… Read more.
03.25.2015 /
Andrea Callow,
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Insights Blog
States that have expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act are seeing major budget savings, according to reports released in the past month. These budget savings coupled with new data linking Medicaid expansion to… Read more.
03.24.2015 /
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Insights Blog
This week, leaders in Congress released their budget plans for FY 2016. The budget plans put forward by Senator Mike Enzi (R-Wyoming) and Rep. Tom Price (R-Georgia) (the Senate and House budget chairmen) include… Read more.
03.19.2015 /
Ben D’Avanzo,
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Insights Blog
In recent weeks, Republicans have released several proposals for replacing the Affordable Care Act. Ranging from op-eds to white papers to full-fledged bills, these plans share many ideas in common for how to replace the… Read more.
03.18.2015 /
Shannon Attanasio,
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Insights Blog
