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Protecting Consumers When Health Insurance Marketplaces Allow Direct Enrollment through Web Brokers
Some health insurance marketplaces allow “web brokers” to conduct direct enrollment. This means privately run web broker sites can enroll consumers in marketplace coverage and financial assistance...
View MoreOur Nation’s Health Depends on Fixing Persistent Health Disparities
With the passage of the Affordable Care Act, more Americans can afford quality health insurance. However, having health insurance does not always equal having access to high-quality health care. This ...
View MoreMaine’s Ballot Initiative to Expand Medicaid
A critical test of the popularity of the Affordable Care Act will take place in less than two weeks. On Nov. 7, voters in Maine will cast a vote on Question 2, a ballot initiative to expand Medicaid. ...
View MoreTaking on High Prescription Drug Costs in Illinois: Q&A with Rep. Will Guzzardi
Illinois HB 4900 prevents pharmaceutical companies from price gouging on generic drugs Climbing prescription drug prices threaten the health and wellbeing of families and individuals who depend on li...
View MorePer Capita Caps in Medicaid Would Result in Devastating Funding Cuts
Republican plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act—including the American Health Care Act passed by the House—go well beyond repealing the health care law to a wholesale gutting of Medicaid fundin...
View MoreThere’s No Painless Way to End the Medicaid Expansion
Update (6/8/17): Reports that senators are considering a longer phase-down of the Medicaid expansion do not represent a compromise. A phaseout – no matter the exact length -- is the same as ending ...
View MoreThe High Administrative Costs of Common Medicaid Expansion Waiver Elements
Montana, the most recent state to extend its Medicaid program to more residents, is wrapping up negotiations with the federal government to determine the logistics of what this alternative expansion p...
View MoreHow Building a Story Bank Program Can Help Your Organization
Personal stories are one of the most powerful tools an organization can employ in its work. They inspire connection and empathy while simultaneously challenging stereotypes, humanizing policies or sta...
View MoreNew Oregon Health Study’s Findings Reaffirm That Medicaid Is Good Health Coverage
New findings from the Oregon Health Study reaffirm that Medicaid is good health coverage: The study showed that Medicaid beneficiaries were more likely than the uninsured to receive needed health care...
View MoreRepublicans’ Empty Promises to Patients with Pre-Existing Conditions
In their effort to repeal the federal health reform law, Republicans in Congress and President Trump have been outspoken in claiming that they plan to protect people with pre-existing conditions. This...
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