We dig into the research to understand what we can expect from this long-awaited policy fix.
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The Deadly Costs of Charging Patients More for Prescriptions
Adrianna McIntyre on research showing how increased cost-sharing leads to increased mortality.
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The High Price of Lowering Health Costs for 150 Million Americans
Employers clash with hospitals, insurers and even their own workers over high health care prices.
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Xavier Becerra: Get to Know Biden’s Pick to Lead HHS
We explore Becerra’s health policy record, what drives his views and what he could do about the country’s health care consolidation problem.
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Why Do We Spend So Much on End-of-Life Care?
Maria Polyakova on research examining the surprising source of outsized health care spending in the last months of life.
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‘The Ten Year War’ Over Obamacare (and the Battles Ahead)
Reporter Jonathan Cohn says the battle over Obamacare offers lessons and clues as to where the party’s “unfinished crusade for universal coverage” may head next.
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Do Health Plans Affect Mortality Rates?
Aditi Sen on research showing some Medicare Advantage plans have better mortality rates than others.
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Analyzing the ACA’s Latest Trip to the Supreme Court
Katie Keith breaks down oral arguments in the California v. Texas ACA case at the Supreme Court.
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Oyez! Oyez! ACA!
We explain the latest existential challenge to the ACA and outline three ways the Supreme Court could rule.
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Employer Plans Shine a Light on the Full Cost of Health Care
Stacie Dusetzina digs into the 2020 KFF Employer Benefits Survey.