What’s gained and what’s lost as private insurers manage an increasingly large share of the Medicare program?
Insurance
Posted inMental Health
The ‘Reverse Disparity’ in Psychosis Care
We explore what it’s like to experience psychosis and why it can be so difficult for patients to get effective treatment.
Posted inCost of Care
The Wonky Policy That’s Got Hospitals on High Alert
Medicare could soon pay hospitals much less for common outpatient services like x-rays and checkups.
Posted inPublic Health
What we’ve learned from federal efforts to fight HIV/AIDS
A recent NBER working paper compares the impact of public health funding for HIV/AIDS to other federal programs.
Posted inCost of Care
Hospice Care’s Midlife Crisis
Medicare is testing some major changes to its 40-year-old hospice benefit.
Posted inInsurance
The Latest Threat to the Affordable Care Act
ACA expert Nicholas Bagley breaks down the court ruling striking down the popular requirement for insurers to offer free preventive care services.
Posted inInsurance
The Treacherous Transition Awaiting Millions Losing Their Medicaid
We dig into three studies to make sense of what will happen to 15 million people set to lose their Medicaid over the next year.
Posted inInsurance
When Politics and Policy Collide on the Obamacare Exchanges
A creative working paper examines how Obamacare’s political baggage has made health insurance more expensive.
Posted inInsurance
SCOTUS Weighs Medicaid Recipients’ Right to Sue
A Supreme Court case could change whether Medicaid recipients can continue to use a legal pathway to enforce their rights.
Posted inHealth Equity
The Push to Bring Medicaid Behind Bars
People leaving incarceration are at extremely high risk of hospitalization and death, and some states think Medicaid could help.