A creative working paper examines how Obamacare’s political baggage has made health insurance more expensive.
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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.
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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.
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Medicare Releases Details of Major Drug Price Reform
Medicare’s historic plan to slow prescription drug spending is taking shape.
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One Doctor’s Crusade to Improve Health Literacy
Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick believes plainspoken information from trusted messengers can help shrink health disparities, and some insurers are buying in.
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Three Health Policy Stories to Watch in 2023
In 2023, states will pursue new abortion laws, restart Medicaid eligibility checks and Medicare will begin to flex its new power to negotiate drug prices.
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Insuring America’s Long-Term Care Workforce
Joseph Benitez shares new research that assesses the impact of the ACA on insurance coverage for low-income nursing assistants.
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Drugmakers and Patient Assistance Programs: Tricks or Treats?
Stacie Dusetzina shares new research that examines the link between drug companies’ charity donations and their business incentives.
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Medicare’s Prescription Drug Plan Makeover
An overhaul of Medicare’s prescription drug benefit will lower costs for seniors while changing incentives for insurers and drugmakers.
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The Treacherous Transition from Medicaid to Private Insurance
Adrianna McIntyre shares new research on the effect of losing coverage through Medicaid and how long it takes to bounce back.