Affordable Care Act (ACA) Archives - Page 7 of 7 - Tradeoffs

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How Important Is the ACA for People Who Lose Their Jobs?

by Larry Levitt September 4, 2020November 29, 2024

Larry Levitt on a study comparing health insurance retention for people who lost their jobs before and after the ACA went into effect.

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Summer Concerns

by Ryan Levi July 23, 2020December 19, 2024

We dig into the latest polling on how voters are feeling about health care and the pandemic.

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Without Precedent

by Sabrina Emms and Leslie Walker June 4, 2020December 19, 2024

A new, more conservative Supreme Court is about to rule on its first major cases involving reproductive health and rights.

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The Medicaid Cliff

by Ryan Levi May 5, 2020December 8, 2024

What happened to Medicaid during the last recession? And what can that teach us going into the next one?

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Return of the Risk Corridors

by Leslie Walker April 30, 2020December 20, 2024

The Supreme Court ruled insurers are owed billions under an obscure ACA provision. What are the origins and implications of the case?

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The COBRA Conundrum

by Leslie Walker April 23, 2020December 20, 2024

Millions of Americans have lost their health insurance along with their jobs. What should be done to help them stay covered during this crisis?

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Primary Concerns

by Ryan Levi and Victoria Stern February 5, 2020December 20, 2024

We look at the polls and talk to voters to break down how and why health care is shaping the 2020 election.

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The Town the Ballpark Is In

by Dan Gorenstein and Leslie Walker October 16, 2019December 12, 2024

A team of economists and coders has built one of the most influential machines in health care—a machine almost no one has ever heard of.

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