Stacie Dusetzina on research looking at the impact Medicaid subsidies can have for costs and care for Medicare beneficiaries.
Health Care Affordability
Posted inCost of Care
The Deadly Costs of Charging Patients More for Prescriptions
Adrianna McIntyre on research showing how increased cost-sharing leads to increased mortality.
Posted inInsurance
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.
Posted inHealth Equity
Alzheimer’s Can Wreak Financial Havoc Years Before Diagnosis
Ezra Golberstein on new research that suggests negative financial consequences can start years before an Alzheimer’s diagnosis.
Posted inInsurance
‘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.
Posted inInsurance
Taking the Pulse of Insurers
Insurers have been on strong financial footing during the pandemic while doctors, hospitals and consumers have not been as lucky.
Posted inHealth Equity
Hard to Reach
New data suggest undocumented immigrants aren’t being tested enough for COVID-19. What’s standing in the way, and what’s being done to address it?
Posted inPublic Health
Primary Care in Crisis
The coronavirus pandemic is putting a serious strain on the country’s primary care system.
Posted inWorkforce
Coronavirus Conversations: Pam Gueldner
As coronavirus closes down her café, a small business owner reckons with mounting financial challenges.