Federal subsidies for Affordable Care Act health plans are set to shrink next year. Many shoppers are expected to be priced out, leaving those who stay with higher premiums. The dynamic that threatens to leave markets with fewer and more expensive options as insurers exit, too. How did we get here?
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Former North Carolina Health Secretary Sees Hard Road Ahead for States
Sweeping federal reforms force North Carolina and other states to make tough decisions about Medicaid coverage, costs and eligibility under mounting budget pressure.
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As the Big Beautiful Bill Becomes Law, States Face a ‘Daunting’ Rollout
North Carolina’s former health secretary explains the heavy lift and hard choices ahead of states as they rush to put Republicans’ new health reforms in place.
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Unpacking the Health Impacts of Republicans’ ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
On June 18, Tradeoffs moderated an online event with economists and doctors examining why this legislation could cost so many people their health coverage — or even their lives.
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Watch Tradeoffs and Penn Experts Discuss the Health Impacts of the “One Big Beautiful Bill”
As the U.S. Senate opens debate on a sweeping budget reconciliation bill passed by the House in May, leading health care scientists are warning that the legislation—formally titled the “One […]
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What Cuts to Medicaid and Obamacare Could Mean for Hospitals, Insurers and You
As Republicans consider major changes to Medicaid and Obamacare, we asked a leading economist about the shockwaves these sharp policy shifts could send throughout the entire health care system.
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New Studies Show How Cutting Medicaid Could Be Deadly
Two new studies inject powerful evidence into the heated Medicaid debate in Washington, showing the public insurance program is saving lives.
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Everyone’s Mad at Health Insurers, But ‘There’s Plenty of Blame to Go Around’
The murder of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO has put health insurance companies in the spotlight. But insurers are just one piece of America’s broken and expensive health care system.
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How Did Picking a Medicare Plan Get So Hard?
Medicare’s open enrollment season presents a challenging choice for its 67 million beneficiaries: selecting a new plan.
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What the Election Could Mean for Obamacare
One of the nation’s leading experts on the Affordable Care Act breaks down its track record the stakes the historic law faces in the lead-up to the election.