We explore the country’s high rates of pregnancy-related deaths and the potential impact Biden’s push to expand Medicaid coverage for pregnant people may have.
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Looking for Causes of Racial Disparities in Medicare Advantage
Adrianna McIntyre shares new research showing non-white communities have less access to high quality Medicare Advantage plans.
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Fixing the Obamacare ‘Glitch’ That Pushed One Couple to Divorce
The Biden administration is trying to close a gap in the Affordable Care Act that blocks 5 million people from getting affordable health care.
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When a Medicaid Card Isn’t Enough
Paul Shafer writes about new research on how many doctors listed in Medicaid networks actually treat Medicaid patients.
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How Requiring Insurers to Cover Autism Care Can Impact Schools
Jose Manuel Fernandez shares research on the impact on test scores and special education when Michigan required private coverage of autism spectrum disorder therapies.
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A New Era in the Fight Over Medicaid Premiums
The impact of charging people to use Medicaid and how phasing out premiums could threaten one state’s Medicaid expansion.
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Peter Lee on Obamacare, Covered California and Where We Go Next With Health Care
The head of California’s Obamacare exchange reflects on a decade of running one of the most successful parts of the ACA.
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Racial Bias Lurking in Patient Records
Ishani Ganguli on new research showing Black patients have much higher odds of having clinicians write negative descriptors about them.
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When Risk Adjustment Falls Short
Hannah Neprash writes about a new study showing the limits of risk adjustment to level the playing field among insurance plans.
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Medicaid Expansion Is About More Than New Enrollees
Paul Shafer writes about a new study on how Louisiana’s Medicaid expansion helped people already in the program find care closer to their homes.