Katie Keith digs into a new report on the complicated impact of brokers on Medicare Advantage and PartD enrollment.
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3 Employers, 2 Wonks and 1 Health Insurance Mess (LIVE!)
In this live episode, policy experts and employers debate the best way to improve employer-based health insurance.
Public Option(al): What Happened to Biden’s Big Idea?
While states experiment with public health insurance options, federal action has stalled.
The Perils of a Medicaid ‘Coverage Cliff’
Stacie Dusetzina on research looking at the impact Medicaid subsidies can have for costs and care for Medicare beneficiaries.
Preventing HIV Just Got A Lot Cheaper. What Took So Long?
After nearly a decade of sky-high prices, new generics have sent the price of the HIV prevention drug PrEP plummeting.
An ‘Automatic’ Solution to Keep People From Losing Health Coverage
Jose Figueroa on new research looking at the impact of a policy that automatically kept people insured even if they missed a payment.
How the ACA Is Helping Us Catch Cancer Sooner
Joseph Benitez on research showing how Obamacare coverage expansions are leading to earlier cancer diagnoses.
The Deadly Costs of Charging Patients More for Prescriptions
Adrianna McIntyre on research showing how increased cost-sharing leads to increased mortality.
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.
Fixing Health Care’s ‘Leaky Pipes’ Could Save the U.S. $340 Billion
The U.S. health care system has a lot of problems. Fixing even a few small ones could add up to big savings.
