High and rising prescription drug prices force consumers to skip doses or even avoid filling their prescriptions for life-saving medications altogether. Now is the perfect time for Congress to finally begin to take action by… Read more.
02.05.2019 /
Ellen Albritton,
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Insights Blog
The Utah Senate approved a bill this week that would repeal and replace the voter-approved Medicaid expansion ballot initiative, Proposition 3, which passed with 54 percent of the vote in Utah’s election this past November. Proposition… Read more.
02.01.2019 /
Eliot Fishman,
Sophia Tripoli,
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Insights Blog
NOTE: This blog was orginally published in Health Affairs on January 24, 2019. Following the new Trump administration’s public solicitation of work requirement waivers in a letter to governors shortly after Trump’s inauguration, 2017 and the first part… Read more.
01.24.2019 /
Dee Mahan,
Eliot Fishman,
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Insights Blog
Shirley Hirota Chief Executive Officer of Asian Health Services (AHS) For more than 40 years, Sherry M. Hirota has championed underserved communities and has made an impact fighting for health care as a right, not a… Read more.
01.19.2019 /
Insights Blog
The Trump Administration has announced initial enrollment numbers for the federally-run Healthcare.gov exchange, which provides individual and small group coverage for the 39 states that do not operate their own state-based exchange. Enrollment was… Read more.
12.20.2018 /
Eliot Fishman,
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Insights Blog
November is Native American Heritage month. It’s a time to celebrate the rich history, culture, and traditions of American Indian and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs), and elevate the many contributions they have made to our… Read more.
11.30.2018 /
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Insights Blog
Healthcare.gov is now open for business! Until December 15th, consumers can enroll in comprehensive health plans that will start on January 1st 2019. High-quality coverage purchased through healthcare.gov (or a state’s marketplace) includes protections for… Read more.
11.28.2018 /
Colin Shott,
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Insights Blog
Since July, a grim drumbeat has sounded from Arkansas: thousands of people losing their health insurance every month, disenrolled from Medicaid and “locked out” from rejoining until next year. This past June Arkansas began… Read more.
11.20.2018 /
Eliot Fishman,
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Insights Blog
On November 6th, we saw a “Health Care Wave” sweep across the country altering the balance of power in Washington and across state capitols across the country. Exit polls revealed what we long suspected:… Read more.
11.19.2018 /
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Insights Blog
Today, in a speech to the National Association of Medicaid Directors, CMS Administrator Seema Verma announced that the Trump Administration is approving Medicaid waivers that impose work requirements on adults. These requirements are a… Read more.
11.07.2018 /
Eliot Fishman,
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Insights Blog
The fate of Medicaid expansion in Nebraska, Idaho, Utah, and Montana lies in the hands of voters with less than two weeks left until Election Day. Advocates, volunteers, and grassroots organizers have put it all on… Read more.
10.24.2018 /
Sophia Tripoli,
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Insights Blog
As the 2018 elections approach, now is the time for people to speak out to candidates about the kind of health care system they want, and to hold candidates accountable for delivering on it.… Read more.
10.15.2018 /
Insights Blog
Hispanic Heritage Month provides us an opportunity to recognize and lift up the achievements and contributions of the 57.5 million Latinos living in the United States. At the same time, it’s important that we all understand… Read more.
10.03.2018 /
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Denisse Sanchez,
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Insights Blog
We’re advancing toward oral health coverage in Medicare, one small step at a time Millions of seniors and people with disabilities rely on Medicare for their health care, but it does not cover their… Read more.
09.21.2018 /
Insights Blog
The health care voter in 2018 will be weighing more than the fate of the Affordable Care Act in Congress. The outcome in many states will determine whether health care options are available for… Read more.
08.29.2018 /
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Insights Blog
Summer isn’t over, but the comment periods for three critical state Medicaid proposals will end before Labor Day. Each of the proposals will mean more red tape and frustrations for families seeking health care… Read more.
08.23.2018 /
Dee Mahan,
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Insights Blog
