Update (6/8/17): Reports that senators are considering a longer phase-down of the Medicaid expansion do not represent a compromise. A phaseout – no matter the exact length -- is the same as ending the expansion… Read more.
06.01.2017 /
Dee Mahan,
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Insights Blog
Republican plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act—including the American Health Care Act passed by the House—go well beyond repealing the health care law to a wholesale gutting of Medicaid funding, using what is… Read more.
05.31.2017 /
Eliot Fishman,
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Insights Blog
There is no shortage of reports of prescription drug companies hiking the prices of life-saving medicines by 100, 1000, even 10,000 percent, sometimes overnight. Consumers have seen drastic price increases, sometimes referred to as “price… Read more.
05.30.2017 /
Ellen Albritton,
Melissa Burroughs,
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Insights Blog
Even as health care has become a politically charged issue this year, we’ve seen oral health advocates work diligently and some states make progress to improve oral health benefits in their Medicaid programs. This… Read more.
05.26.2017 /
Melissa Burroughs,
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Insights Blog
Update (5/22/2017, 4:30pm): The Trump administration today asked the U.S. Court of Appeals in DC for a 90-day hold before the administration announces whether it will continue a cost-sharing program that pays for out-of-pocket expenses… Read more.
05.22.2017 /
Cheryl Fish-Parcham,
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Insights Blog
After narrowly passing the House of Representatives, the Republican bill that would repeal the Affordable Care Act is now under consideration by the Senate. The American Health Care Act (AHCA), as the bill passed… Read more.
05.12.2017 /
Claire McAndrew,
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Insights Blog
We know how the House Republican bill could affect people who get insurance through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace and Medicaid. But what has been overlooked is how the bill, known as the… Read more.
05.04.2017 /
Lydia Mitts,
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Insights Blog
Families USA's analysis finds the Upton-Long proposal to increase funds for high-risk pools would cover only a fraction of America's health care consumers who have pre-existing conditions: As many as 15 million people with pre-existing… Read more.
05.03.2017 /
Caitlin Morris,
Eliot Fishman,
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Insights Blog
Update 5/5/17: Republicans in the House of Representatives passed the American Health Care Act, as their bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act is called. It now goes to the Senate. Visit our Protect Our Care page for… Read more.
04.26.2017 /
Lydia Mitts,
Claire McAndrew,
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Insights Blog
In mid-April, the Trump Administration finalized policies that will harm consumers who buy health insurance through the marketplaces set up by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). These policy changes will increase costs for consumers,… Read more.
04.24.2017 /
Lydia Mitts,
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Insights Blog
Right now, it is no surprise that the bulk of health care advocates’ energy is dedicated to fighting to protect the historic coverage gains made under the Affordable Care Act. But even as we… Read more.
04.20.2017 /
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Insights Blog
Yesterday, despite overwhelming opposition from consumers and a variety of other stakeholders, the Trump Administration finalized proposed changes to the individual health insurance market for 2018 that will increase costs for consumers, reduce financial assistance to… Read more.
04.14.2017 /
Lydia Mitts,
Caitlin Morris,
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Insights Blog
The House Republican bill to replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) goes way beyond repealing the ACA and includes provisions that would radically restructure all of Medicaid, capping and cutting program funding, in addition… Read more.
03.22.2017 /
Dee Mahan,
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Insights Blog
States will be forced to dramatically cut the services Medicaid covers and cut the number of people who qualify for them if Congress makes changes in state Medicaid funding. And the services that states… Read more.
03.22.2017 /
Cheryl Fish-Parcham,
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Insights Blog
The Republican bill in the House of Representatives to repeal the Affordable Care Act, the American Health Care Act (AHCA), will make it vastly more expensive for anyone who needs health care, particularly those… Read more.
03.20.2017 /
Caitlin Morris,
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Insights Blog
Early this week, House Budget Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-GA) released the Republican budget, “A Balanced Budget for a Stronger America.” But the name is a marketing ploy. A close look at the plan… Read more.
03.17.2017 /
Dee Mahan,
Andrea Callow,
Jane Sheehan,
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Insights Blog
