Songs to Save Health Care
As Republicans in Congress continue their quest to repeal the Affordable Care Act and cut Medicaid for millions, one of our most important roles as health care advocates and activists is to stay motivated… Read more.
There’s No Painless Way to End the Medicaid Expansion
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 / / Insights Column
Per Capita Caps in Medicaid Would Result in Devastating Funding Cuts
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 / / Insights Column
Prescription Drug Price Gouging: Maryland’s Landmark Law Protects Consumers
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 / / Insights Column
Oral Health Lands on Advocates’ Agendas Across the Nation
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.