Insights Column
Best of 2014: Rate Review, Network Adequacy, and High-Deductible Health Plans
We asked our policy experts to share their picks for 2014’s must-read—or, in some cases, must-see—articles, reports, videos, and more. See more “best of” lists from our teams working on hea...
View More20 Picks from 2014 That Will Matter in 2015: Our Health Policy Experts’ Reading List
Last month, we asked our health policy experts to discuss the 2014 must-reads that will be relevant for the health care challenges that we face in 2015 (read the series). We compiled that series into ...
View MoreCongress to Challenge American Workers’ Health Insurance—Changing the Definition of a Full-time Worker and Other Proposals
As the 114th Congress convened this week, conservatives in the House of Representatives acted quickly to take up a Republican bill that could weaken the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This bill is the f...
View MoreBehind the Full-Time Worker Debate: An Attack on Employer-Based Health Coverage
The first significant challenge to the Affordable Care Act in the new Congress—redefining a full-time worker from 30 to 40 hours a week—is headed to the Senate, where it has limited bipartisan su...
View MoreA Call to Action: Health Reform 2.0
Today, Families USA issues a call to action in support of Health Reform 2.0 – a series of 19 specific proposals to improve health care for everyone in our nation. In the years ahead, we will build...
View MoreWelcome to Day 1 of Health Action!
Health Action 2015 Thursday, January 22, 2015 5:00 p.m.—Marketplace Enrollment Update Kevin Counihan, Director and Marketplace Chief Executive Officer, Center for Consumer Information and Insur...
View MoreWhy States Should Suspend Medicaid for People During Incarceration
With a majority of states expanding Medicaid, many more people stand to gain health coverage, including those recently released from jail or prison. States are re-evaluating their policies regarding M...
View MoreMedicaid: A Vital Health Coverage Program
Conservative lawmakers opposed to the federal Medicaid program would like to dramatically change its structure (Speaker Ryan and other House Republicans have proposed major changes). Here's a round...
View MoreMedicaid Caps Stick It to States with Smaller Medicaid Budgets
More than $18,000 to spend on Medicaid for each person in Alaska; Nevada gets just over $4,000. Does that sound fair? Well, that’s the funding formula in the GOP health care repeal plan. States that...
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Maryland’s Path to a Prescription Drug Affordability Board
Written by Catherine Kirk Robins, Deputy Director, Maryland Citizen’s Health Initiative The drug pricing system in this country is broken. Lifesaving medicines are frequently priced out of reach,...
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