Insights Column

How to Challenge Proposed Health Insurance Premium Rates for 2016

As of June 19, most insurers’ proposed premium rates for 2016 were posted on federal and state regulators’ websites (except for California’s rates, which will be posted in late July). Proposed r...

Too Many Adults Continue to Go without Dental Care

Lack of access to dental care is a significant problem in American health care. Last week, USA Today reported that the number of adults seeking help in the emergency room for “long-delayed dental c...

Health Policy on the Hill: Threats to the ACA and Medicaid in Congress

An occasional column that rounds up the latest activity in Congress affecting access to health care. Although Republicans in Congress missed their self-imposed July 24 budget reconciliation deadlin...

Trending: Preparing for 1332 State Innovation Waivers: Will They Help or Harm?

Update 1/15/2015: Consumer advocates should weigh in on new Section 1332 guidance from CMS next big debate over the Affordable Care Act is looming. States are already planning for changes they'd l...

Dispatch from NCSL Summit: 1332 Waivers a Hot Topic

State lawmakers kept returning to the topic of 1332 waivers during the annual Legislative Summit of the National Conference of State Legislatures in Seattle last week. No fewer than four of the NCSL...

To Tackle Health Disparities, Make Care More Affordable

Communities of color face significant health disparities and are more likely to suffer from certain chronic conditions, like diabetes, where early detection and treatment could mean the difference bet...

HHS Proposes New Rules to Prevent Discrimination in Health Care

Last week, the federal government, for the first time, announced far-reaching regulations banning discrimination in health care. With this historic action, the government is prohibiting discriminatio...

Get Ready for Health Action 2016

Although 2016 is an election year, health care advocates cannot afford to wait for the November results before taking the next steps in health reform. From February 4-6, Health Action 2016—one of t...

Upcoming Fiscal Fights in Congress: What They Mean for Health Care

The clock is ticking for Congress to tackle a series of upcoming financial hurdles, including balancing the federal budget and appropriating funding for fiscal year 2016. Congress must pass a spending...

Growing Consumer Concerns About Drug Prices

This blog was originally published on The Huffington Post. Among health care consumers throughout the United States, there is growing concern about the high and increasing costs of prescription me...