Insights Column

Father’s Day: ACA Coverage Gave Megan More Time with Dad

For 25 years, Megan’s dad, Steve, devoted his career to helping others. He worked at a nonprofit for people with disabilities in Beatrice, Nebraska. This work offered life lessons and wisdom he pass...

Congressional District-Level Data Show Potential Damage of King v. Burwell

The pending Supreme Court ruling in King v. Burwell puts 6.4 million consumers across the country at risk of losing their health coverage. We have released new data broken down by congressional dis...

King v. Burwell: Where Consumers Losing Tax Credits Could See the Biggest Increases in Premium Payments

The Supreme Court will rule any day now on King v. Burwell, the case that will determine whether premium tax credits remain available in the 34 states in which the federal government runs the health ...

Takeaways from the King v Burwell Decision

When the Supreme Court sided with the government in King v. Burwell yesterday, it was a victory for the Affordable Care Act (ACA)—and, more importantly, for the millions of people who currently be...

What’s Next for the Affordable Care Act: Life after King v. Burwell

This blog originally appeared on the Health Affairs website In the not-too-distant future, the U.S. Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision in King v. Burwell will be viewed as a significant turning...

Observations on Proposed Health Insurance Premium Rates for 2016

Now that insurers’ proposed health insurance premium rates for 2016 have been made public by federal and state regulators, the rate review process—where the public and consumer groups can comment�...

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...