Insights Column
“Women’s History is Women’s Right.” The Significance of Women’s History Month for Health Equity
Throughout American history, the tenacity that women advocates have shown in combating systematic inequities has proved to be an invaluable source of inspiration for each successive generation of heal...
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Believe Women: Pain is an Equity Issue
It took Zoey Salsbury six years to get an incorrect diagnosis for her constant pelvic and joint pain. The first time she mentioned her pain to her doctor, during her freshman year of high school, h...
View MoreAchieving Health Equity for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders requires recognizing their diversity and disaggregating data.
Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage month is an opportunity to focus on the many contributions these communities have made to build our nation over the generations, and thei...
View MoreSilver Linings for Silver Loading
Stan Dorn, Silver Linings for Silver Loading, Health Affairs Blog, 6/3/2019,https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hblog20190530.156427/full/. One of the strangest chapters in the Affordable Care...
View MoreMaryland’s Easy Enrollment Health Insurance Program: An Innovative Approach to Covering the Eligible Uninsured
Stan Dorn, Maryland’s Easy Enrollment Health Insurance Program: An Innovative Approach to Covering the Eligible Uninsured, Health Affairs Blog, 5/13/2019,https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hbl...
View MoreIf Millions Lose Health Insurance, We’ll All Pay for It in Our Premiums
If the Senate passes a bill repealing the Affordable Care Act and cutting federal funding for Medicaid, the pain will not be limited only to people who rely on the ACA and Medicaid for health coverage...
View MoreSenate Health Care Bill Inflicts More Harm than House Version
The Senate Republicans finally released their bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act. It is now evident why Senate leadership has attempted to withhold details of this bill from the public. This bill ...
View MoreDeductibles Skyrocket for Most Marketplace Enrollees, under Senate Health Care Repeal Bill
ACA opponents often complain about deductibles in the law’s health insurance marketplaces. But under the Senate health care repeal bill, deductibles would skyrocket for most marketplace enrollees. ...
View MoreHow the Mechanics of the Cruz Amendment Death Spiral Will Work
A few days ago, we wrote about the Cruz Amendment: “If you create one pool for healthy people and one pool that only covers sick people—those with pre-existing conditions—you are thrusting sick...
View MoreLatest Version of Senate Health Care Bill Fundamentally the Same as Previous Versions
Just as with earlier versions, the latest iteration of the Senate's Affordable Care Act repeal bill would devastate insurance coverage, gut the Medicaid program, and dramatically increase deductibles ...
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