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Insights Column
05.03.2017
Families USA's analysis finds the Upton-Long proposal to increase funds for high-risk pools would cover only a fraction of America's health care consumers who have pre-existing conditions:Â As many as 15 million people with pre-existing…
Infographic
04.27.2017
There are a lot of reasons the American Health Care Act is bad for consumers, but here are our top 3 reasons lawmakers should reject it. New Upton rule does virtually nothing to help…
Insights Column
04.26.2017
Update 5/5/17: Republicans in the House of Representatives passed the American Health Care Act, as their bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act is called. It now goes to the Senate. Visit our Protect Our Care page for…
Insights Column
04.20.2017
Right now, it is no surprise that the bulk of health care advocates’ energy is dedicated to fighting to protect the historic coverage gains made under the Affordable Care Act. But even as we…
Insights Column
04.14.2017
Yesterday, despite overwhelming opposition from consumers and a variety of other stakeholders, the Trump Administration finalized proposed changes to the individual health insurance market for 2018 that will increase costs for consumers, reduce financial assistance to…
Infographic
03.24.2017
Insights Column
03.22.2017
States will be forced to dramatically cut the services Medicaid covers and cut the number of people who qualify for them if Congress makes changes in state Medicaid funding. And the services that states…
Report
03.21.2017
Late last night the House GOP released a new version of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) – just two days before the full House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on the repeal…
Insights Column
03.17.2017
People with pre-existing conditions, low-income consumers, and others would not fare well under the continuous coverage provisions contained in both Speaker Paul Ryan’s bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act and other Republican health…
Comment
03.13.2017
The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has confirmed what we already know: The American Health Care Act (AHCA) would wreak havoc on the health care system. The bill would increase costs for consumers while providing less coverage. The…