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During the extensive coverage of the Supreme Court hearings on the Affordable Care Act, the health reform law, ObamaCare, or whatever you want to call it, many attempted to pin down what they thought…
It's the end of the school year, and students across the country are getting their report cards. But term papers and final exams aren't the only things being graded. In a recent study published in Health…
In 2009, 11 million Americans bought their own health insurance. If the Affordable Care Act had been fully implemented then, they would have spent less on their care. According to a new study, provisions of the…
This blog is cross-posted from Say Ahhh! A Children's Health Policy Blog. By, Gene Lewit and Lian Wong, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation Posted May 15, 2012 Those of you who are regular…
The House is expected to vote today on a Republican proposal to slash health care spending for low-income and middle-class families. Unfortunately, cutting services for America's families is becoming a familiar refrain of House…
As we await the Supreme Court's ruling on the Affordable Care Act coming in June, Families USA and other organizations are tallying up the benefits the law has provided so far-and the potential costs…
The Kaiser Family Foundation estimates that, thanks to the Affordable Care Act, health insurance companies will send $1.3 billion dollars in rebates to consumers and small and large businesses this August. This is all because of…
What do the national smoking cessation hotline, fresh vegetables for low-income urban neighborhoods, vaccinations for kids without insurance, and new residency positions for badly needed primary care physicians have in common? If Republicans have…
Before the Affordable Care Act goes into full effect in 2014, consumers who buy health insurance on their own are at risk of losing their coverage if a health insurer decides to stop selling…
Consumers need clear information on their health insurance, but what insurance companies provide is often hard to understand. The Affordable Care Act now requires insurers to give consumers concise, standardized, plain-language descriptions called the…