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Over the last two years, consumer advocates, community leaders, insurers, providers, community-based organizations, and other key stakeholders in California developed specific policy recommendations to reduce disparities and improve equity by changing the state’s health…
S. 499, the Improving Health Insurance Affordability Act of 2021 sponsored by Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), takes two significant steps to lower American health care costs: It ensures families can count on the premium…
In a letter co-led by American Federations of Teachers, Community Catalyst, Families USA, National Partnership for Women & Families, and Protect Our Care, nearly 200 organizations urge the Biden Administration and Congressional leadership to…
It’s important to have health insurance at all times, but especially during a global health crisis. Health insurance helps pay for testing and care related to the COVID-19 pandemic. And it can pay for…
Siempre es importante tener un seguro médico, en especial, durante una crisis sanitaria mundial. El seguro médico ayuda a pagar las pruebas médicas y los cuidados relacionados con la pandemia del COVID-19. También sirve…
The COVID-19 pandemic provides a stark reminder that if any of us are sick, we are all at risk. Because we are all in this together, Americans have taken on the financial risk of…
NOTE: This blog was originally published in Health Affairs on April 14th, 2021. Both the Biden-Harris administration and the 117th Congress have a possible—and likely time-limited—political opportunity to make substantial federal investments across multiple…
This publication was co-authored by Erica Cischke; American Academy of Family Physicians; Shawn Gremminger, Purchaser Business Group on Health; Jeremy Hoffman, American Federation of Teacher; Shaun O'Brien, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal…
This report finds that consumer costs in the individual market were nearly $6 billion too high in 2020 because premiums in health insurance exchanges were not set consistently with Affordable Care Act (ACA) pricing…
COVID-19 exposed the problems with our health system, and it has shown what needs to change. As our nation recovers from the pandemic, we must build a "new normal" that prioritizes the communities hit…