Expert analysis of health reform issues
Suicide rates – and how Medicaid can help
April 24, 2016 – Obamacare's Medicaid expansion probably wouldn't dramatically reduce the incidence of suicide in the United States. But it would…
Minnesota considers a ‘public option on steroids’
April 21, 2016 – If MinnesotaCare really is offered at a Silver-range price to all comers, its effective discount would be so huge that it's hard to…
Why high deductibles don’t work
April 12, 2016 – Ultimately, high-deductibles handicap patients' and providers' ability to work together to effectively manage patients' health, prevent…
Should we extend coverage to the undocumented?
March 24, 2016 – The cleanest approach to our insurance market would be to exclude undocumented immigrants, as we have done. There’s only one problem:…
Moonshot only the latest of Obama cancer missions
March 23, 2016 – Long before the Obama administration's pledge to eliminate cancer, Obamacare began targeting obstacles to cancer coverage and treatment.…
How Obamacare delivered more birth options
March 8, 2016 – Obamacare's coverage of pregnancy as an essential benefit was just the beginning of vastly improved access and expanded choice in…
No. Obamacare isn’t killing the insurance industry.
March 1, 2016 – As health carriers blame losses on Obamacare, their stocks gains continue to be 'yuge,' thanks to one great customer: Uncle…
Holes in the National Safety Net
February 27, 2016 – The following guest post is from Karan Chhabra, a medical student at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, and winner of the $2,500…
Look who’s talking about healthcare policy
February 26, 2016 – After months of lip service on healthcare, Republican presidential frontrunners unleash a barrage of recycled and nonsensical policy…
A more affordable Affordable Care Act?
February 23, 2016 – There is potentially a way that a state could make coverage more affordable for all applicants. That would be to make all options public…
The inevitable expansion of the Medicaid expansion
February 10, 2016 – States continue to realize the impact of Medicaid – and incentives to expand. Here's what's happening in states that aren't yet on board.…
How close can we get to zero percent uninsured?
February 7, 2016 – Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders both want to bring the nation closer to 100 percent health coverage? Here are some proposals for…