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Affordable Care Act
The State(s) of the Affordable Care Act
In some states, only extremely poor parents and children are eligible for Medicaid, leaving large numbers of people who unable to access health care.
Justice Delivered: A Week That Changed a Nation
“It feels as if the Earth I thought I knew tilted a tiny bit on its axis last week.”
Obamacare Subsidies Survive Supreme Court Ruling
The court announced that the government may continue to subsidize insurance plans for all people.
King v. Burwell Could Turn Back the Clock for Women’s Health
If policymakers are serious about the health and financial wellbeing of women and families, they should expand and strengthen the ACA.
Commentary: For-Profit Hospitals Mark Up Prices Because There’s Nothing to Stop Them
Of the 50 US hospitals that mark up prices the most, 49 of them are part of for-profit hospital chains.
Privatized Medicaid Managed Care: Yet Another Health Policy Disaster
These are some of the less publicized downsides of how the ACA actually works within privatized Medicaid programs.
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Women of Color Leaders Call for a Change: End Barriers to Abortion Care
More people of color have health insurance under the ACA, but barriers to women's health remain.
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We Can’t Afford Immigrants Not Being Insured
The Affordable Care Act should be expanded to cover undocumented immigrants, but that's only the next step.
An Effective Prescription for Our Failing Health-Care System
A new book examines the ACA and shows why more fundamental reform is imperative.
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The ACA at Five: What Lessons Can We Draw?
Having assessed in the last three posts the impacts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) over the last five years, we have seen that the ACA will not …