States’ Uphill Battle to Stop Runaway Health Care Costs
States’ Uphill Battle to Stop Runaway Health Care Costs
One year of health insurance premiums for a family of four now costs as much as a car. Nine states are trying to lower t... Read more
10 Aug 2023
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20mins
One Doctor’s Crusade to Improve Health Literacy
One Doctor’s Crusade to Improve Health Literacy
Black Americans report higher levels of mistrust in the health care system than white Americans and suffer worse outcome... Read more
3 Aug 2023
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23mins
What to Expect When Medicare and Pharma Finally Negotiate Drug Prices
What to Expect When Medicare and Pharma Finally Negotiate Drug Prices
The Inflation Reduction Act gave Medicare historic new power to directly negotiate the prices of some of the costliest p... Read more
27 Jul 2023
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25mins
What White House COVID Coordinator Ashish Jha Learned on the Job
What White House COVID Coordinator Ashish Jha Learned on the Job
Ashish Jha shifted from the role of academic theorizing about health policy into a calm, reassuring voice leading the Wh... Read more
20 Jul 2023
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19mins
Progress and Pain Points in National Crisis Line's First Year
Progress and Pain Points in National Crisis Line's First Year
It’s been one year since 988, the country’s new mental health crisis line, went live with hopes of transforming crisis s... Read more
13 Jul 2023
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27mins
One Economist’s Plan to Blow Up America’s Health Insurance System
One Economist’s Plan to Blow Up America’s Health Insurance System
Economist Amy Finkelstein has studied America’s patchwork of health insurance policies for more than 20 years. In a fort... Read more
6 Jul 2023
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24mins
1.5 Million People Have Lost Medicaid. How Worried Should We Be?
1.5 Million People Have Lost Medicaid. How Worried Should We Be?
More than 1.5 million people have lost Medicaid coverage since April 1 as states start purging people from the rolls for... Read more
29 Jun 2023
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26mins
‘No Place Else To Go’: Inside a Former Abortion Clinic
‘No Place Else To Go’: Inside a Former Abortion Clinic
One year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, 15 states have effectively banned abortion. Dozens of clinics i... Read more
22 Jun 2023
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17mins
The Meteoric Rise of Private Medicare Advantage Insurance
The Meteoric Rise of Private Medicare Advantage Insurance
Medicare is in the midst of a pretty dramatic transformation. Before long, two out of every three enrollees will likely ... Read more
15 Jun 2023
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26mins
What Gas Stoves, Minimum Wage Laws and the Military Teach Us About Health Policy
What Gas Stoves, Minimum Wage Laws and the Military Teach Us About Health Policy
Next week many of the country’s health economists will gather in St. Louis to share new research at the annual meeting o... Read more
8 Jun 2023
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19mins