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Pharmacy access story gains stronger local angle from inventive use of study’s own data
Local pharmacies have limited hours? Turns out that this is way more than an inconvenience. It may also be a…
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A look at the landscape in health care price transparency
High deductibles and out of pocket costs – which are increasing in both Affordable Care Act exchange plans and employer-sponsored coverage…
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Comparing the party platforms on health care: Democrats
This is part two of our look at what the Republican and Democratic party platforms say about health care issues…
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Comparing the party platforms on health care: Republicans
Political party platforms get a spurt of attention in the summer of the respective party conventions – and then more…
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Tuning in to health care with the podcast boom
Podcasts are all the rage, so we’ve been collecting some health policy-related ones for you. Some of these regularly tackle…
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Things to consider when covering recent departures from the ACA marketplace
Decisions by United Healthcare, Humana and now Aetna to shrink their footprint in the ACA exchanges – along with the…
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A new take on premium trends gets pushback from ACA critics
Here’s an argument that premiums under the Affordable Care Act actually have dropped. Loren Adler and Paul Ginsberg of the…
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Medicaid and mental health: A Tennessee approach
Last week we posted an update on mental health coverage under the Affordable Care Act, so let’s follow up with…
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Efforts proceed slowly to expand the mental health coverage gains made in ACA
Congress recently passed a bill to combat opioid abuse (although it’s still fighting over funding it), and there’s a good…
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Pros and cons of health payment reform: Capitation
The Urban Institute and the Catalyst for Payment Reform have collaborated on a series of briefs about various forms of…