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Getting the facts straight in the ACA reform debate
Many of us spend time fact-checking what political candidates say during the debates. But sometimes we need to fact-check the…
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One thing to keep in mind when reporting on growth in health care spending
The latest health care spending trends are out from the Medicare actuaries – and most reporters focused on how spending…
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Will jobs beat ideology to spur Medicaid expansion in the South?
We’ve written extensively about Medicaid expansion and the impact on hospitals that have many low-income uninsured patients that would be…
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How much can Kentucky’s next governor unravel an ACA success story?
The off-year Kentucky governor’s election put the future of the Affordable Care Act into question in that state. Kentucky is…
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Those who assist with health plan enrollment now have expanded roles – are they prepared?
One clear lesson that health law advocates have drawn during the first two enrollment seasons under the Affordable Care Act…
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Finding fresh ways to report on Medicaid, changes in health care system
The Washington, D.C., chapter of AHCJ held an event about Medicaid in late October with Matt Salo, who leads the…
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Getting behind the confusion that leads some to lose their subsidized health insurance
We posted recently about California’s assessment of who was dropping out of the exchange, including the finding that most people…
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Data raises questions: Is health exchange churn an affordability challenge, or the result of a new job?
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reported this fall that the number of people covered – that is,…
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Digging deeper into the Census’ new health insurance stats
Two fellow AHCJ core topic leaders, Susan Heavey and Joseph Burns, have looked at aspects of the recent census report…
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Boehner’s departure won’t end attacks on the ACA
There’s a lot of speculation about what outgoing House Speaker John Boehner may or may not accomplish in his last…