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ACA
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What the Republican win might mean for the Affordable Care Act
Come January, the Republicans will have big majorities in the House and the Senate – majorities they have not had…
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A one-year assessment of the ACA
The New York Times recently pulled their reportorial and graphics know-how together to do a one-year assessment of the ACA.…
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Worries abound about second ACA enrollment season
The second ACA enrollment season begins Nov. 15 – after the Congressional elections. While it’s hard to imagine problems worse…
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Similar Health Policy terms, but very different concepts
We’ve had a few members wonder whether “essential coverage” and “essential benefits” are one and the same. They aren’t –…
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Hospitals rethink charity for those passing on Obamacare
The basic calculation uninsured people had to make this first open enrollment season in the ACA is whether to get…
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Drill down for real stories about Health Policy and employment
We’ve all seen the stream of headlines: Obamacare is taking our jobs. Or, “Obamacare turns us into a part-time nation.”…
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For ACA’s 2nd anniversary, go beyond talking points; look at delivery systems, innovations
With so much focus on the coming Supreme Court case, it’s easy to forget that next week (March 23) marks…
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Essential component of reform will require more staff, training
When we think about the growing demands Health Policy will place on community health centers (assuming that we are thinking…
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Send us examples of explaining complexities of Health Policy on TV
I know firsthand how hard it is to explain something like an Accountable Care Organization in a 2,500-word magazine piece.…
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Health Policy: Another poll, another confused public
Every month, we all get those embargoed Kaiser Family Foundation tracking polls in our email. As I open it, I…