JAMA Forum: Reports of Obamacare’s Demise Are Greatly Exaggerated April 26, 2016 Perspective In this post for The JAMA Forum, the Kaiser Family Foundation’s Larry Levitt discusses UnitedHealth’s exit from Affordable Care Act marketplaces, the possibility of bigger premium increases in 2017, and why these challenges are unlikely to significantly affect long-term sustainability of the market and the law.
Obamacare? Zika? Which Health Stories Americans Actually Follow April 25, 2016 Perspective In this column for The Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank, Drew Altman analyzes the Kaiser Health Policy News Index to determine which health stories in the news have broken through to the public the most in the last year. One conclusion: it wasn’t the Affordable Care Act.
What Paul Ryan’s Stance on 2016 Means for Health Care April 13, 2016 Perspective In this column for The Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank, Drew Altman discusses the implications of Paul Ryan’s decision to rule out being drafted as a Republican presidential candidate for the 2017 health care agenda and how it could focus greater attention on proposals to change Medicare and Medicaid along with the Affordable Care Act.
How Health Care Factors Into the Presidential Campaign April 6, 2016 Perspective In this column for The Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank, Drew Altman discusses how health care issues have cooled in the election season but matter more for certain voting groups than others, and for “health care voters” encompass more than the Affordable Care Act.
The Affordable Care Act After Six Years March 23, 2016 Perspective In this column for The Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank, Drew Altman examines the role of the Affordable Care Act in the health system on its sixth anniversary, and how the hot debate about the law may have created an exaggerated impression of the good and the bad it can do.
Flint, Michigan, Water Contamination and Anxiety Closer to Home March 17, 2016 Perspective In this Wall Street Journal Think Tank, Drew Altman discusses polling data about the public’s concern about the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, and the deep concern in low income communities.
Donald Trump’s Health-Care Plan and Where the ‘Repeal and Replace’ Slogan Falls Short March 3, 2016 Perspective In this column for The Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank, Drew Altman discusses Donald Trump’s health plan and why “repeal and replace” is not a good description for Republican alternatives that have very different objectives than the Affordable Care Act.
Medicare-for-All vs. Single Payer: The Impact of Labels February 25, 2016 Perspective In this column for The Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank, “Medicare-for-All vs. Single Payer: The Impact of Labels”, Drew Altman uses new polling on a Medicare-for-all or single payer health system to explain how what you call a health reform plan can substantially affect the public’s response.
Will Poor Health Status in the South Be an Issue in 2016 Primaries? February 18, 2016 Perspective Drew Altman discusses whether the presidential candidates will discuss poor health status in the South in this Wall Street Journal Think Tank column.
Behind the Challenges to Universal Health Coverage February 11, 2016 Perspective In this column for The Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank, Drew Altman discusses why political reality and the diverse makeup of the remaining uninsured population mean that the likeliest path to universal coverage is a multi-step approach.
