Medicare for All is a Double-Edged Sword for Democrats December 3, 2018 Perspective In an Axios column, Drew Altman analyzes the political pros and cons of Medicare for All and Medicare buy-in plans for Democrats, and how they may handle it in Congress and the presidential campaign.
New England Journal of Medicine: Medicare Advantage Checkup November 15, 2018 Perspective In this November 2018 New England Journal of Medicine article, KFF’s Tricia Neuman and Gretchen Jacobson examine the extent to which Medicare Advantage plans are achieving goals with respect to benefits, out-of-pocket costs, plan choice, federal spending and quality.
The New Health Care Agenda: Gridlock, Lots of Hearings November 8, 2018 Perspective In an Axios column, Drew Altman analyzes what the midterm election means for the health policy agenda between now and 2020–mostly political positioning and gridlock in Congress, with most of the action affecting people in the states.
Health Care Gives Democrats a Modest Edge with Senior Voters November 5, 2018 Perspective Drew Altman analyzes the senior health care vote in his Axios column. This group, most likely to vote in the midterms, has more Democrats than Republicans and trusts Democrats more on health. They will give Democrats a real but modest advantage in the election.
The Role Health Is and Is Not Playing in the Midterms October 25, 2018 Perspective With less than two weeks until Election Day, Drew Altman discusses health being the top issue, but not necessarily the top factor in voters’ 2018 decisions. He says the longer-term impact of health may be its continuing role in the debate leading up to the 2020 presidential race.
JAMA Forum: What Does it Mean to Protect People with Preexisting Conditions? October 17, 2018 Perspective In this June 2018 post for The JAMA Forum, Larry Levitt examines the potential impact of the Trump Administration’s legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act’s protections for people with pre-existing conditions.
Narrow Health Care Networks Aren’t Actually That Common October 12, 2018 Perspective In this Axios column, Drew Altman shows that unlike the individual market, narrow networks are not common in the much larger group market, and discusses why and why it matters.
Corporate health costs don’t look like a crisis October 1, 2018 Perspective n this Axios column, Drew Altman presents a puzzle around corporate health costs: companies are talking like there is a crisis, but new data doesn’t really show it.
Surprise Medical Bills Could be a Powerful Campaign Issue September 24, 2018 Perspective In this Axios column, Drew Altman discusses why surprise medical bills could be a powerful campaign issue.
A Comparative Analysis of Affected Residents’ Views of the Response to Hurricanes Maria, Harvey and Katrina September 12, 2018 Perspective Drew Altman compares residents’ views of hurricane-recovery efforts based on five surveys of residents affected by Hurricanes Maria, Harvey and Katrina.