A Closer Look at the Courts’ Impact on Health Policy August 4, 2014 Perspective In his latest column for The Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank, Drew Altman maps what the combined impact of the Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion and a plaintiff’s win in Halbig would look like and discusses the impact of court decisions on health policy.
How Obamacare Is Doing Better But Feeling Worse August 13, 2014 Perspective In his latest column for The Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank, Drew Altman explains why even as there are recent positive indicators of the Affordable Care Act’s performance and impact, public opinion about the law has not changed since passage of the law.
Sen. Mark Pryor Spotlights the Health Law’s Rx for Pre-Existing Illnesses August 21, 2014 Perspective In a column for The Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank, Drew Altman explains why Senator Mark Pryor’s new campaign ad features the Affordable Care Act’s protections for people with pre-existing medical conditions, the somewhat forgotten “mega provision” of the law.
Health Coverage and Care for the Adult Criminal Justice-Involved Population September 5, 2014 Issue Brief This issue brief provides an overview of the criminal justice-involved population and the potential impacts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on their health coverage, with a focus on Medicaid
JAMA Forum: A To-Do List for the New CEO of the Federal Health Insurance Marketplace September 3, 2014 Perspective Larry Levitt’s July 2014 post at the JAMA Forum assesses early indications of how well the Affordable Care Act is working.
Analysis of 2015 Premium Changes in the Affordable Care Act’s Health Insurance Marketplaces January 6, 2015 Issue Brief This analysis provides an early look at premium changes for individuals in the health insurance marketplaces, created under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), in major cities across 15 states plus DC. Although premium changes vary across and within states, premium changes for 2015 in general are modest when looking at low-cost plans. On average, individuals will pay slightly less in premiums for the benchmark silver plan in 2015 than in 2014.
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: August-September 2014 September 9, 2014 Poll Finding The latest Kaiser Health Tracking Poll includes a special look at registered voters’ views and what role, if any, the the Affordable Care Act might be playing in the upcoming midterm election. Partisan divisions on the law are as deep as ever, not only when it comes to overall opinion but also in the public’s perception of how the law has impacted their own families and the next steps they want Congress to take.
The Media’s Challenge When the ACA Cools As a Political Story September 10, 2014 Perspective In this column for The Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank, Drew Altman discusses how Obamacare has cooled as a political issue and the implications for media coverage of the health law.
The Federal Courts’ Role in Implementing the Affordable Care Act September 12, 2014 Issue Brief This issue brief examines the federal courts’ role to date in interpreting and affecting implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), with a focus on the provisions that seek to expand access to affordable coverage.
An Overview of Medicaid Incentives for the Prevention of Chronic Diseases (MIPCD) Grants September 16, 2014 Issue Brief This brief provides an overview of the Medicaid Incentives for the Prevention of Chronic Diseases (MIPCD) grants and highlights key findings from the interim evaluation of the program. The brief also places these grants in context of pre-Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid beneficiary incentive programs and proposed programs of states that are incorporating healthy behavior incentives into Medicaid expansion waivers.