JAMA Forum: The End of the Beginning for the Affordable Care Act January 8, 2014 Perspective Larry Levitt’s January 2014 column looking “halftime” for ACA’s initial launch is now available on The JAMA Forum.
JAMA Forum: The Affordable Care Act After Week 1–What We Know and What We Don’t Yet Know October 9, 2013 Perspective Larry Levitt’s October 2013 column on what we know and don’t know after the first week of Obamacare open enrollment is now available on The JAMA Forum.
Visualizing Health Policy: Premium Subsidy Scenarios Under Obamacare September 17, 2013 Infographic This month’s Visualizing Health Policy infographic shows 3 scenarios that illustrate the cost of health insurance under the Affordable Care Act for families in different circumstances, both before and after premium subsidies (in the form of a tax credit).
Visualizing Health Policy: A Short Look At Long-Term Care for Seniors August 27, 2013 Infographic This infographic from the Visualizing Health Policy series, produced in partnership with JAMA, looks at long-term care for seniors.
JAMA Forum: Why Obamacare Needs Millennials July 24, 2013 Perspective Larry Levitt’s July 2013 column on why the Affordable Care Act is targeting young people is now available on The JAMA Forum.
Visualizing Health Policy: The Role of Medicaid and Medicare in Women’s Health Care May 14, 2013 Infographic This month’s Visualizing Health Policy infographic provides information about the role of Medicaid and Medicare in women’s health care: the proportion of US women who are covered by Medicaid and Medicare; how women comprise the majority of those covered by the Medicaid and Medicare programs and the majority of those receiving long-term services and supports (such as home health care); how women on Medicaid are poorer and sicker than women with private coverage; how Medicaid is a primary payer for women’s reproductive health services; and how women on Medicare spend more than their male counterparts on medical care and also have higher rates of health problems and social challenges.
JAMA Forum: ACA Implementation Starts to Get Real May 8, 2013 Perspective Larry Levitt’s latest post on ACA implementation is now available on the JAMA Forum.
Visualizing Health Policy: The Public’s Health Care Agenda for 2013 February 27, 2013 Infographic This month’s Visualizing Health Policy infographic looks at the US public’s priorities for health care in 2013, including actions by state governments, Medicaid expansion, Medicare spending, and spending for specific types of public health activities. See the full-size infographic at The Journal of the American Medical Association The original public opinion poll…