Questions to Ask About the House Republican Health Reform Proposal June 20, 2016 Perspective In this column for The Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank, Drew Altman discusses the critical issues to look for and questions to ask about the U.S. House task force health reform outline due out this week.
Will House Republican Health Proposal and Trustees’ Report Make Medicare a Factor in Election? June 24, 2016 Perspective In this Wall Street Journal Think Tank column, Drew Altman discusses Medicare having a low profile this campaign season, and whether the House Republican health reform plan and Medicare trustees’ report this week will push it more into the spotlight as an issue.
In La. and Ky. Shifts on Medicaid Expansion, a Reminder of Governors’ Power in Health Care August 3, 2016 Perspective As the 2016 presidential election garners much attention, Drew Altman, in his latest Wall Street Journal Think Tank column, examines how down ballot races – especially governorships – can make a huge differences for health policy.
JAMA Forum: Those Pesky Lines Around States October 19, 2016 Perspective In this post for The JAMA Forum, the Kaiser Family Foundation’s Larry Levitt discusses the concept of allowing insurers to sell health plans across state lines and how such a proposal could affect people with pre-existing conditions.
JAMA Forum: Great Expectations and the Affordable Care Act February 20, 2013 Perspective “Great Expectations and the Affordable Care Act,” Larry Levitt’s February 2013 post for The JAMA Forum, is now available online.
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.
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.
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.
Health Affairs Blog: The ACA And People With HIV: The ACA’s Impact And The Implications Of State Choices March 3, 2014 Perspective A Health Affairs blog post by Jennifer Kates and Rachel Garfield examines the impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on people with HIV/AIDS.
A Tale of Two Siblings, the ACA, and the Supreme Court April 2, 2014 Perspective In a column published on The Huffington Post, Kaiser Family Foundation President and CEO Drew Altman shows how the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to make the ACA Medicaid expansion a state option has upended the health insurance system for low and moderate income people in many states and discusses how the states and federal government can address the problem.
