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Employer-based Coverage is Unaffordable for Low-wage Workers
In this Axios column, Drew Altman digs into 2019 data on employer-provided health coverage and explains why employer coverage is often unaffordable for lower wage workers.
Column Read PostJAMA Forum: What is Trumpcare?
The debate among Democratic presidential candidates about how to reform the health care system largely boils down to whether to build on the Affordable Care Act and create an option for people to enroll in Medicare or create a Medicare for all plan that covers everyone. On the other side…
Column Read PostWorkers Aren’t So Sure “Medicare for All” Would Raise Their Wages
Drew Altman’s latest Axios column dives into an issue raised in a Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders exchange. In a Medicare-for-all system employers could reap large savings from not having to provide workers health care coverage, but do workers trust that those savings will be passed to them in higher wages?
Column Read PostSeparating Hype from Reality in Health Tech
Drew Altman features exclusive polling for this new Axios column showing how far health information technologies are spreading, but still have a long way to go to disrupt the U.S. health care system.
Column Read PostHealth Care Costs as Much as a New Car
Health care for a family covered by a large employer cost, on average, $22,885 last year. That’s $2,000 more than the sticker price for a brand-new Volkswagen Beetle. Drew Altman discusses why it matters in this Axios column.
Column Read PostThe Democratic Debates Suffer from a Nasty Case of Plan-itis
In The Washington Post op-ed “The Democratic Debates Suffer from a Nasty Case of Plan-itis,” Drew Altman says the primary debates are not serving voters well by focusing on details of candidates’ health care plans rather than the fundamental differences between them.
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