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Calling in the Military to Fight Ebola
In this column for The Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank, Drew Altman discusses the President’s commitment of troops to combat the Ebola outbreak and explains the Department of Defense’s widespread role in global health activities.
Column Read PostIn Employer Health Insurance Costs, Stability Is the New Normal
In his latest column for The Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank, Drew Altman looks at the sharply slower growth in premiums for employer health benefits and what it might mean for the future of employer-sponsored coverage.
Column Read PostThe Media’s Challenge When the ACA Cools As a Political Story
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.
Column Read PostA Perilous Gap in Health Insurance Literacy
In this column for The Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank, Drew Altman discusses how progress in expanding coverage requires greater attention to the problem of health insurance literacy.
Column Read PostJAMA Forum: A To-Do List for the New CEO of the Federal Health Insurance Marketplace
Larry Levitt’s July 2014 post at the JAMA Forum assesses early indications of how well the Affordable Care Act is working.
Column Read PostSen. Mark Pryor Spotlights the Health Law’s Rx for Pre-Existing Illnesses
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.
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