Looking Beyond the Horse Race in Election Polls
There is still much to be learned from polls about the mood of the electorate and people’s views on health care and other issues
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How Could the New Biden Regulations Affect Contraceptive Coverage?
The Biden administration just proposed a new regulation intended to expand contraceptive coverage and make it easier for women to get their preferred contraceptive covered.
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What Would Trump Do with the ACA? It’s Hard to Tell for Sure
Listening to Trump’s comments about the ACA during the current campaign is almost like a Rorschach Test – you can interpret what he says in almost any way you want to.
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The Lasting Impacts of Abortion Bans
Recently courts in North Dakota and Georgia overturned the states’ abortion bans. The impact of these reversals, however, may be short lived, as is the case in Georgia.
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Less than 1% of Total Medicaid Spending Goes to Emergency Care for Noncitizen Immigrants
Despite claims that immigrants are accessing and draining public benefits, less than 1% of Medicaid’s budget is spent on hospital emergency care for noncitizen immigrants.
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The Federal Family Planning Program Has Not Recovered from Trump Era Restrictions
The number of family planning clients served by the federal Title X program has not yet recovered from the 2019 Trump Administration regulations that resulted in a mass exodus of sites.
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What did Sen. JD Vance mean by ‘Reinsurance?’
Vance’s debate comment likely refers to state reinsurance waivers, largely approved by the Trump Administration. These waivers aimed to lower unsubsidized premiums by offsetting insurer costs for very sick enrollees.
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Protecting People with Pre-Existing Conditions
It is worth a refresher on how the ACA protects people with pre-existing conditions. It’s also worth asking whether and how an alternative would do the same.
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A Brief History of the Affordable Care Act
With Election Day just over a month away, here is a timeline of significant ACA moments.
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The VP Debate May Focus on the “Working Class,” But Will They Discuss Medicaid?
If Tuesday’s vice presidential debate turns to Medicaid and work requirements, the policy trade-offs will be about working people’s access to Medicaid coverage – not about increasing work.