State Policies on Access to Gynecological Care and Contraception
This issue brief, updated for a Capitol Hill Briefing Series on women's health issues, assesses women's coverage of gynecologi
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Timeline of End Dates for Key Health-Related Flexibilities Provided Through COVID-19 Emergency Declarations, Legislation, and Administrative Actions
Issue BriefIn response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government declared numerous types of emergencies, Congress enacted several pieces of legislation, and various executive actions were taken and waivers issued, which established time-limited flexibilities and provisions designed to protect individuals and the health system during the pandemic. This resource provides a timeline identifying key health-related flexibilities and provisions specified by these various measures, the specific measure that determines their end date, and their end date.
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Health Care So Far Hasn’t Been a Major Campaign Issue, But…
Quick InsightsThe fact that health reform has not been a central issue in this campaign does not mean that the outcome of the election has no consequences for health care.
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Mental Health Parity with Less Math Required
Quick InsightsThe federal government has finalized significant updates to mental health parity requirements for employer health plans and individual private health insurance.
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Misinformation vs. Immigrant Experiences Using Health Insurance and Other Programs
Quick InsightsUndocumented immigrants are prohibited from accessing federally funded programs, including Medicaid, Medicare, the Affordable Care Act Marketplaces, and Social Security, and many lawfully present immigrants are not eligible for these programs when they first arrive to the U.S.
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Working Medicaid Enrollees Value Work But Are Wary About Work Requirements When Told About Paperwork Burden
Quick InsightsOur polling finds that most of Medicaid’s working population say losing their coverage would have direct consequences for their financial and personal well-being.
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Rolling Back the Big Beautiful Bill’s Health Care Provisions Would Not Provide Health Care to Undocumented Immigrants
Quick InsightsUndocumented immigrants are not eligible for federally funded health coverage. The GOP’s Big Beautiful Bill didn’t change that. Overturning the health care provisions in the law won’t either.
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Which Congressional Districts Could See the Greatest ACA Premium Payment Increases?
Quick InsightsIf the enhanced premium tax credits expire this year, the impact on ACA enrollees’ premium payments will vary by income, age, and geography. Among the five congressional districts with the highest premium increases, premiums will increase by over 500%.
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Senators’ Questions About Mifepristone Could Further Spread Confusion About the Abortion Pill’s Safety Record
Quick InsightsBy suggesting mifepristone poses a danger to women who use it, anti-abortion senators are likely to create more confusion that could further erode the public's confidence in the abortion pill despite its decades-long safety record.
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President Trump Proposes Codifying MFN Drug Pricing Deals But Key Details Are Missing
Quick InsightsWhile codifying most-favored-nation drug pricing could be helpful for bringing more transparency to these arrangements and guaranteeing that drug companies will deliver on what they’ve promised, policymakers would need substantially more information to turn these backroom voluntary deals into law.