The Health Reform Law’s Medicaid Expansion: A Guide to the Supreme Court Arguments
One significant element of the pending U.S. Supreme Court case challenging the Affordable Care Act is the constitutionality of the law's Medicaid expansion.
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Building an Information Technology Foundation for Health Reform: A look at Recent Guidance and Funding Opportunities
Issue BriefThe major coverage provisions in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) go into effect in January 2014 with an expansion of Medicaid eligibility to nearly all individuals under 138% of poverty and new subsidies for individuals with incomes between 138% and 400% of poverty to purchase coverage in newly established Health Insurance Exchanges.
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The COBRA Subsidy and Health Insurance for the Unemployed
Issue BriefWith the nation's unemployment rate rising to its highest levels in decades as a result of the recession, many families have lost their employer-sponsored health coverage or are at risk of doing so.
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What Americans Pay for Health Insurance Under the ACA, JAMA, March 19, 2014
FeatureWhat Americans Pay for Health Insurance Under the ACA, JAMA, March 18 2014 Download >>View Infographic…
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Many Elements Of Health Reform Law Continue To Be Popular Across Parties
FeatureMany Elements Of Health Reform Law Continue To Be Popular Across Parties Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted February 29-March 5, 2012)…
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Greater Share Like Preventive Services, MLR Than Are Aware Of Them
FeatureGreater Share Like Preventive Services, MLR Than Are Aware Of Them Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted August 7-12, 2012)…
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Kaiser November Health Tracking Poll: Individual Elements of the ACA Popular with the Public
PerspectiveAfter taking a negative turn in October, the public’s overall views on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) returned to a more mixed status this month. Still, Americans remain somewhat more likely to have an unfavorable view of the law (44 percent) than a favorable one (37 percent).
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The Budget Trigger and Health Reform
PerspectiveNo doubt it will take some time to sort out how elements of the debt deal (formally "The Budget Control Act of 2011") will all work. Delving into the details of how it affects subsidies in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to make insurance more affordable helps to illustrate how complex this business can be.
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August Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: The Uninsured and the Health Reform Law
PerspectiveThe August Kaiser Health Tracking Poll finds that even though 32 million uninsured Americans will gain health insurance under the ACA, only about half of non-elderly Americans currently without coverage say they are familiar with the chief components in the law designed to achieve this goal.
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An Employer Health Benefits Balance Sheet
PerspectiveThere seems to be growing interest in the question of how many employers will keep offering coverage to their full-time employees once the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is fully implemented in 2014, or instead will choose to stop offering coverage and pay a penalty.