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  • Beyond Chevron – How the Court’s Decision Will Change Health Policy Legislating and Rulemaking

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    The Supreme Court’s June 28 decision overturning the Chevron precedent that required federal courts to defer to reasonable agency decisions when federal law is unclear creates potential challenges for crafting health policy legislation and regulations. On July 25, 2024, a panel of experienced policy and legal experts explored how Congress and federal health agencies are likely to adapt to the Court’s decision and what that may mean for health care policymaking.

  • The Role of Health Care in the New Presidential Election

    From Drew Altman

    In his latest column, KFF President and CEO Drew Altman describes the role of health care in the new presidential election with Vice President Harris facing former President Donald Trump. He discusses how health will likely be a consequential factor in the campaign, with abortion and reproductive rights, along with health care costs, taking center stage.

  • Unraveling the Mysteries of Biden vs. Trump on Health Care

    From Drew Altman

    In his latest column, KFF President and CEO Drew Altman unravels the differences between Trump and Biden on Medicare, abortion, drug costs and other health-related issues that KFF's new side-by-side candidate analysis examines. From the bird’s eye view, these differences amount to a fork in the road in direction on the role of the federal government in health and federal health spending.

  • The Best Approach to Social Determinants No One Talks About

    From Drew Altman

    In his latest column, KFF President and CEO Drew Altman reviews an evaluation of a “guaranteed income” (GI) randomized trial in Cambridge, MA and writes about the potential of GI strategies to reduce poverty and its effects. When it comes to influencing the social determinants of health, he argues, “income strategies” deployed outside of health care, such as GI, deserve as much attention from health care people as “service strategies.”

  • Health Policy 101 Introduction

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    Health Policy 101 is a comprehensive guide covering fundamental aspects of U.S. health policy and programs, including Medicare, Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act, employer-sponsored insurance, the uninsured population, health care costs and affordability, women's health issues, and health care politics. It includes overviews of private health insurance regulation, racial and ethnic disparities, public health, international comparison of health systems, U.S. global health policy, and the federal role in health policy. The chapters can be downloaded in a PDF format for faculty and student use, and the information will be updated annually or as data and circumstances change.

  • The Politics of Health Care and the 2024 Election

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    This Health Policy 101 chapter explores how health policy in the U.S. is linked to politics, with the direction of policy influenced by who is in power. Health care is often a major issue in political campaigns, and the chapter examines its potential role in the 2024 election, comparing the positions and records of current vice president Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump.

  • Congress and the Executive Branch and Health Policy

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    This Health Policy 101 chapter explores the federal government’s role in health policy for the fragmented U.S. health care system. It examines the impact of the three federal branches and goes into further detail about the Department of Health and Human Services structure and the major congressional committees dealing with health care. It also briefly outlines the federal budgetary and regulatory process.