Supreme Court case, Briarwood Management v. Becerra, threatens PrEP coverage under the ACA. TIE contributing author, Paul Shafer discusses the possible impacts of this case. The post Free prevent...
Compared to the rest of the world, the US healthcare system is not working so great. Basic economics can help us better understand what’s happening. The post The US Healthcare Market Debate, Ex...
The Covid-19 pandemic caused a drastic rise in unemployment, disrupting access to health insurance and resurfacing discussions of our reliance on employer-sponsored insurance. Basic economics can...
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The ACA has been instrumental in expanding access to preventive care for millions of Americans. While the ACA’s preventive health coverage provision isn’t perfect, a lot of progress that has ...
After decades of growing pains, Medicare Advantage continues to expand no matter the political party of the sitting president, but how much growth and whom that growth most benefits — consumer ...
While President Biden’s American Rescue Plan increased the Affordable Care Act subsidies and will help a significant number of those who are uninsured, there is still more work to be done. The ...
Cecille Joan Avila is a policy analyst with the Boston University School of Public Health (@cecilleavila). Paul Shafer, PhD, is an assistant professor of Health Law, Policy, and Management at the...
We review the ACA's reforms, the subsequent actions that countered them, and the expected and realized effects on coverage, access to care, financial security, health, labor market decisions, and...
I just can’t. From Fox News, a doctor from Memorial Sloan Kettering – where they treat CANCER – is arguing that because people aren’t penalized with higher premiums and worse coverage whe...
Yesterday’s election results have a lot of impact on health care in the United States. The new Democratic House of Representatives and the ACA, expansion of Medicaid in red states, and medical ...