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State Actions to Safeguard Consumers in the Individual Health Insurance Market
Recent developments in Congress and actions by the Trump administration are likely to make it harder for individuals — particularly those who aren’t in perfect health — to afford adequate health coverage. But as Justin Giovannelli, Kevin Lucia, and Sab…
Consumers Shopping for Health Plans to Lose Out on Personal Assistance
The Trump administration nearly eliminated federal funding for the “navigator” program that assists people in choosing a health plan. Moreover, it has directed navigators to inform consumers about insurance policies that don’t comply with Affordable Ca…
Addressing the Complex Needs of Medicare Beneficiaries: The CHRONIC Care Act
Whether it’s installing a wheelchair ramp or grab bar for the bathroom, people with complex health and social needs often benefit from interventions beyond medicine. Bruce Chernof, MD, President and CEO of The SCAN Foundation, explores what health plan…
Why Don’t Hospitals Treat Addiction Like Heart Attacks?
When a patient shows up in a hospital with chest pain, there’s an established, step-by-step pathway for how physicians, nurses, and other clinicians direct their cardiac care. Unfortunately, the same isn’t true for people grappling with addiction. Core…
After a Lull, More States Look to Expand Medicaid
In a new post on To the Point, the Commonwealth Fund’s Don Moulds, Susan Hayes, Sara Collins, and Rachel Nuzum look at states where Medicaid expansion advocates have used or plan to use the ballot initiative process. They include Maine, Utah, Idaho, Ne…
Why Don’t Hospitals Treat Addiction Like Heart Attacks?
When a patient shows up in a hospital with chest pain, there’s an established, step-by-step pathway for how physicians, nurses, and other clinicians direct their cardiac care. Unfortunately, the same isn’t true for people grappling with addiction. Core…
Testing Medicare’s Bundled Payments for Chronic Medical Conditions
Medicare is testing new ways to encourage providers to keep down costs, improve quality of care, and increase accountability. One program, the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) initiative, pays participating hospitals not for each service th…
Why Don’t Hospitals Treat Addiction Like Heart Attacks?
When a patient shows up in a hospital with chest pain, there’s an established, step-by-step pathway for how physicians, nurses, and other clinicians direct their cardiac care. Unfortunately, the same isn’t true for people grappling with addiction. Core…
Examining Supreme Court Nominee Kavanaugh’s Health Care Opinions
Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, has served on the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit for over a decade. Writing on To the Point, Timothy S. Jost of the Washington and Lee University School of Law analyzes Ju…
States Can Keep Their Marketplaces Stable
“Although the repeal of the individual mandate penalty will have negative effects across our health care system, the states can act to keep their health insurance markets stable and affordable by offsetting the expected coverage losses and premium incr…
