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Mandating Health Insurance to Stabilize the Market and Protect Consumers: State Efforts
Several states are moving forward with plans to implement state-level individual health insurance mandates in light of Congress’s recent elimination of the ACA’s federal mandate penalty, effective in 2019. In a new To the Point post, Georgetown Univers…
Will the U.S. See Vertical Integration in Health Care?
The recent court ruling allowing the merger of AT&T and Time Warner will likely encourage similar unions throughout the U.S. economy, including in health care. But policymakers and private actors should not interpret the court’s decision as an uncondit…
Legal Challenges to Medicaid Work Requirements
Earlier this month, oral arguments began in a class action lawsuit brought by 15 Kentucky Medicaid beneficiaries that challenges the legality of the state’s attempt to make employment or community service a requirement for Medicaid eligibility. In a ne…
Getting Generic Drugs to Market Faster: A Patient’s Story and Policy Solutions
At age 48, Robin Ridley of Goodlettsville, Tenn., was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a blood cancer that affects the plasma cells found in bone marrow. Starting next year, Robin’s COBRA coverage and the drug manufacturer support she now receives for …
New York, Massachusetts. to Sue Over Trump Health Plans Skirting Obamacare Requirements
New York and Massachusetts will sue the Trump administration over its expansion of health insurance plans that don’t meet all of Obamacare’s requirements. New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood (D) and Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey …
Medicare Allows More Benefits for Chronically Ill, Aiming to Improve Care for Millions
Congress and the Trump administration is proposing to revamp Medicare to provide extra benefits to people with multiple chronic illnesses, a significant departure from the program’s traditional focus that aims to create a new model of care for millions…
