Expert analysis of health reform issues
The problem with association health plans
June 1, 2018 – President Trump says deregulation of association health plans will deliver "tremendous insurance at a very low cost." So why do policy…
One way to ease ACA rate hikes? Fix the rebate formula.
April 25, 2018 – Want to help unsubsidized Affordable Care Act enrollees with premiums? Repair a glitch in the ACA's medical loss ratio…
Guaranteeing affordable health coverage for all
March 8, 2018 – Across the country, premiums keep rising as a result of repeated attempts to sabotage our health care system. Instead of re-hashing old,…
Medicare for (almost) all, brought to Earth
February 23, 2018 – There's not much for beneficiaries of such a system not to like. Medicare Extra promises all-but-universal access to virtually all…
Enrolling like their lives depend on it
February 7, 2018 – More Americans are appreciating the Affordable Care Act more than ever – and they're showing it by continuing to enroll in ACA-compliant…
Four ways states are foiling Obamacare sabotage
November 7, 2017 – While the Trump Administration has been working to thwart the Affordable Care Act quite a few states have been taking action to shore up…
So you’re telling me there’s a chance …
September 18, 2017 – With 13 days to go, I’d say Cassidy-Graham faces an uphill battle. But as we know, American politics sometimes delivers unlikely…
‘Bare counties’ just got covered. Here’s why.
August 25, 2017 – As of late August, there are no "bare" counties for 2018 exchange coverage. There are lots of counties with just one insurer, but the ACA…
Who really needs the public option? Trump Country.
August 15, 2017 – Trump Country really needs a way to bypass the ACA marketplaces entirely. So Democrats' favorite policy option – the public option –…
Thanks, President Trump, for single-payer.
August 3, 2017 – I have no doubt that if President Trump follows through on his tweeted desire to see Obamacare implode – just to see what happens,…
ACA repeal fails. At last, an end to the stampede?
July 28, 2017 – Like the crush of an elephant herd, the GOP's attack on the ACA was a blind rage that threatened to wipe out anything in its path. And what…
Can the GOP avoid a health premium train wreck?
July 25, 2017 – Republicans – and President Trump – could act right now to reassure the health insurance industry and in doing so stabilize the…