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New Issue Brief Examines Medicaid Churn
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) recently...
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Education About COVID-19 Vaccines Continues as Access Increases
At least 110 million people in the United States have received at least one dose of any of the three...
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Biden Administration Officially Ends Harmful Public Charge Rule
Last month, the Biden administration began work to reverse a harmful public charge immigration rule that disproportionately harmed older adults...
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One Year In, Big Medicare Changes Continue to Help Combat COVID-19
The COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) sparked a host of major changes to the Medicare program, including wider use and...
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New Analysis Finds That Health Care Spending by Private Insurers Decreases if They Are Reimbursed Using Medicare Rates
The United States spends more for health care per capita than other high-income countries and does not have better outcomes...
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Biden Administration Takes Two Big Steps in Support of Health Care Coverage
The Biden administration recently took two important steps to preserve health care coverage for millions of Americans. First, the Department...
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New Report Highlights Racial and Economic Disparities in Medicare
Historically, Medicare has done significant work in reducing racial and ethnic disparities in health status and access to health care,...
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Medicare Prescription Drug Cost Sharing Has Devastating Consequences for Health
A new research paper demonstrates that cost-sharing in Medicare’s prescription drug program causes people to avoid care, to the detriment...
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Biden Administration Begins Reversing Harmful Public Charge Rules
This week, the Biden administration began work to reverse harmful immigration rules and policies that were put in place by...
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The Biden Administration Will Likely Look to Rescind Some Medicaid Waivers, but It May Take Time
The non-partisan Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) recently released an issue brief on the various state Medicaid waivers issued by the...
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