Policymakers have spent decades looking for ways to make the U.S. health care system more accessible and affordable while also ensuring high-quality care. The recently passed American Rescue Plan included some promising health provisions. It provided short-term increases in subsidies…
In the six years since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law, it has survived three elections, two Supreme Court decisions, and countless legislative challenges. Today, millions of Americans who once went uninsured now have health coverage.
Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil recently surprised readers with his comments on “Why I Oppose Payment Reform.” Those of us who fell for that bit of click bait discovered that, of course, he does not oppose reform. Rather, he wanted…
With the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s approval of Harvoni, the successor to Gilead Science’s Sovaldi, the alarm bells have officially rung on breakthrough hepatitis C treatments. One can’t open a newspaper or scan a Twitter feed without stumbling on at…
This interview is part of KHN’s video series “Supreme Uncertainty: What’s Next After The Court Rules,” which solicits views from public officials and policy experts about the upcoming Supreme Court ruling on the health law and its implications for the…
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