Murray Ross Archives - Kaiser Permanente Institute for Health Policy

Our thoughts on HHS’s blueprint to lower drug prices: It’s time for a new legal and policy landscape

In May 2018, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) requested feedback on its Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs. By Murray Ross, PhD, Vice President and Institute for Health Policy Director.

Deconstructing single payer, one dinner party at time

Earlier this summer in California we had our gubernatorial primary where health care, and specifically the issue of single payer, was front and center. By Murray Ross, PhD, Vice President and Institute for Health Policy Director.

Maryland reinsurance efforts: A case study

We often refer to states as ‘laboratories of democracy,’ as key first responders whose actions can inform a whole nation. By Murray Ross, PhD, Vice President and Institute for Health Policy Director.

Seven things business leaders should know (and do) about health care

In the six years since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law, it has survived three elections, two…

A wannabe winemaker plots the path to a new health care delivery system

Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil recently surprised readers with his comments on “Why I Oppose Payment Reform.” Those of us…

Sovaldi, Harvoni, and why it’s different this time

With the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s approval of Harvoni, the successor to Gilead Science’s Sovaldi, the alarm bells have…

Murray Ross: “There’s no effective substitute for the mandate”

This interview is part of KHN’s video series “Supreme Uncertainty: What’s Next After The Court Rules,” which solicits views from…

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