Category: Health Coverage

Deconstructing single payer, one dinner party at time

August 30, 2018

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.

Demystifying universal coverage

August 30, 2018

Research shows that many Americans believe that everyone should have access to affordable health care coverage. However, the method to achieve that goal remains a topic of national debate. There are many paths to achieving “universal coverage” both nationally and…

Maryland reinsurance efforts: A case study

May 11, 2018

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.

Coffee Talk with Shannon McMahon, Kaiser Permanente’s Executive Director of Medicaid Policy

October 31, 2017

Shannon McMahon, MPA, joined Kaiser Permanente’s Government Relations department in August as the executive director of Medicaid policy. In this role, she provides public policy, regulatory and legislative advice on Medicaid and other complex and strategic public policy issues. We…

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

June 30, 2016

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.