by Hillary Regan | Jun 25, 2015 | Blog, Learn
Today the Supreme Court decided in favor of the government in the King v. Burwell case. The case had contested the legality of the Affordable Care Act’s premium subsidies in the 34 states that have federally facilitated marketplaces. In a new blog post, The...
by Hillary Regan | Jun 24, 2015 | Blog, Learn
Medicaid provides health insurance to tens of millions of Americans, including many who had no coverage before the Affordable Care Act allowed states to extend eligibility for the program. But how well does Medicaid do its job? According to a new Commonwealth Fund...
by Hillary Regan | Apr 17, 2015 | Learn
States that expanded the number of people eligible for Medicaid are seeing big budgetary savings without reducing services. Data from eight states show $1.8 billion in budget savings and revenue gains by the end of 2015 as a result of Medicaid expansion. Read more...
by Hillary Regan | Apr 1, 2015 | Learn
In 2012, the Supreme Court ruled that states could choose whether to expand their Medicaid programs under the ACA. In January 2014, about half the states expanded and about half did not. This created a natural experiment — an opportunity to compare the impact of...
by Hillary Regan | Mar 21, 2015 | Learn
It’s estimated that half of lower-income adults will move between Medicaid and subsidized health insurance marketplace plans at least once during the year. In a new blog post, George Washington University’s Sara Rosenbaum looks at insurers that offer complementary...
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