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Category: Affordable Care Act
Foreshadowing Pitfalls for the Affordable Care Act
Several countries have implemented healthcare systems that seek to attain universal health insurance through private markets. Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland have already embarked on this journey and can serve as guides for the United States. Some observers would say Continue Reading …
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
The cost-reductions built into the are based upon the assumption that as the number of uninsured decreases, the need for federal subsidies to hospitals providing uncompensated care will also decrease. However, 25 states have declined Medicaid expansions, and in total Continue Reading …
The Times Are Not A-Changin’
When President Barack Obama first ran for president in 2008, universal health care seemed like a real possibility. Fast forward seven years later: Employer-sponsored health care is still the main game in town. Has the impacted in the last few Continue Reading …
Give the people what they want
Under the , eligibility for Medicaid benefits was expanded to include low-income childless adults. This provision has proven to be immensely controversial, however, and 23 states have refused to accept it*. A survey published in Health Affairs asked low-income adult Continue Reading …
Is sex safer?
Emergency contraception (EC) is a safe, moderately effective option to prevent an unintended pregnancy. It is one of the FDA-approved, family planning options that health insurance plans are required to cover without any copayment through the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Continue Reading …