Advocates for Evidence-Based Health Policy Speakers
Category: Uninsured
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 …
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 …
Who’s Responsible for Decreased Health Care Spending?
A recent study explored whether there is a relationship between the healthcare spending of uninsured individuals – sorted by citizenship status – prior to and during the Great Recession using the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) database. Noncitizens were further Continue Reading …
ACA Progress Report: What has changed so far?
The first open enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act closed on March 31, with 8 million Americans enrolled by the deadline. The marketplace re-opens in November, though individuals can register at any time if they lose insurance because of Continue Reading …
Does Health Insurance Help?
While it has been estimated that 45,000 Americans perish unnecessarily each year due to lack of health insurance, there has been some mixed evidence about the mortality benefit of expanding coverage, particularly Medicaid. A study in Oregon showed no clear Continue Reading …