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Category: Affordable Care Act
Insurance Expansion can Improve Compliance
Out-of-pocket healthcare spending has always been an issue for Americans, especially for those with chronic health problems who have an increased need for prescription drugs. Under the ACA, uninsurance rates among patients who used prescription drugs dropped 30% due to Continue Reading …
Trump’s First Hundred Days
Who Knew Health Care Could Be This Complicated? from Cedric Dark
ACA Increased Emergency Department Use
As the Affordable Care Act was being implemented, many politicians and health policy experts predicted a decline in ED use, as newly-insured patients would receive care from primary care providers instead of the ED, leading to more efficient and less Continue Reading …
Four Ways to Improve upon the Affordable Care Act
In a grand effort to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, U.S. Congressional Republicans have failed in their attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA). With the understanding that the ACA will remain the law of the land, Continue Reading …
The Racial Divide Affecting Medicaid Expansion
New research published in the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law revealed that public support for Medicaid expansion is related to state adoption, but this public support is racialized. Using complex statistical wrangling, the authors answered five questions: (1) Continue Reading …
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