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Unpacking The Burr-Hatch-Upton Plan

Anticipating the upcoming Supreme Court decision on King v. Burwell , which could halt health insurance subsidies available through the federal exchange, Republican Senators Richard Burr and Orrin Hatch joined with Representative Fred Upton to propose...

Published Tue, Mar 03 2015 11:26 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Policy, Politics, Insurance, Public Opinion, Health Care Costs, States, Employer-Sponsored Insurance, Spending, Medicare, Workforce, Hospitals, Medicaid, Health Law, Health Care Delivery

Transcending Obamacare? Analyzing Avik Roy’s ACA Replacement Plan

Avik Roy’s proposal, “ Transcending Obamacare ,” is the latest and most thoroughly developed conservative alternative for reforming the American health care system in the wake of the Affordable Care Act. It is a serious proposal, and it deserves to be...

Published Tue, Sep 09 2014 11:53 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Consumers, Policy, Politics, Public Opinion, Health Care Costs, States, Employer-Sponsored Insurance, Spending, Medicare, Coverage, Access, Quality, Medicaid

Implementing Health Reform: Changing Focus, And Changing Leadership, At HHS

With the March 31, 2014 deadline for applying for qualified health plan coverage through the health insurance exchanges behind us, and the April 15, 2014 deadline for completing those applications upon us, Affordable Care Act implementation has quieted...

Published Fri, Apr 04 2014 7:14 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Policy, Politics, Insurance, States, Medicare

Mendelson: Senate GOP Reform Proposal Provides Welcome Flexibility In Benefit Design

A health reform proposal introduced by three Republican Senators is a positive development both substantively and politically, Dan Mendelson, CEO of Avalere Health, said in a recent interview. He said the greater flexibility in benefit design afforded...

Published Wed, Feb 02 2014 8:42 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Consumers, Policy, Politics, Insurance, States, Medicare, Medicaid

A Senate GOP Health Reform Proposal: The Burr-Coburn-Hatch Plan

Republican Senators Richard Burr, Tom Coburn, and Orrin Hatch recently released a blueprint for repealing and replacing Obamacare, called the Patient Choice, Affordability, Responsibility, and Empowerment Act, or the Patient CARE Act (PCA). The plan is...

Published Wed, Feb 02 2014 8:03 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Consumers, Policy, Politics, Insurance, Health Care Costs, States, Employer-Sponsored Insurance, Spending, Medicare, Coverage, Medicaid

Accountable Care Growth In 2014: A Look Ahead

On December 23, 2014, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced 123 new Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). This represents the fourth round of MSSP participants, which, coupled with the Pioneer...

Published Wed, Jan 01 2014 8:59 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Consumers, Policy, Politics, Payment, Physicians, Chronic Care, States, Medicare, Medicaid, Business of Health Care

Health Affairs Conversations Podcast: ACA Implementation With Gail Wilensky And Tim Jost

Today, Health Affairs released the first installment of Health Affairs Conversations , a new periodic series of podcasts featuring discussions with health policy experts and Health Affairs contributors. We begin with a discussion of the implementation...

Published Tue, Aug 08 2013 10:13 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Consumers, Policy, Politics, Insurance, States, Medicare, Medicaid, Podcast

Reflections On The Federal Budget Resolutions

According to a process laid out in the Budget Act of 1974, the budget resolutions put forth by the House of Representatives and the Senate emerge as modifications, sometimes substantial, of the budget to be submitted by the first Monday in February by...

Published Thu, Mar 03 2013 5:53 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Consumers, Policy, Politics, States, Spending, Medicare, Coverage, Disparities, Medicaid

Health Policy After The Election

In the short time that has passed since the election, there have been numerous pronouncements that the struggle over the future of American health care is now more or less settled. And it is certainly true that, over the next four years, full-scale repeal...

Published Fri, Nov 11 2012 8:59 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Policy, Politics, Insurance, States, Spending, Medicare, Medicaid

Paul Ryan’s Health Care Fantasy

Wisconsin Republican Paul Ryan is frequently hailed for his fiscal responsibility and political courage. After all, the Congressman has now put forward not one but two budget plans that offer “a blueprint for safeguarding America from the perils of debt...

Published Thu, Mar 03 2012 10:52 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Policy, Politics, States, Spending, Medicare, Coverage, Medicaid, Children

The Ryan Plan: The Cliffs Notes Version Of Republican Health Reform

For the second year in a row, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) has advanced a comprehensive budget plan that would restructure Medicare and Medicaid, repeal the big-spending portions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and ultimately resolve the fiscal crisis facing...

Published Wed, Mar 03 2012 1:08 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Policy, Politics, States, Spending, Medicare, Medicaid

Health Wonk Review: Memorial Day Edition

If you’re traveling over the long weekend, you’ll want to take along some reading material. While some might reach for a good novel by John Grisham or Dan Brown, the health policy blogs in this edition of the Health Wonk Review tackle equally...

Published Thu, May 05 2011 6:29 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Blog, Nonmedical Determinants, Consumers, Policy, Politics, Insurance, Health IT, Health Care Costs, States, Spending, Medicare, Bioethics, Quality, Disparities

The President’s Deficit Reduction Plan: Implications for Health Care

President Barack Obama took the very symbolic gesture of delivering his much anticipated speech on fiscal reform and deficit reduction from a podium at George Washington University, an institution of higher learning, including schools of medicine, public...

Published Thu, Apr 04 2011 7:35 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Policy, Politics, Payment, States, Spending, Medicare, Medicaid

State Of The Union: Let’s Be Honest For A Change

Editor’s Note: Below, Len Nichols, Professor of Health Policy and Director of the Center for Health Policy Research and Ethics at George Mason University, discusses President Obama’s State of the Union address and House Budget Committee chairman...

Published Wed, Jan 01 2011 6:51 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Policy, Politics, Malpractice Liability Reform, States, Spending, Medicare, Coverage, Medicaid

New Health Affairs Issue: Implementing Health Reform

State and federal officials, insurers, and health care providers face thousands of important decisions in implementing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, according to the June issue of Health Affairs. In this issue, some of the nation...

Published Tue, Jun 06 2010 4:05 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Consumers, Policy, Politics, Insurance, States, Spending, Medicare, Medicaid, Health Law

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