The president is calling for sweeping changes in health care policy. Tens of millions of Americans could be affected.
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From Vice-President Kamala Harris to Senator Bernie Sanders, voices were raised during the campaign for a more accessible US health care system. What can we expect from the Biden administration?
Joe Biden’s middling economic policies are a chance to cut through the bitter polarisation of US politics.
In the U.S., people of color are more likely to die of COVID-19 than whites. The new administration can change this.
From expanding children’s coverage to reducing surprise bills, Biden and lawmakers may be able to broaden health care access.
The ACA’s third date with the Supreme Court was Nov. 10, and it will be months before a decision. In the meantime, however, Congress and the new president can do things to bolster the law.
Republicans have attacked the Affordable Care Act since it became law 10 years ago, yet Republicans were the ones who came up with the blueprint for the law. How did this twist happen?
The Supreme Court hears a new challenge to the ACA on Nov. 10, with the entire law on the line. That includes a little-known paragraph that allows some hope to very sick children and their families.
Six months into the Covid-19 crisis, the president is boasting that the US economy is back on its feet. While the figures show that some job losses have been cut, there is little room for optimism.
Democrats are outraged at what they say is the hypocrisy of allowing a president to appoint a new Supreme Court justice near the end of his term. One of their biggest practical concerns is the ACA.
Though critics claim Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination jeopardizes the high court’s legitimacy, research shows there are ways the judiciary can bolster its standing and weather controversial decisions.
Special interests use the court as a public policy battleground. Here’s a rundown of how that works and which groups are likely to appear before a conservative court with Amy Coney Barrett on it.
The Supreme Court will again consider the fate of the Affordable Care Act next month. But Trump’s record and a reading of his health executive order make it unlikely that he can offer a meaningful alternative to the ACA.
The Affordable Care Act has a date with the U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 10. In the wake of Justice Ginsburg’s death, the health care law hangs in the balance of a court with a four-four split.
Negative political advertising can actually spark more curiosity about a policy issue.
For millions, the ACA is making a big difference during the coronavirus crisis.
Help is out there for those many who have lost health insurance because of the pandemic. You can thank Obamacare.
The idea, says our experts, was to shut down Obamacare. But it didn’t work out that way. This could take on more importance as the number of uninsured swells due to coronavirus.
The Trump administration’s budget for healthcare proposes significant cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act.
Among the issues candidates will debate Tuesday night is health care – an important, yet confusing, topic for viewers. An expert simplifies, explaining where and what the candidates stand for.
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Associate Professor of Public Health, Texas A&M University
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Professor of Health Finance, Weatherhead School of Management & School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University
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Assistant Professor of Health Law, Policy and Management, Boston University
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Quintiles Professor of Pharmaceutical Development and Regulatory Innovation, Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics, University of Southern California
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Research Assistant Professor of Social, Behavioral and Population Sciences, Tulane University
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The Lee and Brena Freeman Professor at the University of Chicago Law School and Professor at the Pritzker School of Medicine., University of Chicago
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Associate Professor of Health Law, West Virginia University
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Associate Professor of Law, University of Tennessee
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Professor of Economics, UMass Amherst
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Professor of Politics, University of California, Santa Cruz
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Associate Professor of Law, Washington University in St. Louis
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Associate Professor of Health Policy, Management and Behavior, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Assistant Professor of Economics, University of California, Merced
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Assistant professor of Health Policy & Administration, University of Illinois Chicago
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Professor of Public Health Practice, Harvard University
