Two Visions for Marketplace Stabilization – Only One Benefits Consumers
Bipartisan efforts in Congress to stabilize the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) marketplaces came to an end this week as the negations took a decidedly partisan turn.
Eldercare Voices: Moving Toward Age-Friendly Health Care
Steven M. Stein MD, MHS It’s been almost 30 years since I completed my Geriatrics fellowship in Boston. I would love to say that the care of older adults has advanced to a point where all older adults receive “age-friendly”...
It Is Time To Get REL!
Connecticut advocates push for improved racial, ethnic and language data While the federal landscape continues to hold our attention as threats to public health and coverage programs continue to surface and evolve, state-level advocates are busy advancing agendas that inform...
A Look Back and Ahead at Innovative Health Care Programs in Minnesota
Throughout 2017, TakeAction Minnesota members organized to defend Medicaid by collecting and sharing stories, mobilizing Minnesotans to vociferously oppose bills that would harm Medicaid, and by training individuals on the threats to the state’s Medicaid innovations like Integrated Health Partnerships...
Director's Corner: What’s Next for Health System Improvement - Four New Initiatives to Watch
Director, Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation It’s been a busy few months for health care advocacy, given the numerous health care-related provisions in the budget deal to keep the government open and the release of the president’s proposed...
Arkansas Becomes Third State to Impose Medicaid Work Requirements, and a Particularly Punitive Version
Yesterday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved Arkansas’s Medicaid Section 1115 waiver amendment application.
As Health Advocates, How Can We Respond to Horrific Events?
Right now, we all need to be focused on both healing and action.
Black History Month Profile: Byllye Avery’s Contributions to Advancing Black Women’s Health
In celebrating Black History Month, we had the honor of interviewing Byllye Avery, a leader in advancing Black women’s health for over 40 years. Her work began in 1974, when she co-founded the Women’s Health Center in Gainesville, Florida, and...
Eldercare Voices: Goal-Oriented Care Is Person-Centered Care
David B. Reuben, MD Millions of older adults live with chronic conditions – those that last a year or more and require ongoing medical attention. Examples include arthritis, diabetes, asthma and chronic lung disease, heart failure, and dementia. Few chronic...