Senate Repeal Bill Leaves Medicaid Expansion Enrollees Behind
The Senate yesterday delayed its plan to vote on its health care repeal bill, also known as the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (BCRA). On Monday, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its score of the bill and projected...
You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet: What’s Lurking Beyond the Horizon of the CBO Score
By now, you’ve already seen the key takeaways from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) score of the Senate repeal bill. But what you might not know is that the CBO score hides the most devastating of the Senate bill’s effects.
The Takeaway: What to Watch For As the Senate Stampedes Toward a Health Care Vote
Numerous news outlets have confirmed that the Senate is planning to hold its floor vote on ACA repeal and Medicaid restructuring next week, before adjourning for the July 4 recess week, without the benefit of any public process. Although many...
The Need for Intersectionality in Promoting LGBT Immigrant Health Equity
While LGBT Pride celebrations are in full force, LGBT people continue to remain deeply concerned about federal attempts to curtail health access, equal rights and non-discrimination protections that are moving forward on many different fronts.
Eldercare Voices: The Assault on Medicaid Funding Puts Long-Term Services and Supports of Millions at Risk
Katie Smith Sloan At age 76, Lena Jones (not her real name) came to Tabitha Village, a HUD-subsidized independent living community in Lincoln, Nebraska. After her husband passed away, she was able to live independently. But over several years, Lena’s...
The Takeaway: What's the Deal in the Senate?
Don't expect to see the bill in advance.
Protecting the Affordable Care Act this LGBTQ Pride Season
Another year means another LGBTQ Pride season, and another reason to celebrate significant gains in LGBTQ health thanks to the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Oral Health: How the Dental System Fails to Deliver
If you arrived at an emergency room or urgent care clinic with a painful infection of your finger that is causing you to miss work and otherwise interfere with daily living – would they give you pain relievers and send you on your way?
How Structural Racism Fuels the Response to the Opioid Crisis
Today’s overdose problem is not the first time our country has faced a devastating drug crisis.