Bill of Health

JANUARY 26, 2022

This policy would be particularly significant in states that have expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) , because justice-involved populations largely intersect with those made eligible for Medicaid in expansion states (namely, people who earn less than 138% of the federal poverty level).

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 7, 2020

The last chapter of HealthConsuming, published in 2019, asked whether U.S. health consumers would claim their health citizenship.

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COVID-19 Public Health Health Insurance Health Care Access 141

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Census Bureau found that the level of health insurance enrollment fell by 1 million people in 2019 , with about 30 million Americans not covered by health insurance. The remedy is, surely, to expand health care access to quality health care to all people in America. In terms of income, U.S.

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COVID-19 Health Insurance Public Health Health Care Access 62

Health Populi

AUGUST 28, 2019

Let’s start with the Morning Consult poll results, which compare support for Medicare for All from January 2019 and August 2019. In the general election, Dach said, the health care debate will recalibrate on the gulf between the Republican zeal to overturn the ACA and “what the American people want.”

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Medicare Medicare ACA Prescription Drug Pricing 94

Health Populi

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

In my 11 years of writing every one of over 2,000 Health Populi posts on this blog, I have never, ever mentioned the “f-word” here. In this case, I feel it’s important to capture the Zeitgeist of the Republican Party’s commitment to cutting down the ACA since President Trump took office in January 2017.

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Medicaid Medicaid Health Insurance ACA 76

Health Populi

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Today is 4th November 2019, exactly one year to the day that Americans can express their political will and cast their vote for President of the United States. Health care will be a key issue driving people to their local polling places, so it’s an opportune moment to take the temperature on U.S.

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