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November 13, 2025

Congress Should Look to Employer Health Coverage to Help Low-Wage Workers

For the first time since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was enacted more than 15…

November 5, 2025

Entitlement Reform: A Problem We Can No Longer Avoid

The clock is ticking on America’s most popular social programs. Social Security’s trust fund is…

October 30, 2025

The Battle for Usable Pricing in Health Care Is On-Going

Two recent publications make it clear that the problem of irrational pricing in health care…

October 2, 2025

The Megabill’s Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program

As Republicans in Congress raced to approve their tax-and-spending-program megabill before July 4th, the financial viability of…

September 30, 2025

Health Care Subsidies Are a Political Shortcut, Not a Lasting Policy Solution

With the GOP tax-and-spending megabill enacted into law, the next politically charged health care debate is…

September 10, 2025

AI’s Uncertain Cost Effects in Health Care

The health care industry has a long history of below-average productivity gains, but there is cautious…

August 21, 2025

The High and Rising Costs of Employer-Provided Health Care

An annual survey of businesses sponsoring employee health coverage is warning of expensive premium hikes in…

April 8, 2025

Public Support of Health Insurance Enrollment

Health insurance subsidies, especially as provided by Medicaid, are under scrutiny as Republicans scout for…