Should I Reimburse Employees for Medical Expenses with an HRA?
The ever-evolving landscape of healthcare benefits has led employers to seek innovative solutions that control costs and provide employees with...
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Certain States Consider Terminating Medicaid Coverage
Medicaid is a government-funded healthcare program that provides medical coverage to low-income individuals and families. Each state has its own...
Medi-Cal Enrollees in California: Here’s How to Verify Your Eligibility
If you are enrolled in Medi-Cal, as more than one-third of Californians are, make sure your county knows how to...
Montana Passes Significant Health Policy Changes in Controversial Session
Republican leaders’ banishment of a transgender lawmaker from floor debates in the recently ended Montana legislative session seized the nation’s...
Searching for a New Normal: How Expiration of the Federal Public Health Emergency Impacts Access to Health Care Services
After more than three years, the federal COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) is set to expire on May 11, 2023....
Health Programs Are at Risk as Debt Ceiling Cave-In Looms
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie's stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of...
Quantifying 21st-Century Opportunity Costs of FDA Regulation
That is the title of a very interesting paper by Casey Mulligan (2023) . The full title includes the phrase...
American Economic Journal: Best Paper Awards
The American Economic Journal (AEJ) recently came out with its awards for best papers of the year. These are listed...
History of the 3-day hospital stay requirement for SNF coverage
An interesting article by Mor (2023) examines the history of the requirement for a 3-day...
Adolescent Girls Say They Feel Hopeless. We Need to Listen to What They’re Telling Us.
Earlier this year, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) rolled out a new report on the mental health of adolescent...
