With More People Giving Birth at Home, Montana Passed a Pair of Laws to Make It Easier
Ashley Jones’ three children were born in three different places — a hospital, a birth center, and at home. Jones,...
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The Economics of Generic Drugs
One piece of good news for consumers is that generic prices are falling. However, generic prices may be falling so...
NC salons aren’t just turning heads – they’re saving lives
When you walk into your local hair salon, you’re usually greeted by the aromas of shampoo and hair products. You’ll...
How to solve adverse selection problems in low-income markets
Adverse selection is a classic problem in health insurance. If you offer insurance to individuals,...
Mixed Results: Efforts of State Health Plans to Combat Cost Growth Reveal Broader Challenges for Employer-based Insurance
By Sabrina Corlette, Karen Davenport, and Emma Walsh-Alker The high and rising cost of health care is reducing people’s access...
Medi-Cal’s Fragmented System Can Make Moving a Nightmare
When Lloyd Tennison moved from Walnut Creek to Stockton last year, he assumed his coverage under Medi-Cal, California’s safety-net health...
A Decade of Health Innovation: The Impact of New Medicines on Patient Health and the Implications for NICE’s Size of Benefit Multiplier
That is the title of a study published today with co-authors Sabiha Quddus, Moises Marin,...
Updated CMS guidance for IRA maximum fair price (MFP)
CMS released a guidance on June 30, 2023 providing additional detail on on how the...
Can Employer-Sponsored Insurance Be Saved? A Review of Policy Options: Price Transparency
By Sabrina Corlette and Maanasa Kona Employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) provides critical coverage for 160 million Americans. However, the generosity of...
Are you losing Medicaid eligibility? Here’s what to do next.
If you’ve received notification that you’re losing Medicaid eligibility, you’re certainly not alone. Millions of Americans will get similar notices...
