Ask the Experts: The Future of the American Health Care Act
On Friday, March 24, 2017, the future of the American Health Care Act (AHCA), the Republican proposal to replace the Affordable Care Act, was discussed during a Facebook Live Q&A.
How the GOP health-care plan could gut the Medicaid expansion
At first glance, Congressional Republicans’ proposed overhaul of the Affordable Care Act appears to protect coverage for those insured under the ACA’s Medicaid expansion. But the plan is actually likely to gut the expansion in a few years,…
Benjamin Sommers honored for research evaluating impacts of the Affordable Care Act
Benjamin Sommers, associate professor of health policy and economics at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, has received the AcademyHealth HSR (Health Services Research) Impact Award for his work evaluating the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The award…
Many low-income adults in red Medicaid-expansion states say Obamacare helped them
As members of Congress discuss repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a survey by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health provides insights into the views of low-income adults living in red states. Researchers…
Do doctors like the Affordable Care Act?
Doctors have mixed opinions about the Affordable Care Act—and those opinions have a lot to do with their age, whether or not they work with the poor, and their ideology, according to health economist Benjamin Sommers of Harvard…
Ask the Experts: The Future of the Affordable Care Act
John McDonough and Benjamin Sommers will be taking your questions about the Affordable Care Act during a Facebook Live Q&A on Wednesday, January 18, at 11:30 AM ET.
‘Churning’ following the Affordable Care Act hasn’t worsened, but remains a problem
People who’ve had changes in their health insurance more likely to perceive negative impact on overall health, quality of care For immediate release: Tuesday, October 4, 2016 Boston, MA – About one in four low-income adults in three…
How Obamacare is leading to improved health
In this week's episode: New evidence that Obamacare is leading to improved health for low-income adults, plus harnessing the power of social entrepreneurship.
Medicaid expansion under ACA linked with better health care, improved health for low-income adults
Study finds similar benefits between Medicaid expansion and ‘private option’ For immediate release: August 8, 2016 Boston, MA – Two years after Medicaid coverage was expanded under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in their states, low-income adults in Kentucky and Arkansas…
Traditional Medicaid expansion and ‘private option’ both improve access to health care
For immediate release: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 Boston, MA – Two different approaches used by states to expand Medicaid coverage for low-income adults— traditional expansion and the “private option”—appear to be similarly successful in reducing numbers of the…
