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Obamacare hasn’t led to higher health care costs for businesses
Predictions that Obamacare would lead to substantially higher costs for employers have not materialized three years after the U.S. health care overhaul became law. In an October 16, 2014 Bloomberg News article, health economist Katherine Baicker of Harvard…
Support for Medicaid expansion strong among low-income adults
For immediate release: Wednesday, October 8, 2014 Boston, MA — Low-income adults overwhelmingly support Medicaid expansion and think the government-sponsored program offers health care coverage that is comparable to or even better in quality than private health insurance…
U.S. health reform can be ‘source of inspiration’ for Canadians
Canada—which adopted universal health care about 50 years ago—can learn from U.S. efforts at health reform, according to a September 3, 2014 Globe and Mail article co-authored by Andrew Boozary, SM ’14, visiting scientist in the Department of…
Reducing wasteful health care spending begs the question, what is waste?
August 11, 2014 — The U.S. spends more than $2.8 trillion on health care each year, and some estimate that 30% of that price tag may be waste. To promote more effective use of health care resources, a…
To sell Obamacare, officials should learn from state success stories
Selling the public on the insurance requirement in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) —making sure people are aware of the opportunities and helping them find a plan — has proven to be a tremendous marketing challenge. So far,…
Young adults report better health following Affordable Care Act
According to a new survey, young adults are reporting better health since the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, which allowed them to be covered on their parents’ plans through age 26. The study, co-authored by…
Despite recent problems, support for the Massachusetts health insurance law remains high
Support for the national health law higher in MA than in U.S. as a whole For immediate release: Monday, June 16, 2014 Boston, MA — A new poll by The Boston Globe and Harvard School of Public Health…
Obamacare report card: Incomplete, but promising
Much of the media coverage and dialogue surrounding the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been, unsurprisingly, polarizing. Opponents have focused on the negative (the bumpy rollout of the federal health insurance marketplace, healthcare.gov), supporters on the positive (the…
ACA waiver could be a ‘game-changer’
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is a “treasure chest of [health] policy innovations,” writes HSPH’s John McDonough in an article for the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law (JHPPL). These innovations are largely unknown, overlooked by greater attention…
Bringing fairness to health care access
May 27, 2014 -- Outside the gates of her Mexico City high school, Thalia Porteny would always see kids begging for food. “It made me feel uneasy and frustrated,” said Porteny. “I knew I’d had amazing opportunities given…
