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President Trump’s plan to end federal health insurance subsidies to health insurers that help make the insurance more affordable to for low- and middle-income consumers under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will likely harm the health insurance market,…
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For immediate release: October 2, 2017 Boston, MA – Nearly 40% of the uninsured population in America lives in the suburbs and nearly one in seven suburban residents lacks health insurance. Despite the suburbs’ general reputation of affluence,…
Poll: On eve of Senate vote, more than two-thirds of Republicans want Congress to enact an alternative to the ACA
But a majority of Democrats want Congress to move on to other issues For immediate release: September 22, 2017 Boston, MA – According to a new POLITICO/Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health poll, more than two-thirds (71%)…
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During the first year of a Medicare reimbursement program that rewards quality performance and lower costs, physician practices serving a disproportionate number of high-risk patients were more likely to receive financial penalties, according to Harvard T.H. Chan School…
Senate health care plan threatens the nation’s health
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Quick take: The Senate GOP’s proposed health care plan
June 23, 2017 – On June 22, 2017, Senate Republicans unveiled their version of a health care plan that would roll back major provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Harvard Chan School’s John McDonough breaks down what…
Health reform prospects uncertain in Senate
As the U.S. Senate considers potentially sweeping changes to health care reform, it’s uncertain what sort of legislation will eventually be passed and when it will happen, according to health policy expert John McDonough of Harvard T.H. Chan…
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Poll: Americans divided over what Congress should do about Obamacare
Republicans internally divided about path forward For immediate release: April 27, 2017 Boston, MA –According to a new POLITICO/Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health poll, Americans remain divided over how to move forward on healthcare. Recently, President…
Medicaid expansion linked with increase in prescriptions filled for chronic conditions
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