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Only 3 Years Old, the Affordable Care Act Is Already Having a Big Impact

Brianny AbreauThe changes Obamacare is making to the way our health care is delivered and paid for benefits millions of American families.

By Emily Oshima Lee | Monday, March 25, 2013

The Ryan Budget Includes Devastating Health Care Cost Increases for Seniors—Again

Senior in doctor's officeThe latest House Republican budget resolution’s treatment of Medicare will result in higher annual premiums for seniors and increasingly unaffordable health care costs in retirement.

By Emily Oshima Lee | Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Shared Decision Making Improves Care and Reduces Costs

Doctor and patient in doctor's officePhysicians should more widely use shared decision making, which will benefit physicians and patients alike.

By Emily Oshima Lee and Zeke Emanuel | Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Infographic: Raising the Medicare Eligibility Age to 67 Would Increase Costs and Harm Seniors

An infographic shows how raising the eligibility age would increase health care costs and cause harm to seniors across the country.

By Lindsay Rosenthal and Emily Oshima Lee | Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Alternatives to Fee-for-Service Payments in Health Care

Hospital room book_alt2 icon Report The move away from fee-for-service payments is gaining momentum as insurance payers, health care providers, and consumers recognize that the system simply doesn’t work—either from a cost or quality perspective.

By Maura Calsyn and Emily Oshima Lee | Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Infographic: America’s High Health Care Costs

A series of graphics from Maura Calsyn, Emily Oshima Lee, and Danny Schwaber shows that our health care spending is out of control.

By Maura Calsyn, Emily Oshima Lee, and Danny Schwaber | Thursday, July 26, 2012

Update: How Obamacare Is Benefiting Americans

Emily Oshima gives the latest numbers on how health reform is helping people get the care they need.

By Emily Oshima Lee | Thursday, July 12, 2012

Interactive Map: Why the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Medicaid Creates Uncertainty for Millions

cursor icon Interactive Maura Calsyn and Emily Oshima show that the Supreme Court's ruling means those most in need may not be able to gain insurance through Medicaid.

By Maura Calsyn and Emily Oshima Lee | Thursday, July 5, 2012

Interactive Map: How Health Reform Is Helping Your State

cursor icon Interactive Map from Emily Oshima lets you see how the Affordable Care Act has improved health care in your neck of the woods.

By Emily Oshima Lee and Katrina Womble | Monday, March 19, 2012

Two Years of Health Care Reform: Millions Benefited, Millions Saved

Emily Oshima details the many successes of the Affordable Care Act to date.

By Emily Oshima Lee | Monday, March 19, 2012

Big Ideas for Small Business

Three improvements to the federal health department’s online insurance-finder tool will make it easier for small businesses to take advantage of the Affordable Care Act, writes Emily Oshima.

By Emily Oshima Lee | Thursday, January 12, 2012

Emily Oshima Lee

Emily Oshima Lee is a Policy Analyst with the Health Policy team at American Progress. Her work focuses primarily on analyzing and developing policies related to creating a higher-value health care system. Emily’s work has appeared in The New England Journal of Medicine and Annals of Internal Medicine. Prior to joining American Progress, Emily served [...]

Monday, October 24, 2011