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.
Raising the Medicare Eligibility Age Would Harm Seniors and Increase Health Care Spending
Issue Brief
This misguided approach would not only undermine the promise of health care and financial security for millions of low- and middle-income seniors but would also increase systemwide health care spending.
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.
How the Federal Government Can Save $100 Billion or More in Health-Care Costs
Ezekiel J. Emanuel, David M. Cutler, and Topher Spiro offer reforms to achieve billions in savings in addition to what the Affordable Care Act will accomplish.
Paper Cuts: Reducing Health Care Administrative Costs
Report
Tackling excessive health care administrative costs will reduce health care costs and improve the quality of care for all Americans, write Elizabeth Wikler, Peter Basch, and David Cutler.
Toward an Effective Health Insurance Exchange
Report
The opportunity to design and implement an exchange that is consumer focused, offers high-value products, and fosters needed reform should not be squandered, writes Maura Calsyn.
Update: How Obamacare Is Benefiting Americans
Emily Oshima gives the latest numbers on how health reform is helping people get the care they need.
Infographic: Women’s Preventive Services Now Covered Under Obamacare
An infographic from Jessica Arons shows how a range of preventive services for women will now be covered under the Affordable Care Act.
Young Women and Reproductive Health Care
Jessica Arons, Lucy Panza, and Lindsay Rosenthal explain why the Affordable Care Act helps young women access the health care they need in an affordable way.
Reducing the Cost of Defensive Medicine
Issue Brief
Physicians are increasingly practicing defensive medicine to avoid lawsuits, but this trend increases costs and doesn’t improve health care outcomes.
Obamacare and the LGBT Community
Video
Kellan Baker and Andrew Cray explain the impact of health reform for the LGBT community and how LGBT community members and organizations can get involved in implementing the law.
