ACA Sabotage Puts Women’s Health at Risk
The Trump administration has repeatedly worked to sabotage the Affordable Care Act and restrict access to health care services, compromising access and resulting in higher prices for women.
Medicare Extra for All
How States Are Combating Federal ACA Sabotage
New Scam Pre-Existing Conditions Bill Provides No Cover to Vote for Judge Brett Kavanaugh
Income Inequality and Life Expectancy
Estimated Increases in 2019 Premiums by Congressional District Due to ACA Sabotage
What the 2017 Census Data Won’t Show About Families Struggling in the Trump Economy
The most damaging effects of the Trump administration’s policies are yet to come.
Interactive: State Actions Taken to Combat Federal ACA Sabotage
This interactive illustrates actions taken by states to combat federal sabotage of the Affordable Care Act.
The Uneven Expansion of Access to Paid Sick Days
Too many private-sector workers, especially in Southern and Midwest states, do not have access to paid sick days, jeopardizing their family’s health and economic security—as well as their own.
Women of Color Will Lose the Most if Roe v. Wade Is Overturned
If President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee is appointed and overturns Roe v. Wade, the challenges women of color face when trying to access health care will be even greater.
How Medicaid Cuts Could Threaten Public School Students and Teachers in Every State
If federal lawmakers’ attacks on Medicaid succeed, states could be forced to fill the resulting budget holes with cuts to public education, leading to lower salaries for teachers or higher tuition for college students.
How the U.S. Health Insurance System Excludes Abortion
Abortion is considered to be a separate, politicized entity within the broader health insurance system, but a lack of coverage for this critical health care can have devastating impacts on women.
Rethinking the RUC
For more than two decades, Medicare has relied far too heavily on recommendations submitted by the American Medical Association’s Relative Value Scale Update Committee.
How Your Tax Dollars Are Subsidizing Drug Companies
Millions of Americans are seeing the cost of their medications go up, but drug companies are getting two bites out of our pocketbook.
American Indian and Alaska Native Maternal and Infant Mortality: Challenges and Opportunities
American Indian and Alaska Native women face high rates of maternal and infant mortality.
The New Supreme Court Vacancy Could Put the Affordable Care Act at Risk
If a Texas lawsuit against the ACA reaches the Supreme Court, Justice Anthony Kennedy’s replacement could rule on the future of health care for millions of Americans.
How the Latest ACA Repeal Plan Would Harm Women
The newest ACA repeal plan would gut protections and raise prices for health care coverage for women and girls.
Moving Backward
New estimates show that recent efforts to eliminate pre-existing condition protections could leave millions of women and girls at risk of being charged more or denied coverage for individual insurance.
Graham-Cassidy 2.0
The new plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act would have the same devastating results as earlier bills.
Responses to the Opioid Crisis Must Account for People Who Experience Chronic Pain
As the United States continues to address the opioid epidemic, the needs of people who live with chronic pain cannot fall by the wayside.