Health Care Archives - Page 2 of 83 - Center for American Progress

Medicare Extra for All

By the CAP Health Policy Team

State Options for Making Wise Investments in the Direct Care Workforce

Excess Administrative Costs Burden the U.S. Health Care System

Comprehensive Reform to Lower Prescription Drug Prices

Meaningful Protection From Surprise Medical Bills

http://Efforts%20to%20Address%20Gun%20Violence%20Should%20Not%20Include%20Increased%20Surveillance

Efforts to Address Gun Violence Should Not Include Increased Surveillance

Instead of protecting the rights of people with mental health disabilities, lawmakers are using the growing urgency around gun violence as a pretext to expand surveillance and criminalization.

By Azza Altiraifi and Valerie Novack

COLUMN

Get the Lead Out

A new initiative will bring 21st-century approaches to environmental monitoring and public health.

By Ulrich Boser and Read Holman

ISSUE BRIEF

Crisis Management: An Immigration Update and Tackling Opioids with James Hamblin

In this week's episode, CAP immigration expert Phil Wolgin discusses the so-called crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border and James Hamblin joins us for his perspective on the opioid epidemic.

By Daniella Gibbs Léger, Ed Chung, Rachel Rosen, Kyle Epstein, Chris Ford, and Philip E. Wolgin

PODCAST

http://Conservatives%20Are%20Using%20the%20Courts%20to%20Attack%20Health%20Care%20for%20All%20Americans

Conservatives Are Using the Courts to Attack Health Care for All Americans

Overturning the Affordable Care Act would negatively affect Medicare, Medicaid, employer coverage, and individual coverage.

By Sam Berger and Emily Gee

COLUMN

http://Provider%20Consolidation%20Drives%20Up%20Health%20Care%20Costs

Provider Consolidation Drives Up Health Care Costs

Americans would benefit from stronger antitrust enforcement, more competition, and fairer prices in the markets for hospital and physician services.

By Emily Gee and Ethan Gurwitz

REPORT

http://Public%20Policies%20Promoting%20Healthy%20Eating%20and%20Exercise

Public Policies Promoting Healthy Eating and Exercise

Implementing public policies to reduce obesity may help prevent chronic disease and increase life expectancy, particularly for low-income individuals.

By Theresa Chalhoub, Madeline Twomey, and Rhonda Rogombe

ISSUE BRIEF

http://Expanding%20Medicaid%20in%20All%20States%20Would%20Save%2014,000%20Lives%20Per%20Year

Expanding Medicaid in All States Would Save 14,000 Lives Per Year

In addition to saving lives, expanding Medicaid would have wide-ranging benefits for residents of the 17 nonexpansion states—benefits that go far beyond boosting health insurance coverage and improving access to care.

By Rachel West

REPORT

http://These%20Conservative%20State%20Officials’%20Lawsuits%20Attacking%20Federal%20Protections%20Harm%20Their%20Fellow%20Residents

These Conservative State Officials’ Lawsuits Attacking Federal Protections Harm Their Fellow Residents

Some state officials are using litigation in an attempt to undermine people’s wages, well-being, and access to health care—and the Trump administration is on their side.

By Sam Berger

COLUMN

http://4%20Ways%20to%20Improve%20Access%20to%20Mental%20Health%20Services%20in%20Asian%20American%20Communities

4 Ways to Improve Access to Mental Health Services in Asian American Communities

More than 7 million Asian Americans reported poor mental health status in 2017, but too many face systemic barriers to treatment.

By Connor Maxwell and Lisa Kwon

COLUMN

http://ACA%20Sabotage%20Puts%20Women’s%20Health%20at%20Risk

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.

By Theresa Chalhoub

COLUMN

http://What%20the%202017%20Census%20Data%20Won’t%20Show%20About%20Families%20Struggling%20in%20the%20Trump%20Economy

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.

By Rachel West, Katherine Gallagher Robbins, and Melissa Boteach

COLUMN

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.

By Aditya Krishnaswamy, Rhonda Rogombe, Madeline Twomey, and Mathew Brady

INTERACTIVE

http://The%20Uneven%20Expansion%20of%20Access%20to%20Paid%20Sick%20Days

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.

By Diana Boesch

COLUMN

http://How%20States%20Are%20Combating%20Federal%20ACA%20Sabotage

How States Are Combating Federal ACA Sabotage

As the federal government continues to undermine the health care system, states are taking matters into their own hands.

By Aditya Krishnaswamy, Rhonda Rogombe, and Madeline Twomey

COLUMN

http://New%20Scam%20Pre-Existing%20Conditions%20Bill%20Provides%20No%20Cover%20to%20Vote%20for%20Judge%20Brett%20Kavanaugh

New Scam Pre-Existing Conditions Bill Provides No Cover to Vote for Judge Brett Kavanaugh

A new proposal augments the threat Judge Kavanaugh poses to people with pre-existing conditions.

By Colin Seeberger and Jake Faleschini

COLUMN