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.
Affordable Care Act
Graham-Cassidy 2.0
The new plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act would have the same devastating results as earlier bills.
Rate Filings Make Clear that ACA Sabotage Is Driving Up Premiums
The pattern is clear: Health insurers are raising premiums in 2019, and the efforts of the Trump administration and its allies to sabotage the ACA are to blame.
State-by-State Estimated Premium Increases due to Individual Mandate Repeal and Short-Term Plan Rule
Marketplace sabotage is projected to increase 2019 benchmark marketplace premiums by $1,013 on average.
Policy Options to Encourage All-Payer Claims Databases
After a 2016 Supreme Court decision, policymakers must re-evaluate strategies for collecting health care data.
The ACA’s LGBTQ Nondiscrimination Regulations Prove Crucial
New analysis by CAP further explains the range of health care discrimination faced by LGBTQ people and HHS's critical role in combatting it under Section 1557.
Medicare Extra for All
This proposal guarantees the right of all Americans to enroll in the same high-quality plan modeled after the Medicare program.
Conservative Myths About Medicaid
Conservatives rely on old, inaccurate myths about Medicaid to defend their proposals to cut this essential program.
Marketplaces Prove Stable Despite Trump’s Attempts to Sabotage Enrollment
Federal cuts to advertising and outreach as well as shorter open enrollment periods appear to have dampened enrollment on HealthCare.gov.
Imposing Medicaid Work Requirements Would Be Bad for Children’s Health Too
Imposing work requirements for parents could introduce instability to children’s health care coverage and increase stress in homes across America.
Discrimination Prevents LGBTQ People from Accessing Health Care
New data from the Center for American Progress show that LGBTQ people frequently avoid health care and experience discrimination in these settings, underscoring the importance of ACA.
3 Ways that States Can Stop Ongoing Health Care Sabotage
By taking these steps, states can lower premiums, increase the number of people with health insurance coverage, and prevent substandard plans from undermining their insurance markets.
Estimates of the Increase in Uninsured by Congressional District Under the Senate GOP Tax Bill
On average, about 29,800 fewer people in each congressional district would have coverage by 2025.
Why the HHS Secretary Nomination Matters for Women and Families
The next U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services will play a pivotal role in creating a health care system that supports women’s and families’ health care needs.
Interactive: Low-Cost Options for 2018 Coverage in the Health Insurance Marketplaces
This interactive map provides information on the lowest premium net of tax credits for sample households.