How the Affordable Care Act Improved Access to Preventive Health Services ReportJuly 10, 2024 How the Affordable Care Act Improved Access to Preventive Health Services Jul 10, 2024 Marquisha Johns, Jill Rosenthal
2024 Affordable Care Act Marketplace Plan Selections by Congressional District InteractiveMay 2, 2024 2024 Affordable Care Act Marketplace Plan Selections by Congressional District May 2, 2024 Nicole Rapfogel
CAP Changemakers: Pathway to the ACA VideoApril 17, 2024 CAP Changemakers: Pathway to the ACA Apr 17, 2024 Emily Gee, Karen Davenport, Toni Pandolfo, 3 More Olivia Mowry, Hai-Lam Phan, Matthew Gossage
14 Years After the ACA’s Passage, Policymakers Should Build on Its Pillars of Affordable and Accessible Care ArticleMarch 18, 2024 14 Years After the ACA’s Passage, Policymakers Should Build on Its Pillars of Affordable and Accessible Care Mar 18, 2024 Natasha Murphy, Andrea Ducas
5 Ways the ACA’s Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Have Improved Health Coverage Affordability and Access ArticleFebruary 18, 2025 5 Ways the ACA’s Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Have Improved Health Coverage Affordability and Access Enhanced financial help has made ACA coverage more affordable for millions of people, but without an extension beyond 2025, these gains will be reversed. Feb 18, 2025 Natasha Murphy
Trends and Consequences in Health Insurer Consolidation ReportDecember 4, 2024 Trends and Consequences in Health Insurer Consolidation Increasing levels of consolidation among private payers, driven by vertical integration and market specialization, are undermining competition and fueling higher health care costs. Dec 4, 2024 Natasha Murphy
What To Know Ahead of 2025 Affordable Care Act Open Enrollment Fact SheetOctober 30, 2024 What To Know Ahead of 2025 Affordable Care Act Open Enrollment ACA marketplace open enrollment begins on November 1, and millions of Americans will benefit from the Inflation Reduction Act’s enhanced tax credits. Oct 30, 2024 Natasha Murphy
Fact Sheet: How Enhanced Premium Tax Credits for Affordable Health Care Empower Self-Employed Americans Fact SheetOctober 28, 2024 Fact Sheet: How Enhanced Premium Tax Credits for Affordable Health Care Empower Self-Employed Americans Without congressional action to extend enhanced tax credits beyond 2025, self-employed workers will face reduced access to affordable and comprehensive coverage. Oct 28, 2024 Natasha Murphy
The Top 5 Ways Project 2025 Would Hurt Disabled People ReportOctober 28, 2024 The Top 5 Ways Project 2025 Would Hurt Disabled People Project 2025 would directly harm disabled people by removing basic civil rights protections and making it harder for these individuals to access necessary resources and services. Oct 28, 2024 Mia Ives-Rublee, Casey Doherty
5 Ways Project 2025 Puts Profits Over Patients ArticleSeptember 4, 2024 5 Ways Project 2025 Puts Profits Over Patients Project 2025’s agenda to put profits ahead of patients would hurt American consumers for decades to come. Sep 4, 2024 Nicole Rapfogel, Jill Rosenthal, Marquisha Johns, 2 More Brian Keyser, Andrea Ducas
Project 2025’s Plan To Gut Checks and Balances Harms Seniors ArticleAugust 15, 2024 Project 2025’s Plan To Gut Checks and Balances Harms Seniors The new authoritarian playbook would devastate American seniors in many ways. Aug 15, 2024 Colin Seeberger
How the Affordable Care Act Improved Access to Preventive Health Services ReportJuly 10, 2024 How the Affordable Care Act Improved Access to Preventive Health Services Congress must protect and build on the Affordable Care Act’s provisions related to disease prevention and health promotion over and beyond the law’s historic health coverage expansions—particularly in light of the recent Braidwood v. Becerra decision. Jul 10, 2024 Marquisha Johns, Jill Rosenthal
Project 2025 Medicaid Lifetime Cap Proposal Threatens Health Care Coverage for up to 18.5 Million Americans ArticleJune 20, 2024 Project 2025 Medicaid Lifetime Cap Proposal Threatens Health Care Coverage for up to 18.5 Million Americans If enacted, lifetime Medicaid caps would strip benefits from low-income populations, particularly in states that have not expanded Medicaid. Jun 20, 2024 Natasha Murphy
Project 2025 Would Take Away Access to Free Emergency Contraception for 48 Million Women ArticleJune 18, 2024 Project 2025 Would Take Away Access to Free Emergency Contraception for 48 Million Women A new state-by-state analysis estimates that 48 million women would lose guaranteed access to no-cost emergency contraception if the Project 2025 agenda were implemented. Jun 18, 2024 Nicole Rapfogel, Kierra B. Jones
Event Recap: Affordability Beyond Premiums ArticleMay 9, 2024 Event Recap: Affordability Beyond Premiums The first session in the Center for American Progress’ state health care affordability series highlighted policies in New Mexico, California, and New Jersey to lower out-of-pocket costs for marketplace enrollees. May 9, 2024 Natasha Murphy
Updated Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act Codifies Critical Protections for Marginalized Communities ArticleMay 3, 2024 Updated Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act Codifies Critical Protections for Marginalized Communities The landmark rule to update Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act is a critical step forward for health equity. May 3, 2024 Caleb Smith
2024 Affordable Care Act Marketplace Plan Selections by Congressional District InteractiveMay 2, 2024 2024 Affordable Care Act Marketplace Plan Selections by Congressional District A new CAP interactive explores the proportion of nonelderly people who made federally facilitated marketplace plan selections during the 2024 open enrollment period by congressional district. Without congressional action, consumers will lose the enhanced financial assistance that supported record levels of enrollment. May 2, 2024 Nicole Rapfogel
Affordability Beyond Premiums: State Policy Efforts To Lower ACA Marketplace Out-of-Pocket Costs Past EventApril 18, 2024 Affordability Beyond Premiums: State Policy Efforts To Lower ACA Marketplace Out-of-Pocket Costs Join CAP for a virtual discussion with state officials and advocates on policies to improve out-of-pocket cost affordability for Americans with ACA marketplace coverage. Apr 18, 2024
CAP Changemakers: Pathway to the ACA VideoApril 17, 2024 CAP Changemakers: Pathway to the ACA This conversation with Emily Gee and Karen Davenport, highlights CAP's role in the development of the Affordable Care Act. Apr 17, 2024 Emily Gee, Karen Davenport, Toni Pandolfo, 3 More Olivia Mowry, Hai-Lam Phan, Matthew Gossage
14 Years After the ACA’s Passage, Policymakers Should Build on Its Pillars of Affordable and Accessible Care ArticleMarch 18, 2024 14 Years After the ACA’s Passage, Policymakers Should Build on Its Pillars of Affordable and Accessible Care The Affordable Care Act was a landmark achievement, and policymakers should build on its successes to help ensure affordable, comprehensive health coverage for all Americans. Mar 18, 2024 Natasha Murphy, Andrea Ducas
Obamacare Has Been a Success, and It’s Just the Start In the NewsFebruary 16, 2024 Obamacare Has Been a Success, and It’s Just the Start Nicole Rapfogel writes in The Ripon Forum about the benefits of the Affordable Care Act. Feb 16, 2024 The Ripon Forum Nicole Rapfogel
The Employer Public Option: A Tool for Improving Affordability via Alternative Health Coverage ReportJanuary 25, 2024 The Employer Public Option: A Tool for Improving Affordability via Alternative Health Coverage This report offers policy principles for employer public option reform to help reduce the cost of employer-sponsored insurance; lower health care prices; and increase workers’ access to affordable, comprehensive coverage. Jan 25, 2024 Natasha Murphy, Sam Hughes, Nicole Rapfogel
Testimony Before the House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions In the NewsJanuary 11, 2024 Testimony Before the House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions Andrea Ducas testified before the House Education and the Workforce Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee about reducing health care costs. Jan 11, 2024 House Education and the Workforce Committee Andrea Ducas
CAP’s Role in the Affordable Care Act VideoNovember 13, 2023 CAP’s Role in the Affordable Care Act CAP played a major role in passing—and then defending—the Affordable Care Act, which has since saved countless lives and made health care more accessible to all Americans. Nov 13, 2023 Matthew Gossage, Madalyn Reagan, Toni Pandolfo, 3 More Ashley Joo, Hai-Lam Phan, Jeremy Hill
2023 CAP IDEAS Conference Past EventOctober 25, 2023 2023 CAP IDEAS Conference Join the Center for American Progress as we celebrate 20 years of innovative policy solutions and look boldly forward to a progressive future. Oct 25, 2023
How States Can Use Section 1332 Waivers To Improve Health Care Affordability and Access ReportOctober 23, 2023 How States Can Use Section 1332 Waivers To Improve Health Care Affordability and Access State policymakers are using innovation waivers through the Affordable Care Act to increase affordability and expand coverage access—and federal administrative action can support their efforts. Oct 23, 2023 Natasha Murphy
Fact Sheet: Braidwood v. Becerra Case on Preventive Services Fact SheetMay 4, 2023 Fact Sheet: Braidwood v. Becerra Case on Preventive Services A ruling in the latest legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act erodes access to zero-cost preventive care for millions of Americans. May 4, 2023 Natasha Murphy, Sam Hughes
North Carolina’s Expansion of Medicaid Should Serve as an Inspiration to Other States ArticleMarch 27, 2023 North Carolina’s Expansion of Medicaid Should Serve as an Inspiration to Other States North Carolina has approved Medicaid expansion—a move to bring in federal funds to bolster rural hospitals and increase resources for mental health. Mar 27, 2023 Natasha Murphy, Nicole Rapfogel
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