The Consequences of a Federal Funding Freeze in the States ArticleFebruary 6, 2025 The Consequences of a Federal Funding Freeze in the States The Trump administration’s proposed spending pause stirred confusion and uncertainty around government-funded services. Feb 6, 2025 Kennedy Andara, Mimla Wardak
Trump’s Proposed Sweeping Spending Pause Would Harm Americans Trump’s Proposed Sweeping Spending Pause Would Harm Americans The administration’s proposed action appears to be illegal and could halt funding for programs for child care, school lunches, and rental assistance. Jan 28, 2025 Bobby Kogan
Medicaid Block Grants and Per Capita Caps Jeopardize State Budgets, Health Care Access, and Public Health Fact SheetJanuary 28, 2025 Medicaid Block Grants and Per Capita Caps Jeopardize State Budgets, Health Care Access, and Public Health Proposals to cap federal Medicaid funding would put millions of Americans at risk of losing coverage or experiencing cuts to benefits and force states to make difficult budget decisions. Jan 28, 2025 Natasha Murphy
Scott Bessent’s 3 Percent Deficit Target Would Require Massive Cuts to Anti-Poverty Programs and Middle-Class Tax Increases ArticleJanuary 15, 2025 Scott Bessent’s 3 Percent Deficit Target Would Require Massive Cuts to Anti-Poverty Programs and Middle-Class Tax Increases Basic arithmetic suggests that the fiscal goals of President-elect Donald Trump’s treasury pick would slash health care and food security for working- and middle-class families while renewing tax cuts tilted to the wealthy. Jan 15, 2025 Brendan Duke, Bobby Kogan
Paid Leave Helps Americans Keep Their Health Insurance When They Need It Most ReportDecember 16, 2024 Paid Leave Helps Americans Keep Their Health Insurance When They Need It Most Through dedicated protections and continuation of income, workplace leave laws can allow workers to keep their health insurance coverage at crucial moments. Dec 16, 2024 Molly Weston Williamson
Policies To Combat Anticompetitive Practices in Health Care ReportDecember 11, 2024 Policies To Combat Anticompetitive Practices in Health Care Using their market power, health care providers and payers often leverage anticompetitive contracting terms to maximize profit at the expense of patient access and affordability. Dec 11, 2024 Nicole Rapfogel, Marquisha Johns
Progressive Principles for the 2025 Tax Debate: Having No Deal Is Better Than Having a Bad Deal ReportDecember 9, 2024 Progressive Principles for the 2025 Tax Debate: Having No Deal Is Better Than Having a Bad Deal Facing the $4 trillion expiration of the Trump tax cuts next year, Congress must not greenlight a tax deal that will worsen income inequality and lose revenue. Dec 9, 2024 Brendan Duke, Bobby Kogan, Jessica Vela
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
Transgender Medical Care: What You Should Know and How To Preserve Access to Care ReportDecember 2, 2024 Transgender Medical Care: What You Should Know and How To Preserve Access to Care Transgender medical care is safe, effective, lifesaving—but access to it is under attack. Dec 2, 2024 Cait Smith, Haley Norris
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
Opinion: Medicare or Medicare Advantage? One of them doesn’t give you what you pay for. In the NewsOctober 25, 2024 Opinion: Medicare or Medicare Advantage? One of them doesn’t give you what you pay for. In an article for MarketWatch, Andrea Ducas and David Lipschutz explain how privatized Medicare fails to deliver for vulnerable Americans and what policymakers can do to level the playing field. Oct 25, 2024 MarketWatch Andrea Ducas, David Lipschutz
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 Veterans ArticleAugust 22, 2024 Project 2025’s Plan To Gut Checks and Balances Harms Veterans The new authoritarian playbook would devastate veterans in many ways. Aug 22, 2024 Colin Seeberger
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
Project 2025’s Medicare Changes Would Restrict Older Americans’ Access to Care and Imperil the Program’s Financial Health ArticleAugust 15, 2024 Project 2025’s Medicare Changes Would Restrict Older Americans’ Access to Care and Imperil the Program’s Financial Health By making Medicare Advantage—privatized Medicare—the default option for all Medicare enrollees, Project 2025’s plan would lead to a multibillion-dollar giveaway to corporations that would limit older Americans’ health care choices while putting Medicare’s future at risk. Aug 15, 2024 Brian Keyser, Andrea Ducas
Event Recap: State Policy Efforts To Avert and Alleviate Medical Debt ArticleAugust 6, 2024 Event Recap: State Policy Efforts To Avert and Alleviate Medical Debt The fourth session in the Center for American Progress’ state health care affordability series highlighted policies in Minnesota and Oregon as well as model legislation aimed at protecting consumers from the financial burdens of medical debt. Aug 6, 2024 Natasha Murphy
6 Medicare Advantage Data Gaps That the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Must Fill ArticleJuly 29, 2024 6 Medicare Advantage Data Gaps That the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Must Fill The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services must address gaps in Medicare Advantage broker compensation, network adequacy, prior authorization, supplemental benefits use, disenrollment, and enrollee out-of-pocket cost expenditure data. Jul 29, 2024 Brian Keyser, Andrea Ducas
Event Recap: State Policy Efforts To Improve Prescription Drug Affordability for Consumers ArticleJuly 22, 2024 Event Recap: State Policy Efforts To Improve Prescription Drug Affordability for Consumers The third session in the Center for American Progress’ state health care affordability series highlighted innovative policies in Maryland, New Jersey, and Nevada to reduce pharmaceutical costs and enhance access and affordability. Jul 22, 2024 Natasha Murphy
State Policy Efforts to Avert and Alleviate Medical Debt Past EventJuly 11, 2024 State Policy Efforts to Avert and Alleviate Medical Debt Join the Center for American Progress for a virtual discussion with state officials and legal experts on policy options to protect consumers from the financial burdens of medical debt. Jul 11, 2024
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: Exposing the Far-Right Assault on America Past EventJuly 9, 2024 Project 2025: Exposing the Far-Right Assault on America Please join the Center for American Progress for an event discussing the implications of Project 2025 for all Americans and the ways in which its policy proposals are already having an impact at the state level. Jul 9, 2024
The Inflation Reduction Act Still Reduces the Deficit ArticleJune 27, 2024 The Inflation Reduction Act Still Reduces the Deficit Higher clean energy tax credit costs mean they are working better than expected. Jun 27, 2024 Bobby Kogan, Brendan Duke