Health Coverage and Access

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.

Drug Companies Continue To Hike Prices Above Inflation

New analysis makes clear that the Inflation Reduction Act’s inflation rebates should extend to the commercial market.

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.

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.

Following the Money: Untangling U.S. Prescription Drug Financing

This report discusses how money flows through the pharmaceutical ecosystem and how policymakers should address high prices.

Toolkit: Submitting Comments in Support of HHS Rule To Improve Medical Equipment Accessibility

This toolkit provides guidance for reproductive rights and disability rights organizations and others who seek to submit a comment on the Biden administration’s proposed rule on Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Back-to-School Is Here: It’s Time to Get Kids Caught Up on Their Vaccines

In their op-ed published by The 74, Jill Rosenthal and Michelle Fiscus explain why routine immunizations are necessary to keep kids and communities safe and what role schools can play in immunization efforts.

5 Facts To Know About Medicare Drug Price Negotiation

Price negotiation will improve access and affordability for Medicare Part D drugs for seniors.

In the face of a national drug shortage, the US must bolster its supply chains

Marquisha Johns writes in The Hill why reauthorizing the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act is essential to avoid drug supply chain issues and shortages.

Health Equity in Early Childhood Policy

Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Will Help Millions of Seniors and Improve Health Equity

The Inflation Reduction Act’s Medicare drug price negotiation provision will improve access to and affordability of medications that help women, Black, Hispanic or Latino, LGBTQI+, and disabled beneficiaries.

Reversing the Decline in Routine Childhood Immunization Rates Is Good Health, Equity, and Economic Policy

Policymakers can address the decline in routine childhood vaccination rates in the United States by improving access and boosting confidence in childhood vaccines, and by making vaccination the easiest and most sensible choice.

Policymakers Must Understand How Education, Health Care, and Economic Security Shape Early Child Development

Policymaking that considers the unique developmental needs of young children, as well as their lived experiences and that of their families, can set the foundation for health and well-being throughout life.

1 Year Without Roe

Doctors, doulas, and nurse practitioners detail their experiences since the overturn of Roe v. Wade and their fears in the rapidly evolving legal landscape of abortion care.

Texas OB-GYN Grapples With Providing Care in a Challenging Legal Landscape

Restrictions on abortion force a Texas OB-GYN to change how she operates her practice.

Abortion Laws in Texas Restrict Doctors in Providing Abortion Care

A South Texas OB-GYN resident sees patients suffering worse health outcomes in the aftermath of the state’s near-total abortion ban and restrictions.

Doula at D.C. Clinic Provides Abortion Care for Patients Traveling From Across the Country

An abortion doula in Washington, D.C., details her experiences offering care to patients traveling from across the country to access care.

A Year After the Supreme Court Overturned Roe v. Wade, Trends in State Abortion Laws Have Emerged

In the absence of federal protections, state legislatures have become arbiters of abortion access, with some states banning or severely restricting abortion and others improving and protecting it.

6 Principles To Support Comprehensive Contraceptive Care

This article details six foundational principles for providing inclusive and high-quality birth control and family planning care to all people.

Nearly 15 Million Veterans and Their Family Members Could Be Harmed by Default

New analysis shows that millions of veterans may experience delays in receiving their pensions, disability compensation, educational allowances, or health care if Congress doesn’t raise, suspend, or eliminate the debt ceiling.

Opinion: The GOP wants to put work requirements on Medicaid recipients. That could be devastating for thousands of Americans

Mia Ives-Rublee explains how instituting Medicaid work requirements could be detrimental to thousands of Americans.

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.

Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Could Benefit Millions of Seniors

The first 10 drugs negotiated under the Inflation Reduction Act are likely to include treatments for chronic conditions—such as diabetes, cancer, and autoimmune disorders—and be used by millions of beneficiaries.

Work Requirements Are Expensive for the Government To Administer and Don’t Lead To More Employment

The creation of additional bureaucracy to take basic supports away from Americans would be costly to the federal government and ineffective in promoting employment.

Lo que debe saber sobre los fallos judiciales recientes y las apelaciones sobre el aborto con medicamentos

El acceso al aborto con medicamentos es un componente vital de la salud reproductiva.

The U.S. Needs a Federal Program To Expand Vaccine Access and Equity for Adults

A Vaccines for Adults program is critical to expand vaccine access among uninsured adults and boost vaccination rates, therefore promoting equity and reducing health disparities.

Decoding the Recent Court Rulings on Mifepristone

Access to medication abortion with mifepristone is a vital component of reproductive health care.

Advancing Access to Contraception in States Through Quality Measures and Person-Centered Contraceptive Counseling

The fourth and final report in this Center for American Progress series highlighting best practices to improve and expand access to contraception at the state level focuses on the importance of contraceptive quality measures.

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.

Medication Abortion and the Politicalization of Drug Safety: The Impact of Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA

Please join the Center for American Progress for a virtual panel discussion on the importance of medication abortion and taking politics out of drug safety.

Texas ruling could not only harm women, but also the legitimacy of the judicial branch

Maggie Jo Buchanan addresses the dangerous impacts the decision in Alliance of Hippocratic Medicine v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration could have on drug safety in the United States.

13 Years Later: The Affordable Care Act’s Enduring Legacy

This collection features stories from Americans whose lives were changed by the Affordable Care Act.

Advancing Access to Contraception Through Section 1115 Medicaid Waivers and State Plan Amendments

The third report in this Center for American Progress series explores how states can pursue family planning options through Medicaid to expand access to contraception and other vital reproductive health services.

Fact Sheet: Advancing Contraceptive Access in the States Through Quality Measures and Person-Centered Contraceptive Counseling

This fact sheet accompanies a new Center for American Progress report on best practices to expand and improve access to contraception at the state level, covering common implementation challenges and offering recommendations for implementing contraceptive quality measures.

Fact Sheet: Challenges and Solutions to Improve Access to Contraception Through Section 1115 Medicaid Waivers and SPAs

This fact sheet accompanies a new Center for American Progress report on best practices to expand and improve access to contraception at the state level, covering common implementation challenges and offering recommendations to states pursuing family planning expansions through Section 1115 Medicaid waivers and state plan amendments (SPAs).

Empowering State Attorneys General To Fight Health Care Consolidation

To address hospital consolidation, improve competition, and protect consumers from higher health care costs, state legislatures should act to strengthen and support state attorneys general antitrust enforcement authority.