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Health Insurance Costs Are Squeezing Workers and Employers
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Health Insurance Costs Are Squeezing Workers and Employers
As premiums rise faster than wages, workers face greater cost sharing, leaving some underinsured.
Film Screening: ‘InHospitable’
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Film Screening: ‘InHospitable’
This documentary film sheds light on the impacts of hospital consolidation and the conduct of non-profit hospitals.
What Will Happen if Congress Fails To Further Fund COVID-19 Vaccines, Tests, and Treatments?
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What Will Happen if Congress Fails To Further Fund COVID-19 Vaccines, Tests, and Treatments?
The lack of funding for COVID-19 response has left the country unprepared for a possible surge of the coronavirus this winter and beyond.
Without Congressional Action, Puerto Rico Faces Severe Medicaid Funding Cuts
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Without Congressional Action, Puerto Rico Faces Severe Medicaid Funding Cuts
Already long underfunded, Puerto Rico will lose critical federal funding in December.
Stronger Standards on Soot Pollution Are Critical for Public Health and Environmental Justice
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Stronger Standards on Soot Pollution Are Critical for Public Health and Environmental Justice
The Biden administration must institute stronger soot pollution standards to reverse inaction by Trump, strengthen public health, and protect environmental justice communities.
The Opioid Epidemic Demands Public Health Solutions, Not False Claims About Immigration
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The Opioid Epidemic Demands Public Health Solutions, Not False Claims About Immigration
The opioid epidemic is a public health issue that cannot be credibly linked to immigration or asylum-seekers.
How State Health Care Cost Commissions Can Advance Affordability and Equity
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How State Health Care Cost Commissions Can Advance Affordability and Equity
Health care cost commissions can help states address rising health care costs while also advancing other health policy priorities.
How To Improve Value in Medicare
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How To Improve Value in Medicare
Policy options that reduce spending and support quality, while preserving coverage, affordability, and care access for seniors, can improve the value of Medicare.
5 Quick Facts To Know About Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pills
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5 Quick Facts To Know About Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pills
Approving birth control pills to be sold over the counter could expand access to contraceptive options, increase women’s bodily autonomy, and ensure people can decide when to become pregnant.
5 Important Facts About Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pills
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5 Important Facts About Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pills
Approving oral hormonal contraceptive pills to be sold over the counter could expand access to contraceptive options, increase women’s bodily autonomy, and ensure people can decide when to become pregnant.
Policies To Hold Nonprofit Hospitals Accountable
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Policies To Hold Nonprofit Hospitals Accountable
Policymakers should ensure that all nonprofit hospitals fulfill their charitable mission and their obligation to address community needs.
The Inflation Reduction Act Takes an Important Step in Protecting Public Health by Addressing Vaccine Coverage Gaps and Climate Change
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The Inflation Reduction Act Takes an Important Step in Protecting Public Health by Addressing Vaccine Coverage Gaps and Climate Change
Provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act will protect public health by improving adult access to vaccines and reducing harmful air pollution.
Related Priorities
Tackling Climate Change and Environmental Injustice
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Tackling Climate Change and Environmental Injustice
We pursue climate action that meets the crisis’s urgency, creates good-quality jobs, benefits disadvantaged communities, and restores U.S. credibility on the global stage.
Strengthening Health
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Strengthening Health
We work to strengthen public health systems and improve health care coverage, access, and affordability.