Getting To Know the New FAMILY Act

Congressional leaders recently reintroduced the leading national paid family and medical leave bill, including key updates and improvements.

Fossil Fuels: A Legacy of Disaster

Fossil fuel workers pay a high price for our reliance on these energy sources, write Daniel J. Weiss and Valeri Vasquez. Renewable fuels are safer for workers, human health, and the environment.

Citizenship for Undocumented Immigrants Would Boost U.S. Economic Growth

Putting undocumented immigrants on a pathway to citizenship would increase U.S. GDP by up to $1.7 trillion over the next decade, raise wages for all Americans, and create hundreds of thousands of new jobs, advancing the country’s economic recovery.

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.

The $47 Million Retiree Sellout

The Staggering Cost of New Nuclear Power

A new study puts generation rates for power from nuclear plants at triple current U.S. electricity rates, writes Joseph Romm.

Federal Solutions To Address Rising Costs of Employer-Sponsored Insurance

Federal policymakers should act to lower health insurance costs and improve affordability for both employers and workers.

Employer- and Worker-Led Efforts To Lower Health Insurance Costs

Four case studies examine coalitions that are working to reduce the price of health coverage and improve the quality of care.

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.

Excess Administrative Costs Burden the U.S. Health Care System

Reforms to cut waste in health care financing would save billions of dollars annually.