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Achieving Universal Coverage

How the U.S. Can Learn from Other Countries in Reforming the Health Care System: Q&A with Thomas Rice

Blog / Jun 25, 2021

A site specialist employee with Curative holds a Pfizer sign and waves to passing cars in Haverhill, Mass., on May 6, 2021.

Improving Health Care Quality

Why Have Some States Pulled Ahead in the Race to Vaccinate Against COVID-19?

Blog / Jun 01, 2021

Pharmacist and patient discussing prescription drugs

Controlling Health Care Costs

The Case for Drug-Pricing Reform — The Cost of Inaction

Blog / May 26, 2021

A "we are hiring" sign in front of a store in Miami, Florida, on March 5, 2021.

Achieving Universal Coverage

The Economic and Employment Effects of Medicaid Expansion Under the American Rescue Plan

Issue Briefs / May 20, 2021

A family walks near Hermosa Plaza at the beach in Hermosa Beach, CA.

Controlling Health Care Costs

Eliminating the Family Glitch

Blog / May 18, 2021

President Joe Biden, with Vice President Kamala Harris (left), signs executive orders on health care, including reopening enrollment in the Affordable Care Act. The Biden administration has pledged to expand coverage and help improve affordability under the ACA.

Achieving Universal Coverage

The Affordable Care Act in the Biden Era: Identifying Federal Priorities for Administrative Action

Issue Briefs / May 17, 2021

United States Federal Trade Commission building

Controlling Health Care Costs

Federal Antitrust Tools Are Inadequate to Prevent Anticompetitive Health Care Consolidation

Blog / May 13, 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden addresses a joint session of congress as Vice President Kamala Harris (L) and Speaker of the House U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (R) look on in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol on April 28, 2021 in Washington, DC.

Achieving Universal Coverage

What Has President Biden Done in Health Care Coverage in His First 100 Days?

Blog / May 11, 2021

Achieving Universal Coverage

A Permanent Boost to Federal Premium Assistance Could Change State Approaches to ACA 1332 Waivers

Blog / May 03, 2021

Dr. Giovanni Caforio, chairman and CEO of Bristol Myers Squibb, is remotely questioned by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R–N.C.) during a hearing to discuss unsustainable drug prices with CEOs of major drug companies on September 30, 2020, in Washington, D.C.

Controlling Health Care Costs

House Oversight Committee’s Investigations into Drug Pricing Highlight Need for Reform

Blog / Apr 30, 2021

A patient with difficulty in breathing sits outside the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital, one of the largest facilities for COVID-19 patients, in New Delhi on April 28, 2021.

Improving Health Care Quality

India’s Failure of Leadership Collapses Health System in COVID-19 Surge

Blog / Apr 29, 2021

Nurse practitioner Daniel Lucas-Neel II checks the temperature of a man who asked to be screened at a pop-up coronavirus testing site run by a free clinic in Charleston, West Virginia.

Achieving Universal Coverage

Affordable Health Care Is Fundamental to Families’ Economic Security

Blog / Apr 28, 2021

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