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Denver, Colorado downtown skyline viewed from Red Rocks at dawn.

Achieving Universal Coverage

States Move Forward with Public Option Programs, but Differ in How They Select Insurance Carriers

Blog / Jan 24, 2023

Cerri McKeon holds her two-month-old daughter at the Min No Aya Win clinic on the Fond du Lac reservation in Cloquet, Minn., on May 6, 2020.

Improving Health Care Quality

Which Key Health Care Issues Warrant Strong Consideration by Congress in a Year-End Spending Package?

Blog / Nov 17, 2022

A man runs with the U.S. Capitol building in the background in Washington D.C.

Achieving Universal Coverage

Congressional Proposals for a Federal Public Health Insurance Option

Blog / Nov 03, 2022

Doctor examines patient in exam room

Advancing Health Equity

Engaging Voice to Support Racially Equitable Policymaking

Blog / Oct 04, 2022

Medical assistant organizing the records of patients in cancer center

Advancing Health Equity

Medicaid Reimbursement Rates Are a Racial Justice Issue

Blog / Jun 16, 2022

Doctor in mask comforts patient in mask in doctor's office

Advancing Health Equity

A Racial Equity Framework for Assessing Health Policy

Issue Briefs / Jan 20, 2022

President Biden speaking at podium in front of American flags and white house seal.

Controlling Health Care Costs

Biden’s Executive Order Promotes Competition to Lower Drug Costs

Blog / Jul 30, 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

The Role of Reconciliation in Advancing President Biden's Health Agenda

Achieving Universal Coverage

The Role of Reconciliation in Advancing President Biden’s Health Agenda

Blog / Feb 05, 2021

Advancing the Public Option in 2021: Leveraging Existing Federal Authority to Assist State Efforts

Achieving Universal Coverage

Advancing the Public Option in 2021: Leveraging Existing Federal Authority to Assist State Efforts

Blog / Jan 07, 2021

Controlling Health Care Costs

What Can Be Done to Improve All-Payer Claims Databases?

Blog / Oct 23, 2020

Health Care in the 2020 Presidential Election: Health Equity

Advancing Health Equity

Health Care in the 2020 Presidential Election: Equity — Ensuring Protections for People of Color, Immigrants, and LGBTQ Communities

Blog / Oct 14, 2020

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