- December 22, 2025
Federal AI Policy Threatens Prior Authorization Reform
Automated systems play increasingly important roles in shaping access to health care services. Frequently, insurers use algorithms and artificial…
- December 17, 2025
Deregulation Would Have Negative Consequences for Health Care Access
When most people think of health care advocacy, they typically think of legislative activities that can affect health coverage…
- December 15, 2025
How do we address health disparities if we can’t prove they exist?
Data collection is a common-sense component of identifying and addressing disparities in health and healthcare access, yet demographic data…
- November 18, 2025
Turning Lemons Into Lemonade: State Applications Underscore the Limitations of OBBBA’s Rural Health Transformation Program
Earlier this month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that all 50 states have applied for…
- November 18, 2025
The Federal Government is Back Open, With No Relief for Individuals With Marketplace Coverage
It’s over. After 43 days, the longest government shutdown in history has come to an end with a plan…
- October 31, 2025
Buyers Beware: What Marketplace Shoppers Need to Know About Junk Insurance This Year
What would you do if your health insurance bill doubled overnight?Is this a mistake? I can’t pay this much!How…
- October 15, 2025
California’s New Law Will Hold Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans Accountable and Ensure Beneficiaries Can Access Care
***Co-Authored by Abigail Coursolle, NHeLP and Whitney Francis, Western Center on Law and PovertyThis week, Governor Newsom signed into…
- October 9, 2025
Congress Must Reject The Anti-Abortion Revisionist History on ACA Abortion Coverage
Never ones to let a crisis go to waste, anti-abortion advocates are trying to hijack the ongoing negotiations over…
- October 1, 2025
California takes bold action to protect access to preventive services
Recognizing that prevention and early detection of diseases and conditions vastly improve health outcomes, the Affordable Care Act (ACA)…
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