This week marks the 16th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. Almost two decades after the ACA’s passage, Democrats are still promoting one of their biggest legislative accomplishments and their interpretation of the bill’s benefits. Republicans blame the ACA as the reason why today’s health care system is in dire
In our new research for the Better Medicare Alliance, we explored voter reaction to the federal government’s upcoming decision about Medicare Advantage: Key findings: 1) Given the concerns about increasing health care costs, voters interpret the federal government’s proposed payment increase of 0.09% as flat funding, connecting flat funding
Last week, we talked about the future of the health care debate and moving beyond the status quo. Having been emboldened by the pivot to health care during the government shutdown, some Democrats are starting to promote Medicare For All (MFA) more publicly than they have in a long time.
With last fall’s government shutdown, health care is back in the spotlight as a major policy focus in Washington. Democrats believe that making the midterm elections about health care will favor them. This is an issue that has historically favored Democrats with our latest survey for Winning the Issues showing
We’ve known for a while that Medicare is collapsing, but a new report from the Medicare and Social Security trust fund indicates the timeline for Medicare’s go-broke date has been moved up three years from 2036 to 2033 — less than a decade away. One of the biggest contributors to the Medicare
Having come through a pandemic, the nation is increasingly prioritizing health. Some of this shift began as a result of COVID as people became more conscious of the quality of their health. With diabetes estimated to cost the US economy $413 billion (CDC estimate) this year, Congress is starting to explore