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For the first time, #Medicare is billing drug manufacturers for rebates when prices rise faster than inflation — a new approach aimed at curbing prescription #drugcosts. bit.ly/4qNuo1l
November 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
For the first time, #Medicare is billing drug manufacturers for rebates when prices rise faster than inflation — a new approach aimed at curbing prescription #drugcosts. bit.ly/4qNuo1l
Two in five Medicare Advantage enrollees said they don’t plan to use some of their plan benefits — with more than half saying they don’t need them.
Our latest survey raises key questions about whether current benefits meet people’s needs or could be better designed to add value.
Our latest survey raises key questions about whether current benefits meet people’s needs or could be better designed to add value.
Could Notifications Help MA Beneficiaries Utilize Benefits?
Medicare Advantage plans receive significant federal funding for supplemental benefits; it’s important to ensure payments translate to better health outcomes.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Two in five Medicare Advantage enrollees said they don’t plan to use some of their plan benefits — with more than half saying they don’t need them.
Our latest survey raises key questions about whether current benefits meet people’s needs or could be better designed to add value.
Our latest survey raises key questions about whether current benefits meet people’s needs or could be better designed to add value.
Medicaid cuts under the recently passed tax and spending law could put contraceptive access for millions of women at risk.
A new brief from the Commonwealth Fund finds that states may scale back family planning programs, close key providers, and deepen health inequities.
A new brief from the Commonwealth Fund finds that states may scale back family planning programs, close key providers, and deepen health inequities.
Changes to Medicaid Threaten Contraceptive Accessibility
Medicaid provisions passed under H.R. 1 will have a cascading impact that threatens the landscape of vital contraceptive care.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Medicaid cuts under the recently passed tax and spending law could put contraceptive access for millions of women at risk.
A new brief from the Commonwealth Fund finds that states may scale back family planning programs, close key providers, and deepen health inequities.
A new brief from the Commonwealth Fund finds that states may scale back family planning programs, close key providers, and deepen health inequities.
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) isn’t just an anti-hunger program — it’s also an economic stabilizer for families and communities.
In this article, we lay out what’s at stake for families, states, and the food economy if these cuts take effect.
In this article, we lay out what’s at stake for families, states, and the food economy if these cuts take effect.
From Empty Grocery Carts to Lost Jobs: The Ripple Effects of Cutting SNAP
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) isn’t just an antihunger program — it’s also an economic stabilizer for families and communities. When SNAP food benefits are cut or halted outrigh...
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November 5, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) isn’t just an anti-hunger program — it’s also an economic stabilizer for families and communities.
In this article, we lay out what’s at stake for families, states, and the food economy if these cuts take effect.
In this article, we lay out what’s at stake for families, states, and the food economy if these cuts take effect.
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New Webinar: How Medical Debt Is Pummeling Americans, Mon., 11/10, 10 am PST.
Medical #debt is crushing 100M+ Americans — many insured. Hear reporting tips, insights & story ideas from @raelnb.bsky.social & @jessicaglenza.bsky.social on the U.S. medical debt crisis.
Register: bit.ly/MedicalDebtReg
Medical #debt is crushing 100M+ Americans — many insured. Hear reporting tips, insights & story ideas from @raelnb.bsky.social & @jessicaglenza.bsky.social on the U.S. medical debt crisis.
Register: bit.ly/MedicalDebtReg
October 31, 2025 at 11:30 PM
New Webinar: How Medical Debt Is Pummeling Americans, Mon., 11/10, 10 am PST.
Medical #debt is crushing 100M+ Americans — many insured. Hear reporting tips, insights & story ideas from @raelnb.bsky.social & @jessicaglenza.bsky.social on the U.S. medical debt crisis.
Register: bit.ly/MedicalDebtReg
Medical #debt is crushing 100M+ Americans — many insured. Hear reporting tips, insights & story ideas from @raelnb.bsky.social & @jessicaglenza.bsky.social on the U.S. medical debt crisis.
Register: bit.ly/MedicalDebtReg
💊 Prescription drug prices have long risen faster than inflation, straining budgets for patients and the government alike.
A new Medicare policy aims to slow that trend, and it could save billions over the next decade.
Explore the details in our new explainer:
A new Medicare policy aims to slow that trend, and it could save billions over the next decade.
Explore the details in our new explainer:
How Inflation Rebates Can Curb Drug Price Increases
To discourage price hikes on brand-name drugs, the IRA requires manufacturers to pay inflation rebates to Medicare if prices increase faster than inflation.
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November 4, 2025 at 1:58 PM
💊 Prescription drug prices have long risen faster than inflation, straining budgets for patients and the government alike.
A new Medicare policy aims to slow that trend, and it could save billions over the next decade.
Explore the details in our new explainer:
A new Medicare policy aims to slow that trend, and it could save billions over the next decade.
Explore the details in our new explainer:
Medicare Advantage plans offer extra benefits like:
🦷 Dental
👁️ Vision
👂 Hearing
But in 2024, just one-third of enrollees used any supplemental benefit — despite $39 billion in federal spending to provide them.
Learn more ⬇
🦷 Dental
👁️ Vision
👂 Hearing
But in 2024, just one-third of enrollees used any supplemental benefit — despite $39 billion in federal spending to provide them.
Learn more ⬇
Could Notifications Help MA Beneficiaries Utilize Benefits?
Medicare Advantage plans receive significant federal funding for supplemental benefits; it’s important to ensure payments translate to better health outcomes.
www.commonwealthfund.org
November 3, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Medicare Advantage plans offer extra benefits like:
🦷 Dental
👁️ Vision
👂 Hearing
But in 2024, just one-third of enrollees used any supplemental benefit — despite $39 billion in federal spending to provide them.
Learn more ⬇
🦷 Dental
👁️ Vision
👂 Hearing
But in 2024, just one-third of enrollees used any supplemental benefit — despite $39 billion in federal spending to provide them.
Learn more ⬇
On a new episode of The Dose Podcast, Dr. Kevin Simon describes how we can address the shortage in youth psychiatrists by using nontraditional interventions to support young people, like AI therapy and special training for community center staff.
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A New Approach to Youth Mental Health
On The Dose podcast, Dr. Kevin Simon discusses the youth mental health crisis and the innovative things states and cities can do for children who are struggling.
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October 31, 2025 at 3:08 PM
On a new episode of The Dose Podcast, Dr. Kevin Simon describes how we can address the shortage in youth psychiatrists by using nontraditional interventions to support young people, like AI therapy and special training for community center staff.
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👻 Premium Sticker Shock Could Give Families A Fright This Open Enrollment
As #OpenEnrollment begins Nov. 1, millions of Americans may see higher costs if enhanced ACA tax credits are allowed to expire.
Without action, premiums could double or even quadruple & nearly 5M people could lose coverage.
As #OpenEnrollment begins Nov. 1, millions of Americans may see higher costs if enhanced ACA tax credits are allowed to expire.
Without action, premiums could double or even quadruple & nearly 5M people could lose coverage.
Marketplace Sticker Shock: What Happens If Subsidies Expire
The Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces have reached record enrollment, with more than 23 million Americans relying on them for health coverage in 2025. Since 2021, enhanced premium tax credits (PTCs) ...
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October 31, 2025 at 12:49 PM
👻 Premium Sticker Shock Could Give Families A Fright This Open Enrollment
As #OpenEnrollment begins Nov. 1, millions of Americans may see higher costs if enhanced ACA tax credits are allowed to expire.
Without action, premiums could double or even quadruple & nearly 5M people could lose coverage.
As #OpenEnrollment begins Nov. 1, millions of Americans may see higher costs if enhanced ACA tax credits are allowed to expire.
Without action, premiums could double or even quadruple & nearly 5M people could lose coverage.
Medicaid coverage. Reproductive health access. Social supports.
Our new report compares maternal and child mortality state by state — and against 200 countries.
State policy choices like these shape whether mothers and children are healthy and safe.
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Our new report compares maternal and child mortality state by state — and against 200 countries.
State policy choices like these shape whether mothers and children are healthy and safe.
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Maternal and Child Mortality: How Do U.S. States Compare Internationally?
This brief compares U.S. maternal and child mortality rates at the national, state, and racial and ethnic level to 200 countries.
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October 29, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Medicaid coverage. Reproductive health access. Social supports.
Our new report compares maternal and child mortality state by state — and against 200 countries.
State policy choices like these shape whether mothers and children are healthy and safe.
bit.ly/433uEie
Our new report compares maternal and child mortality state by state — and against 200 countries.
State policy choices like these shape whether mothers and children are healthy and safe.
bit.ly/433uEie
“Too much energy goes into getting paid instead of caring for patients.”
Dr. Mai Pham talks with Joel Brevell about redesigning how we pay for care, and why it matters.
Dr. Mai Pham talks with Joel Brevell about redesigning how we pay for care, and why it matters.
Fixing How We Pay for Care
On The Dose podcast, Dr. Mai Pham talks about how the imperative in paying for health care in the U.S. is often volume over value, and billing over better care.
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October 24, 2025 at 6:42 PM
“Too much energy goes into getting paid instead of caring for patients.”
Dr. Mai Pham talks with Joel Brevell about redesigning how we pay for care, and why it matters.
Dr. Mai Pham talks with Joel Brevell about redesigning how we pay for care, and why it matters.
On this episode of The Dose, Dr. Pham explains how better payment models, authentic community engagement, and “universal design” in health care could help systems serve everyone more equitably. bit.ly/4ot1BNw
Fixing How We Pay for Care
On The Dose podcast, Dr. Mai Pham talks about how the imperative in paying for health care in the U.S. is often volume over value, and billing over better care.
bit.ly
October 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
On this episode of The Dose, Dr. Pham explains how better payment models, authentic community engagement, and “universal design” in health care could help systems serve everyone more equitably. bit.ly/4ot1BNw
Get up to speed on the fundamentals of the 340B program ahead of the Senate HELP hearing. If you have questions about the program, see our explainer for answers.
We cover:
❓ How the program works
🧑🧑🧒🧒 Who the stakeholders are
💊 What changes have been proposed
We cover:
❓ How the program works
🧑🧑🧒🧒 Who the stakeholders are
💊 What changes have been proposed
Explained: How The 340B Drug Pricing Program Works
The 340B Drug Pricing Program was created to improve access to care at safety-net hospitals and clinics, but critics argue that the program hasn’t met this goal.
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October 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Get up to speed on the fundamentals of the 340B program ahead of the Senate HELP hearing. If you have questions about the program, see our explainer for answers.
We cover:
❓ How the program works
🧑🧑🧒🧒 Who the stakeholders are
💊 What changes have been proposed
We cover:
❓ How the program works
🧑🧑🧒🧒 Who the stakeholders are
💊 What changes have been proposed
Congress and the Trump administration have enacted sweeping policy changes that will:
🤕 bump legally present immigrants off the marketplaces and #Medicaid,
🚧 add red tape for other people who are eligible to enroll, and
📈 sharply increase workers’ insurance premiums.
🤕 bump legally present immigrants off the marketplaces and #Medicaid,
🚧 add red tape for other people who are eligible to enroll, and
📈 sharply increase workers’ insurance premiums.
Efforts to Cut Insurance Coverage Will Undermine Health of Workforce
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October 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Congress and the Trump administration have enacted sweeping policy changes that will:
🤕 bump legally present immigrants off the marketplaces and #Medicaid,
🚧 add red tape for other people who are eligible to enroll, and
📈 sharply increase workers’ insurance premiums.
🤕 bump legally present immigrants off the marketplaces and #Medicaid,
🚧 add red tape for other people who are eligible to enroll, and
📈 sharply increase workers’ insurance premiums.
In 2023, Louisiana’s maternal mortality rate was more than 4x California’s.
See the state-by-state breakdown — and how U.S. states compare to 200 countries — in our new report.
bit.ly/433uEie
See the state-by-state breakdown — and how U.S. states compare to 200 countries — in our new report.
bit.ly/433uEie
Maternal and Child Mortality: How Do U.S. States Compare Internationally?
This brief compares U.S. maternal and child mortality rates at the national, state, and racial and ethnic level to 200 countries.
bit.ly
October 21, 2025 at 6:58 PM
In 2023, Louisiana’s maternal mortality rate was more than 4x California’s.
See the state-by-state breakdown — and how U.S. states compare to 200 countries — in our new report.
bit.ly/433uEie
See the state-by-state breakdown — and how U.S. states compare to 200 countries — in our new report.
bit.ly/433uEie
As Congress continues to examine the growth and impact of the 340B program, and as Senate HELP prepares for a hearing on the program later this week, you may have a few questions about how it works. If so, see our explainer for at-a-glance answers.
Explained: How The 340B Drug Pricing Program Works
The 340B Drug Pricing Program was created to improve access to care at safety-net hospitals and clinics, but critics argue that the program hasn’t met this goal.
bit.ly
October 21, 2025 at 12:58 PM
As Congress continues to examine the growth and impact of the 340B program, and as Senate HELP prepares for a hearing on the program later this week, you may have a few questions about how it works. If so, see our explainer for at-a-glance answers.
Losing your health coverage is bad enough. But for hundreds of thousands of workers, it could also mean losing a job.
New research shows the economic damage if enhanced ACA tax credits expire this year.
New research shows the economic damage if enhanced ACA tax credits expire this year.
Expiring ACA Premium Tax Credits Could Lead to Nearly 340,000 Jobs Lost Across the U.S. in 2026
Unless Congress acts quickly to extend the enhanced ACA marketplace premium tax credits, nearly 5 million people could lose health insurance coverage in 2026.
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October 20, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Losing your health coverage is bad enough. But for hundreds of thousands of workers, it could also mean losing a job.
New research shows the economic damage if enhanced ACA tax credits expire this year.
New research shows the economic damage if enhanced ACA tax credits expire this year.
With open enrollment just weeks away, millions of people will soon learn they’ll have to pay significantly more to keep their coverage next year. An increase driven by an overall rise in health care costs and Congressional inaction on the enhanced premium tax credits.
New Federal Policies Spur Higher Health Insurance Premiums in 2026
Insurers cite increasing health care costs and expiration of enhanced premium tax credits as drivers of widespread, substantial proposed rate increases for 2026.
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October 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
With open enrollment just weeks away, millions of people will soon learn they’ll have to pay significantly more to keep their coverage next year. An increase driven by an overall rise in health care costs and Congressional inaction on the enhanced premium tax credits.
The expiration of the enhanced ACA premium tax credits would cause subsidized Marketplace enrollment to fall by more than half in 8 states—including TX, LA, and GA—according to new Urban Institute projections.
4.8 Million People Will Lose Coverage in 2026 If Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Expire
In this brief, we estimate the impact on coverage of the expiration of enhanced PTCs that would occur in 2026 without action by Congress. Our estimates inclu…
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October 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The expiration of the enhanced ACA premium tax credits would cause subsidized Marketplace enrollment to fall by more than half in 8 states—including TX, LA, and GA—according to new Urban Institute projections.
Marketplace Sticker Shock: What to expect if the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced marketplace subsidies expire.
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Marketplace Sticker Shock: What Happens If Subsidies Expire
The Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces have reached record enrollment, with more than 23 million Americans relying on them for health coverage in 2025. Since 2021, enhanced premium tax credits (PTCs) ...
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October 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Marketplace Sticker Shock: What to expect if the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced marketplace subsidies expire.
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New report estimates economic impact of allowing the ACA Marketplace enhanced premium tax credits to expire. See how your state is impacted - www.commonwealthfund.org/publications... #healthpolicy
Expiring ACA Premium Tax Credits Could Lead to Nearly 340,000 Jobs Lost Across the U.S. in 2026
Unless Congress acts quickly to extend the enhanced ACA marketplace premium tax credits, nearly 5 million people could lose health insurance coverage in 2026.
www.commonwealthfund.org
October 16, 2025 at 7:45 PM
New report estimates economic impact of allowing the ACA Marketplace enhanced premium tax credits to expire. See how your state is impacted - www.commonwealthfund.org/publications... #healthpolicy
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Beyond the increase in uninsured, @commonwealthfund.org calculates up to 340K could lose jobs inthe U.S. if enhanced tax credits are not renewed.
We are now 16 days away from the start of ACA Open Enrollment.
We are now 16 days away from the start of ACA Open Enrollment.
Expiring ACA Premium Tax Credits Could Lead to Nearly 340,000 Jobs Lost Across the U.S. in 2026
Unless Congress acts quickly to extend the enhanced ACA marketplace premium tax credits, nearly 5 million people could lose health insurance coverage in 2026.
www.commonwealthfund.org
October 16, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Beyond the increase in uninsured, @commonwealthfund.org calculates up to 340K could lose jobs inthe U.S. if enhanced tax credits are not renewed.
We are now 16 days away from the start of ACA Open Enrollment.
We are now 16 days away from the start of ACA Open Enrollment.
New obesity drugs are transforming care but some insurers still won’t cover them.
🎧 Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford joins Dr. @joelbervell.bsky.social on The Dose podcast to explain what’s at stake.
#obesity #GLP1
🎧 Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford joins Dr. @joelbervell.bsky.social on The Dose podcast to explain what’s at stake.
#obesity #GLP1
Obesity Medicine in the Age of GLP-1s
On The Dose podcast, Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford talks about the evolving definition of obesity and the new generation of GLP-1 medications transforming care.
thedose.show
October 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM
New obesity drugs are transforming care but some insurers still won’t cover them.
🎧 Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford joins Dr. @joelbervell.bsky.social on The Dose podcast to explain what’s at stake.
#obesity #GLP1
🎧 Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford joins Dr. @joelbervell.bsky.social on The Dose podcast to explain what’s at stake.
#obesity #GLP1
Although #Medicare is a federal program, beneficiaries’ ability to afford care, access providers, and avoid preventable hospitalizations varies widely depending on their state.
State Scorecard on Medicare Beneficiary Experiences
This scorecard assesses how well Medicare is working for Americans, offering insights about the sources of variation that affect beneficiaries’ experiences.
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October 16, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Although #Medicare is a federal program, beneficiaries’ ability to afford care, access providers, and avoid preventable hospitalizations varies widely depending on their state.
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Great thread on some new #Medicaid unwinding analysis. 🧵
Key takeaway for me: "Continuous eligibility policies may not have the intended effect on access to coverage if beneficiaries do not understand that they remain enrolled in the program." #healthpolicy
Key takeaway for me: "Continuous eligibility policies may not have the intended effect on access to coverage if beneficiaries do not understand that they remain enrolled in the program." #healthpolicy
Ben Sommers and I have a new paper on Medicaid unwinding out in @jamahealthforum.com — this time, we aimed to characterize demographic and state variation, and help explain the disconnect between 25M+ Medicaid terminations and the largely-stable self-reported uninsured rate.
US Coverage Changes During Medicaid Unwinding in 2023
This cross-sectional study estimates variation in coverage losses during unwinding of the Medicaid continuous coverage provision by state and demographic groups and evaluates trends in new Medicaid ap...
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October 15, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Great thread on some new #Medicaid unwinding analysis. 🧵
Key takeaway for me: "Continuous eligibility policies may not have the intended effect on access to coverage if beneficiaries do not understand that they remain enrolled in the program." #healthpolicy
Key takeaway for me: "Continuous eligibility policies may not have the intended effect on access to coverage if beneficiaries do not understand that they remain enrolled in the program." #healthpolicy