Katherine Hempstead
@khemp.bsky.social
Senior Policy Adviser, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Author of “Uncovered: The Story of Insurance in America.”
Great story about the bad old days in MO Medicaid. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
As Republicans Eye Sweeping Medicaid Cuts, Missouri Offers a Preview - KFF Health News
Congressional Republicans are looking to cut at least $880 billion from a pool of federal funding that includes Medicaid — and the program is likely to take a major hit. A previous budget crunch in Mi...
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May 7, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Great story about the bad old days in MO Medicaid. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Reposted by Katherine Hempstead
Great new interactive data tool out from @khemp.bsky.social at RWJF - congressional district level estimates of what might happen to ACA premiums if the enhanced tax credits expire.
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Marketplace Pulse: What if Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Expire in 2026?
Marketplace enrollees will have to choose between record premium increases or less coverage if enhanced premium tax credits expire in 2026.
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April 16, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Great new interactive data tool out from @khemp.bsky.social at RWJF - congressional district level estimates of what might happen to ACA premiums if the enhanced tax credits expire.
www.rwjf.org/en/insights/...
www.rwjf.org/en/insights/...
Reposted by Katherine Hempstead
Without enhanced premium tax credits ACA enrollees will pay higher premiums for less coverage next year. Check out @khemp.bsky.social and I's calculator and map of tax credits and premiums by congressional district for 2025 premiums.
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Marketplace Pulse: What if Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Expire in 2026?
Marketplace enrollees will have to choose between record premium increases or less coverage if enhanced premium tax credits expire in 2026.
www.rwjf.org
April 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Without enhanced premium tax credits ACA enrollees will pay higher premiums for less coverage next year. Check out @khemp.bsky.social and I's calculator and map of tax credits and premiums by congressional district for 2025 premiums.
www.rwjf.org/en/insights/...
www.rwjf.org/en/insights/...
Really?
"Trimming Medicaid's payments could encourage more people to buy long term care insurance for themselves."
Unrealistic given cost of policies and need to pass underwriting. Should we have better LTC policy? Yes - but this is not how we get there.
www.npr.org/2025/04/14/g...
"Trimming Medicaid's payments could encourage more people to buy long term care insurance for themselves."
Unrealistic given cost of policies and need to pass underwriting. Should we have better LTC policy? Yes - but this is not how we get there.
www.npr.org/2025/04/14/g...
How cutting Medicaid would affect long-term care and family caregivers
The federal program is the biggest source of money for long-term care for the elderly and disabled. Republican proposals to cut its budget could jeopardize supports family and caregivers rely on.
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April 14, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Really?
"Trimming Medicaid's payments could encourage more people to buy long term care insurance for themselves."
Unrealistic given cost of policies and need to pass underwriting. Should we have better LTC policy? Yes - but this is not how we get there.
www.npr.org/2025/04/14/g...
"Trimming Medicaid's payments could encourage more people to buy long term care insurance for themselves."
Unrealistic given cost of policies and need to pass underwriting. Should we have better LTC policy? Yes - but this is not how we get there.
www.npr.org/2025/04/14/g...
Exciting to see all this enthusiasm around ICHRA - the appeal to employers will be much greater if the enhanced PTCs are extended.
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Where Oscar Health plans to be a 'market maker' - Becker's Payer Issues | Payer News
Complacency is one thing holding back the growth of the individual coverage health reimbursement arrangement, or ICHRA, market, according to Janet Liang, president of insurance at Oscar Health. Oscar...
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April 3, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Exciting to see all this enthusiasm around ICHRA - the appeal to employers will be much greater if the enhanced PTCs are extended.
www.beckerspayer.com/leadership/w...
www.beckerspayer.com/leadership/w...
Big trouble for hospitals if Medicaid cuts are implemented. New analysis from Urban tells the story. In many rural states the financial hit would be huge, with ripple effects on workers and the local economy.
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Hospital Revenue Losses And Increased Uncompensated Care If Medicaid Funding Is Cut
Cutting federal Medicaid funding provided to states that expanded their Medicaid program under the ACA could lead to substantial losses in revenue for healthcare providers and spikes in uncompensated ...
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March 12, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Big trouble for hospitals if Medicaid cuts are implemented. New analysis from Urban tells the story. In many rural states the financial hit would be huge, with ripple effects on workers and the local economy.
www.rwjf.org/en/insights/...
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New report with Matt Valeta shows impact of lapse of ePTCS by congressional district. Lots of impact would be felt in many rural districts where Medicaid cuts would also be catastrophic.
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Marketplace Pulse: Congressional Districts Where Affordable Care Act Enrollees Face the Highest Premium Increases in 2026, Ranked
IF Congress fails to extend the enhanced premium tax credits for ACA marketplace enrollees, residents in high-cost states could pay more other people in America pay in 2026.
www.rwjf.org
March 3, 2025 at 3:17 PM
New report with Matt Valeta shows impact of lapse of ePTCS by congressional district. Lots of impact would be felt in many rural districts where Medicaid cuts would also be catastrophic.
www.rwjf.org/en/insights/...
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First death from the measles outbreak in TX.
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Child in West Texas reported as first measles death by Texas Tech hospital
A West Texas person who was hospitalized with measles has died, marking the first death from the illness in Texas.
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February 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
First death from the measles outbreak in TX.
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Here is a helpful breakdown of the CD level impact of proposed Medicaid cuts. www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...
The Republican House Budget Resolution's Potential $880 Billion in Medicaid Cuts by Congressional District
The Republican House budget resolution would cost congressional districts an average of $2 billion each and could eliminate coverage for 15.9 million people.
www.americanprogress.org
February 25, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Here is a helpful breakdown of the CD level impact of proposed Medicaid cuts. www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...
Great analysis of what’s at stake for states re: vaccines. www.linkedin.com/posts/eddy-b...
Eddy Bresnitz on LinkedIn: Op-Ed: How NJ, other states can resist worst impacts of RFK Jr.
Now that RFK Jr has been confirmed, states need to be proactive in defending pediatric immunizations. They cannot rely on the federal government to protect the…
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February 25, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Great analysis of what’s at stake for states re: vaccines. www.linkedin.com/posts/eddy-b...
This new paper in JAMA Open has some very troubling findings about trends in mortality among young or "early" adults. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Mortality Trends Among Early Adults in the United States, 1999-2023
This cross-sectional study examines trends in mortality rates among adults aged 25 to 44 years across the pre–COVID-19 pandemic, pandemic, and postpandemic periods.
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February 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
This new paper in JAMA Open has some very troubling findings about trends in mortality among young or "early" adults. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
The impact of cuts to Medicaid and the ACA marketplace would be devastating in rural communities where residents and providers depend on these programs. dailyyonder.com/commentary-i...
Commentary: If Federal Healthcare Spending Is a Target, Then So Is Rural America | The Daily Yonder
Lists of potential healthcare spending cuts to include in a reconciliation bill are circulating on Capitol Hill, and healthcare is getting star billing.
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February 11, 2025 at 12:17 PM
The impact of cuts to Medicaid and the ACA marketplace would be devastating in rural communities where residents and providers depend on these programs. dailyyonder.com/commentary-i...
Great development in Indiana and nice recognition of Gloria! Exciting! kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Indiana Governor Appoints Business Leader To Shake Up Health Care - KFF Health News
Gloria Sachdev, a pharmacist by training, has spent years taking on the health care establishment in Indiana, working to pull down high hospital prices and make information public to patients. Now, in...
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February 5, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Great development in Indiana and nice recognition of Gloria! Exciting! kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Interesting proposal out of IN re: prior auth. www.beckerspayer.com/payer/indian...
Indiana bill puts prior authorization in the crosshairs
An Indiana lawmaker has reintroduced legislation that would cap all prior authorization rates at 1%.
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January 28, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Interesting proposal out of IN re: prior auth. www.beckerspayer.com/payer/indian...
Nice overview of the risks to the safety net. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/u...
Trump Drive to Cut Safety Net Could Hit His Voters
The new administration wants to slash aid for health, food and housing, but many of those programs now reach the struggling working class he is courting.
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Nice overview of the risks to the safety net. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/u...
Reposted by Katherine Hempstead
This map shows how much NIH funding goes to your state. I used the info on my state when I called officials to ask them to push back against the freeze. And if I can do it when my senators are Katie Britt and Tommy Tuberville...well, I mean...
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NIH In Your State - United For Medical Research
Select a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America.
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org
January 23, 2025 at 3:55 AM
This map shows how much NIH funding goes to your state. I used the info on my state when I called officials to ask them to push back against the freeze. And if I can do it when my senators are Katie Britt and Tommy Tuberville...well, I mean...
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
New piece looks at trend in PPO availability in individual and small group market.
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Marketplace Pulse: Preferred Provider Organizations Remain Rare in the Individual Market
Adequate provider access is a fundamental aspect of health insurance, but many coverage markets fall short in delivering on this feature.
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January 22, 2025 at 8:31 PM
New piece looks at trend in PPO availability in individual and small group market.
www.rwjf.org/en/insights/...
www.rwjf.org/en/insights/...
New data on baseline levels of treatment for obesity pre-GLP1s - TLDR - very low journals.lww.com/lww-medicalc...
Trends in Obesity Care Among US Adults, 2010–2021 : Medical Care
th obesity care from 2010 to 2021 in the United States.
Research Design:
This multiyear cross-sectional study was conducted using Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) data, covering respondents ...
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January 17, 2025 at 7:19 PM
New data on baseline levels of treatment for obesity pre-GLP1s - TLDR - very low journals.lww.com/lww-medicalc...
Interesting turn of events as this plan goes off the rails.
www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/bays...
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Baystate's health plan sale collapses
Baystate Health's planned sale of insurance subsidiary Health New England to Point32Health falls through.
www.beckershospitalreview.com
January 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Interesting turn of events as this plan goes off the rails.
www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/bays...
www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/bays...
Interesting development as ND adds GLPs to list of EHBs...
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The first state to cover Ozempic under the ACA
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January 8, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Interesting development as ND adds GLPs to list of EHBs...
www.beckerspayer.com/payer/the-fi...
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Exciting new project with NCOA just kicking off! Goal is to maximize take-up of benefits by older adults by highlighting best practices!
www.ncoa.org/article/brid...
www.ncoa.org/article/brid...
NCOA Receives Funds to Create Best Practices for Benefits Enrollment
A one-year grant of $250,000 from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation will fund a project to study what's going right in counties that have high benefits participation rates among older adults.
www.ncoa.org
January 7, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Exciting new project with NCOA just kicking off! Goal is to maximize take-up of benefits by older adults by highlighting best practices!
www.ncoa.org/article/brid...
www.ncoa.org/article/brid...
Nice piece on the rising dissatisfaction with our health care system in the wake of the recent killing. Calls to mind the HMO backlash as well as more historical attacks on excessive corporate power and lack of accountability. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/a...
Doctors Seethe Over Insurance Companies’ “Out of Control” Tactics
Nothing can justify the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, but providers agree that America’s insurance system is off the rails. “I am kind of surprised this hasn’t happened earlier,” say...
www.vanityfair.com
December 17, 2024 at 12:43 PM
Nice piece on the rising dissatisfaction with our health care system in the wake of the recent killing. Calls to mind the HMO backlash as well as more historical attacks on excessive corporate power and lack of accountability. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/a...
New report for Urban details significant financial consequences for providers if expanded PTCs are allowed to lapse. www.urban.org/research/pub...
Hospitals, Physicians, and Other Stakeholders Face Billions of Dollars in Uncompensated Care Costs and Lost Revenue if Enhanced ACA Tax Credits Expire
This brief focuses on the implications of allowing the enhanced PTCs to expire for providers by providing estimates on the projected reduction in revenue and increase in uncompensated care costs.
www.urban.org
December 13, 2024 at 6:12 PM
New report for Urban details significant financial consequences for providers if expanded PTCs are allowed to lapse. www.urban.org/research/pub...
Massive coverage loss forecast if expanded PTCs are not renewed www.cbo.gov/publication/...
The Effects of Not Extending the Expanded Premium Tax Credits for the Number of Uninsured People and the Growth in Premiums
CBO provides estimates on how not extending the expanded premium tax credit will affect the number of people without health insurance and average gross benchmark premiums for plans purchased through t...
www.cbo.gov
December 5, 2024 at 9:11 PM
Massive coverage loss forecast if expanded PTCs are not renewed www.cbo.gov/publication/...