The Trump administration’s demand for companies to pay a $100,000 fee to hire an immigrant worker using an H1B visa has created turmoil among rural health providers.

Back in October, I noted that the New Mexico Insurance Superintendent--in the midst of dropping some very bad news about the upcoming 36% average premium increases for New Mexico ACA policies--include...

In my post about the U.S. Senate vote to end the federal government shutdown last week, I concluded that: I'll have a lot more to say about this "HSAs for All" silliness which Trump & Sen. Cassidy are...

The state aims to give children a better start, but faces supply and staffing concerns.

New Mexicans with insurance through the ACA, also known as "Obamacare," could be in large part spared from soaring costs because the state is spending millions to backfill the federal

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TPM Reader TS (Harvard sociologist/political scientist Theda Skocpol) and I often compared...

USE THE DROPDOWN MENU ABOVE TO PICK A STATE. It was in early 2021 that Congressional Democrats passed & President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), which among other things dramaticall...

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Adrianna McIntyre, assistant professor of health policy and politics at Harvard, about how the GOP spending bill before the Senate would impact Medicaid.

From immigration to education to Medicaid, the new strategy is to impose a MAGA vision on America—whether or not states like it.

KFF's Health Tracking Poll looks at public awareness and support for ACA Marketplace subsidies and finds that most adults are unaware the subsidies are set to expire soon. Three in four say Congress s...

Cary López Alvarado, who's nine months pregnant, said that after being released from immigration custody she experienced sharp stomach pains and was hospitalized.

This JAMA Forum discusses the cost of health care in the US for individuals covered by commercial insurance and for those covered by Medicare and Medicaid.

The mother of Ravi Coutinho, the subject of a recent ProPublica investigation, is suing Centene for publishing “misleading” information that gave her son a false impression about the kinds of mental h...

It was in early 2021 that Congressional Democrats passed & President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), which among other things dramatically expanded & enhanced the original premium su...

House Republicans had originally promised the issue would be dealt with in a government funding bill.

NOTE: THIS IS AN ONGOING PROJECT; IT WILL TAKE SEVERAL DAYS TO ADD EVERY STATE. CHECK BACK SOON. Over the past couple of months I've compiled a master spreadsheet breaking out enrollment in ACA plans ...

IntroductionToday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the “Marketplace Integrity and Affordability Proposed Rule” that proposes standards for the Health Insurance Marketplaces, ...

More people are getting their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces than ever before. Enrollment more than doubled over the past four years, from 12 million people in...

With the passage of the American Recovery Plan Act of 2021, roughly 12 million Americans are eligible to purchase zero-premium Health Insurance Market…

(Forthcoming Article) - With a growing mental health crisis and a shortage of behavioral health specialists, those seeking mental health treatment often face long wait times to obtain care. I study ho...

Across the country, blue and red states alike are facing big budget gaps after years of strong revenue growth. Many lawmakers are now weighing new taxes or cuts to important programs to balance the bo...