Len Nichols quoted in New Republic article
Health Policy Thursday, August 15th, 2013
Len Nichols is quoted in a New Republic article (8/14/13) “The Big Savings Obamacare Critics Miss” by Jonathan Cohn. article
Len Nichols Testifies Before US Senate Budget Committee
Health Policy, Highlights of the Month Tuesday, July 30th, 2013
Dr. Len Nichols, Director of the Center for Health Policy Research and Ethics, testified on July 30, 2013, before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Budget on “Containing Health Care Costs: Recent Progress and Remaining Challenges.” View video of meeting (forward to the 40-minute mark) Testimony Democratic coverage Republican coverage
Health Policy Debate
Health Policy Debate Tuesday, October 16th, 2012Overview: In this section we provide timely commentary on hot topics in health policy. We will consider different questions as relevance rises and falls.
Health Policy Timeline
Health Policy Timeline Tuesday, October 16th, 2012Health Policy Timeline: This information was provided by HealthCare.gov beginning with the passage of the Affordable Care Act (PPACA) in March 2010. Please note that the timeline is organized so that the most current update is at the top. March 1, 2012 - Understanding and Fighting Health Disparities. Click here for more information. January 1, 2012 [...]
Insurance Markets
Insurance Markets Tuesday, October 16th, 2012Official announcements of progress in setting up state health benefits exchanges can be tracked by monitoring the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO): The Kaiser Family Foundation produces regularly updated briefs tracking exchange implementation progress in the various states: click here for more information. Kaiser Family Foundation also has posted an interesting issue [...]
Unanswered Policy Questions
Unanswered Policy Questions Tuesday, October 16th, 2012Questions that need answering are many. Among the two most important are: (1) How to make guaranteed issue, modified community rating, and other needed insurance market reforms work if the Supreme Court decides the individual mandate is indeed unconstitutional? (2) How can Medicaid provider payment rates be increased without adding strain to tight state budget?
Public Health
Public Health Tuesday, October 16th, 2012PPACA authorized the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to make grants for communities to improve public health in a variety of creative ways. The following is taken from the CDC website: The Community Transformation Grants (CTG) program will support community-level efforts to reduce chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer, stroke, and diabetes. [...]
