This article appears in the Winter 2018 issue of The American Prospect magazine as part of a joint project with the Century Foundation on Health Reform 2020. Subscribe here to The American Prospect. With the failure (so far) of Republican efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, emboldened Democrats are releasing proposals and […]
The New Health Care Agenda
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Health-Care Reform’s Disability Blind Spot
This article appears in the Winter 2018 issue of The American Prospect magazine as part of a joint project with the Century Foundation on Health Reform 2020. Subscribe here to The American Prospect. Imagine that you attend a country music concert or a quiet Texas church service, or are simply stopped at a local red […]
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Capping Provider Payment: An Alternative to a Public Option
This article appears in the Winter 2018 issue of The American Prospect magazine as part of a joint project with the Century Foundation on Health Reform 2020. Subscribe here to The American Prospect. Before the Trump administration adopted policies undermining the Affordable Care Act, the ACA’s marketplaces were working well where there was competition, but […]
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A New Strategy for Health Care
Looking beyond Trump, Democrats ought to focus on opening Medicare to people at age 50 and capping excessive health-care prices.
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The Road to Medicare for Everyone
Here’s how we get past the political obstacles that have kept America from making affordable health care a right.
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The Next Big Thing in Health Reform: Where to Start?
This article appears in the Winter 2018 issue of The American Prospect magazine as part of a joint project with the Century Foundation on Health Reform 2020. Subscribe here to The American Prospect. The next Democratic candidate for president or Democratic Congress will likely embrace some sort of public plan as part of the “next […]