Health Care Policy

Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol.

Sen. Cruz’s proposed change to Senate health care bill would undermine protections for enrollees with significant health care needs

Matthew Fiedler

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

A doctor checks on one of his patients.

Physician reimbursement in Medicare Advantage compared with traditional Medicare and commercial health insurance

Erin Trish, Paul B. Ginsburg, Laura Gascue, and Geoffrey Joyce

Monday, July 10, 2017

Bottles of medications line the shelves at a pharmacy in Portsmouth, Ohio, June 21, 2017. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston - RTS18A73

The essential scan: Top findings in health policy research

Will Palmisano, Margaret Darling, Stephanie Hedt, and Paul B. Ginsburg

Friday, July 7, 2017

A voter holds up a sign during a town hall meeting with constituents by U.S. Representative Leonard Lance (R-NJ) in Cranford, New Jersey, U.S., May 30, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Segar - RTX38ALZ

Polling Spotlight: No good news for GOP in the latest health care opinion polls

William A. Galston

Thursday, July 6, 2017

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) speaks after Senate Republicans unveiled their version of legislation that would replace Obamacare on Capitol Hill in Washington.

How Republicans can save their health care legacy

Alice M. Rivlin

Wednesday, July 5, 2017

A blood-pressure machine is seen inside a basket.

How would the Senate’s health care bill affect individual market premiums?

Matthew Fiedler and Loren Adler

Thursday, June 29, 2017

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, accompanied by Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) and Sen. John Thune (R-SD), speaks to the media about plans to repeal and replace Obamacare on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 27, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein - RTS18VLY

When GOP Senators go home, they face a health care buzz saw

William A. Galston

Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Senator Majority Leader Mitch McConnell walks to the Senate floor of the U.S. Capitol after unveiling a draft bill on healthcare in Washington, U.S. June 22, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTS18890

Here are the 4 reasons McConnell couldn’t get the Senate to replace Obamacare — yet

Sarah A. Binder

Wednesday, June 28, 2017

U.S. Capitol is seen after the House approved a bill to repeal major parts of Obamacare and replace it with a Republican healthcare plan in Washington, U.S., May 4, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas - RTS157JN

Effects of the more austere Medicaid per capita cap included in the Senate’s health bill

Loren Adler, Matthew Fiedler, and Tim Gronniger

Monday, June 26, 2017

Senate Majority Leader Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks during a new conference following party policy lunch meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. May 2, 2017.

Just how bad is the Senate’s health care reform bill

Monday, June 26, 2017