Open enrollment for the ACA health coverage has begun, but expiring enhanced premium tax credits and new federal restrictions threaten to reverse more than a decade of progress expanding access to health care for women, immigrants and communities of color.
The Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC), convened by the American Medical Association, has an outsized role in deciding how Medicare and, indirectly, most insurance plans determine physician pay.
The Trump Administration’s second term has signaled a focus on reducing health care costs and improving health outcomes through strengthening efforts to prevent chronic disease and advancing payment reform. However, the word ‘equity’ has become a political target with...
Medicare and Medicaid, celebrating their 59th anniversary, have been crucial in improving access to health care for historically underserved populations, particularly women, by covering essential services such as maternal and reproductive health. Despite facing challenges like rising costs and political threats, these programs must innovate and adapt to continue supporting women’s health, ensuring better health outcomes and comprehensive care for future generations.
Glaring inequities persist among historically marginalized populations that demand transformative action. These inequities are more than numbers; they represent real-life consequences of historic underinvestment, adverse social drivers of health, implicit and explicit biases, and inequitable care delivery.
