In the News

The following is a sample of media clips in which we have been quoted or our research work has been referenced.

2017​

• Virginia Public Radio, Virginia's ACA Marketplace Has Lost Another Provider, But There is a Silver Lining, August 15, 2017
• Money Magazine, How President Trump is Still Working to Dismantle Obamacare, August 14, 2017
• Minnesota Star Tribune, Owatonna-based Federated to Exit Health Insurance Business, August 9, 2017
• Virginia Public Radio, Virginians Will Have More Healthcare Choices Next Year, August 8, 2017
• CBS MoneyWatch, Can Congress Heal What's Ailing Obamacare? August 3, 2017
• C-SPAN Washington Journal, Affordable Care Act Insurance Market Stabilization Efforts, August 2, 2017
• Los Angeles Times, Covered California Premiums will Rise 12.5%, and Anthem Blue Cross Cuts Coverage, August 1, 2017  
• Virginia Public Radio, Virginia ACA Providers Face a Federal Funding Cut with a Fast-Approaching Deadline, July 31, 2017
• Sacramento Bee, Leap of Faith: Will Health Care Ministries Cover Your Costs? July 28, 2017
• Money Magazine, These Are the Faces of People With Pre-Existing Conditions. They're Terrified of the Future, July 26, 2017
• Dallas Morning News, Trump Administration Study Boosts Cruz Health Care Idea, But Policy Experts Are Skeptical, July 20, 2017
• Newsweek, Five Ways Trump is Making Sure Obamacare will Fail, July 24, 2017
• The Charlotte Observer, Could McConnell Strike a Deal with Democrats to Fix Obamacare? July 21, 2017
• Kaiser Health News, 5 Ways GOP Reforms Could Change Your Health Plan Options, July 18, 2017
• Kaiser Health News, Analysis: Senate's Latest Health Blueprint Cuts Costs at the Expense of the Chronically Ill, July 17, 2017
• Associated Press, Health Plan Hinges on the Young, But They're a Tough Sell, July 17, 2017
• Money Magazine, Here's What Just Got Added to the Senate's Health Care Bill, July 13, 2017
• CNN Money, What Happens if Congress Doesn't Repeal Obamacare, July 12, 2017
• Vox, Senate GOP health bill quietly brings back preexisting conditions, July 11, 2017
• Dallas Morning News,  Fort Worth Family asks VP Pence for Obamacare Relief -- with the GOP deliver?, July 10, 2017
• New York Times, Ted Cruz Has an Idea for How to Cover High-Risk Patients, July 5, 2017.
• Modern Healthcare, Exchange Insurers May Seek Enrollment Caps to Stay Afloat, June 30, 2017. Free subscription required.
• O Magazine, "Stay Well, Raise Hell," July Issue. Not available online.
• Forbes, Provision in Obamacare Repeal Bill Would Gut Rules for Small Business Health Plans, June 30, 2017.
• National Public Radio, Obamacare Has Problems. The Senate Health Care Bill Doesn't Solve Them, Experts Say, June 30, 2017.
• MedPage Today, 'A Legislative Masterpiece': What We Heard This Week, June 23, 2017.
• MedPage Today, Senate Trumpcare Bill: Medicaid Takes $800 Billion Hit, June 22, 2017.
• Kaiser Health News, Promises Made to Protect Preexisting Conditions Prove Hollow, June 22, 2017.
• Kaiser Health News, Winners and Losers: 40 Is Old in Senate GOP Health Plan's Subsidy Structure, June 22, 2017.
• New York Times, With Health Law in Flux, Insurers Scramble to Meet Filing Deadline, June 21, 2017.
• Becker's Hospital Review, These 7 Areas Have Policies Aimed at Lowering Cost-Sharing for Healthcare Services, June 19, 2017.
• AJMC.com, Report Indicates Some States Establishing Cost-Sharing Laws, June 18, 2017.
• Modern Healthcare, CMS Won't Expand Pilot That Checks Network Adequacy on HealthCare.gov, June 14, 2017.
• Providence Journal, R.I. Bill Seeks to Safeguard Elements of Obamacare, June 13, 2017.
• Becker's Hospital Review, With Insurers Leaving the Marketplace, Ohio Looks for Answers, June 13, 2017.
• HealthInsurance.org, False Hope for Millions Who Dread Losing Insurance, June 12, 2017.
• Modern Healthcare, New CMS Rules Could Discourage 'Young Invincibles' from Exchange, June 8, 2017.
• BuzzFeed, How Over a Million Christians Have Opted out of Health Insurance, June 1, 2017.
• Vox Podcast The Weeds, Why Insurers Are Quitting Obamacare, Explained, May 30, 2017.
• NBC News, This Blame Game Is Driving up Health Insurance Costs, May 29, 2017.
• USA Today, Obamacare Subsidies at Stake in Monday Court Hearing, May 19, 2017.
• Consumer Reports, Feeling Squeezed: Healthcare is Top Concern in CR'S New Consumer Voices Survey, May 18, 2017.
• Huffington Post, The Republican Plan to Cover Sick People Might Sort of Work, but Nobody Really Knows, May 17, 2017.
• Morning Consult, CMS to Let Small Businesses Bypass Obamacare Marketplace, May 15, 2017.
• Washington Post, Trump Administration to Dismantle Small-Business Part of ACA Marketplaces, May 15, 2017.
• Reason.com, The AHCA Waivers Could Bring the Toxic Politics of Health Care to Every State Capitol, May 10, 2017.
• Kaiser Health News, Why Blue States Might Ditch Beloved Obamacare Protections, May 8, 2017.
• New York Times, Fact Check: Rumors, Claims and Context on G.O.P. Health Bill, May 5, 2017.
• MedPage Today, House Passage of ACA Repeal Bill leaves Some Jubilant, Others Anxious, May 5, 2017.  Free subscription required.
• WUSA-9, Health Care Bill Winners and Losers, May 5, 2017.
• NBC Nightly News, GOP Health Care Bill Passes in House, Moves to Senate, May 4, 2017.
• U.S. News & World Report, Latinos, Millennials Among Groups Least Likely to Have Health Insurance, May 4, 2017.
• Talking Points Memo, How O'Care Repeal's Weakening of Protections Could Affect Employer Plans, May 4, 2017.
• New York Times, Jimmy Kimmel Sheds Light on Health Coverage for Infants With Birth Defects, May 3, 2017.
• PolitiFact, Without Obamacare, What Happened to Kids like Jimmy Kimmel's Son? May 3, 2017.
• Vice, Tonic, The Nonsensical GOP War on Maternity Care, May 1, 2017.
• Vox, This Is How Obamacare Explodes, May 1, 2017.
• American Public Media's Marketplace, For People With Pre-Existing Conditions, the Republican Health Care Plan Contains Plenty to Worry About, April 27. 2017.
• CNBC, For Knoxville Stakes Are High in Obamacare Debate, April 21, 2017.
• Bloomberg BNA, Loss of Obamacare Subsidies Would Hit GOP Districts Hardest, April 20, 2017.
• Washington Examiner, Trump Gambles Big on Obamacare Payments, April 17, 2017.
• WJLA Washington, D.C., Democrats Reject Trump's Threats Over Obamacare Subsidies, April 14, 2017.
• WJLA Washington, D.C., Democrats Reject Trump's Threats over Obamacare Subsidies, April 14, 2017.
• National Public Radio, Get Set for Trump Revisions to Your Affordable Care Act Insurance, April 13, 2017.
• National Public Radio, 6 Changes the Trump Administration Can Still Make to Obamacare, March 29, 2017.
• Cleveland Plain Dealer, Did Republicans Sabotage Obamacare? Ohio Insurers Owed $100M They'll Likely Never See, March 29, 2017.
• The Atlantic, Obamacare Won't Explode Unless Trump Wants It To, March 28, 2017.
• National Public Radio, All Things Considered, Many Insurance Companies Stay Quiet on Health Care Debate, March 24, 2017.
• National Public Radio, GOP Resurrects a Bill from 2003 to Help Small Firms Buy Health Insurance, March 24, 2017.
• The Atlantic, The Trouble With Killing Obamacare's "Essential Health Benefits," March 23, 2017.
• New York Times, As Rivals Stand Silent, One Health Insurer Protests G.O.P. Plan, March 22, 2017.
• Background Briefing with Ian Masters, Will Threats from Trump and Warnings from Ryan Sway the "Freedom Caucus"? March 21, 2017. 
• CNBC, Health Insurers Start Getting the Hang of Obamacare as GOP Pushes Replacement Plan, March 15, 2017.
• Consumers Union, Why 'Across State Line' Insurance Won't Save Money, March 8, 2017.
• Huffington Post, Republicans' Obamacare Replacement Just Got a Powerful New Enemy, March 7, 2017.
• Modern Healthcare, MH Exclusive: Price Champions Controversial ACA Replacement Ideas to Senate, March 7, 2017.
• PBS NewsHour, How Would the American Health Care Act Affect Cost and Access? March 7, 2017.
• Washington Post, Trump's Health Insurance Proposal Would Start a Race to the Bottom, March 3, 2017.
• The Commercial Appeal, Lifelong Illness Could Create Chronic Problems if Lifetime Caps Return, March 2, 2017.
• Vox, Trump Proposed 5 Specific Policies to Replace Obamacare. Here's How They Work., February 28, 2017.
• National Public Radio, GOP Considers Trimming Health Law's 10 Essential Benefits, February 22, 2017.
• McClatchy DC, If Trump Repeals the ACA, Here's How Employer-Based Healthcare Could Change, February 22, 2017.
• Kaiser Health News, GOP Fix to Insurance Markets Could Spike Premiums for Older Customers, February 22, 2017.
• Kaiser Health News, Health Law's 10 Essential Benefits: a Look at What's at Risk in GOP Overhaul, February 21, 2017.
• WHP CBS 21 Harrisburg, As Trump Promises Swift Action, GOP Still Struggles With Obamacare Replacement, February 17, 2017.
• Profil, Obamacare: Welche Folgen hat die Abschaffung der US-Gesundheitsreform? February 16, 2017. German.
• Money, How Donald Trump is Helping and Hurting Obamacare at the Same Time, February 16, 2017.
• U.S. News & World Report, Millions Excluded from Obamacare Aid, Pass on Care, February 15, 2017.
• National Public Radio, Shorter Enrollment Period for Obamacare Proposed by Administration, February 15, 2017.
• CNN Money, Trump Starts Making Changes to Obamacare That Could Cost Consumers, February 15, 2017.
• US News & World Report, Millions Excluded from Obamacare Aid, Pass on Coverage, February 15, 2017.
• New York Times, Humana Plans to Pull Out of Obamacare's Insurance Exchanges, February 14, 2017.
• HealthDay, What's Next for the Obamacare Insurance Exchanges? February 10, 2017.
• CBS News, Before You Buy Short-Term Health Insurance..., February 9, 2017.
• Blumberg BNA, Reduce Health-Care Costs, Small Businesses Tell Congress, February 8, 2017.
• Politico, Trump Administration Weighs Obamacare Changes Sought by Insurers, February 6, 2017.
• National Public Radio, All Things Considered, Health Insurers Say They Don't Want to Go Back to Being the Bad Guys, February 3, 2017.
• New York Times, G.O.P. Campaign to Repeal Obamacare Stalls on the Details, February 2, 2017.
• Huffington Post, People Are Rushing to Get Critical Prescriptions Out of Fear Over Obamacare Repeal, February 1, 2017.
• Kaiser Health News, Demand for Popular Short-Term Insurance Plans Could Surge if Health Law is Relaxed, January 31, 2017.
• Modern Healthcare, Prevention Benefits at Risk With an Obamacare Repeal, January 28, 2017.
• New York Times, Sign Up for Health Coverage? 'Absolutely," Experts Say, January 27, 2017.
• CNN Money, Insurers Warn: We're Outta Here With No Obamacare Replacement, January 27, 2017.
• CNBC, Insurers May Say 'We have to get out' if Obamacare Repealed Without Replacement, January 26, 2017.
• Money, An Obamacare Repeal Could Hurt You Even If You Get Insurance Through Work. Here's How, January 23, 2017.
• National Public Radio, How Large Employer Health Plans Could Be Affected by Obamacare Overhall, January 19, 2017.
• Kaiser Health News, Large Employer Health Plans Could Also See Some Impacts from Obamacare Overhaul, January 17, 2017.
• The Atlantic, The Trumpcare Conundrum, January 17, 2017.
• Daily Independent, Seniors' Insurance Premiums Could Rise, January 15, 2017.
• CNN, Obama's Final Report Card: Did He Live Up to His Promise? January 10, 2017.
• CNN Money, How Trump Could Use His Executive Power on Obamacare, January 9, 2017.
• WJLA Washington, D.C., 8 things Obamacare Has Done, for Better or Worse, January 5, 2017.
• CNBC, Replacing Obamacare Will Take Careful Timing...and the Clock is Already Ticking, January 5, 2017.

2016

• Dallas Morning News, What Consumers Should Know About the Blue Cross and Texas Health Contract Dispute, December 21, 2016.
• Forbes, My Top 10 Healthcare Quotes for 2016, December 18, 2016.
• National Public Radio - Charlotte, NC, 'What On Earth Are You Going To Do?' Consumers Navigate Obamacare Uncertainty, December 14, 2016.
• Los Angeles Times, Have hay fever or hives? If Obamacare is repealed, you could be denied health insurance again, December 7, 2016.
• New York Times, G.O.P. Plans Immediate Repeal of Health Law, Then a Delay, December 2, 2016.
• Chicago Tribune, More Americans, Illinoisans Enrolling in Obamacare, Despite Uncertainty, November 30, 2016.
• National Public Radio, Millions Of People Are Having An Easier Time Paying Medical Bills, November 30, 2016.
• Minnesota Star-Tribune, MNsure Says Average Tax Credit for Coverage Has Tripled, November 29, 2016.
• PBS NewsHour, Will Tom Price Take a 'Surgical Approach' to Revising Obamacare? November 29, 2016.
• National Public Radio, Women Could Pay More Than Men for Health Care Under Trump, November 29, 2016.
• Kaiser Health News, Beyond Birth Control, Women Could Pay More For Insurance Again Under TrumpCare, November 29, 2016.
• Raw Story, Trump's Pledge to Kill Obamacare Faces a Reality Check, November 21, 2016.
• National Public Radio, If Republicans Repeal Obamacare, Ryan Has Replacement Blueprint, November 21, 2016.
• BFM Business, Avec l'Élection de Trump, Quel Avenir Pour l'Obamacare? November 20, 2016. French.
• CNBC, Wellness Programs Can Be useful, but There Are Tradeoffs, November 20, 2016
• DigitalCommerce360, A Turbulent Election Produces Big Swings in HealthCare.gov Activity, November 16, 2016. 
• Kaiser Health News, Despite Anger at Health Law's Mandate, GOP Plans Could Also Have Penalties, November 15, 2016
• Los Angeles Times, If Obamacare is Repealed, California Has the Most to Lose — Putting the Insured on Edge, November 13, 2016
• Chicago Tribune, An Expert Weighs in on Choosing a Health Insurance Plan, November 8, 2016.
• St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Anthem Says It May Trim Obamacare Participation in 2018, November 3, 2016.
• Money, 5 Ways to Beat Back Rising Prescription Drug Costs, November 2, 2016
• Bloomberg BNA, Short-Term Health Plans Cut to Under Three Months in New Rule, October 31, 2016
• Washington Post, Here's What You Need to Know to Select a Health-Care Plan, October 29, 2016
• WJLA Washington, D.C., Obamacare Troubles Give Republicans Political Advantage, Even if Clinton Wins, October 27, 2016
• CNN Money, Obamacare Premiums to Soar 22%, October 25, 2016
• Baltimore Sun, Maryland Health Exchange Faces New Challenges in its Fourth Year, October 23, 2016
• New York Times, HealthCare.gov Will Add 'Simple Choice'  Plans in Effort to Improve Value, October 17, 2016
• Modern Healthcare, How some Blues made the ACA work while others failed, October 15, 2016.
• Kaiser Health News, How Narrow Is It? Gov't Begins Test Of Comparison Tool For Health Plan Networks, October 14, 2016.
• Philadelphia Inquirer, Study: Limiting Choice of Doctors Means Cheaper Insurance, October 4, 2016.
• Baltimore Sun, Evergreen Health to be Acquired, Convert to For-Profit Insurance Company, October 3, 2016.
• Money.Mic, Health Insurance Company Owe You Money? Here are 3 Ways to Fight Back - and Win, September 29, 2016.
• The Atlantic, The Company That Wants to Fight Your Medical Bills, September 28, 2016.
• Kaiser health News, Expert Panel Recommends Expansion Of Services With No Cost Sharing For Women, September 27, 2016.
• Associated Press, Why Insurance Denies Your Claim, but Pays Your Neighbor's, September 8, 2016.
• U.S. News & World Report, 'Young Invincibles' Remain Elusive for Obamacare, September 7, 2016.
• Kaiser Health News, 'Simple Choice' Plans to Debut in 2017 Marketplace Enrollment, September 2, 2016.
• Society for Human Resource Management, 'Secret' SHOP? Small Biz Health Exchange Still Worth Considering? September 1, 2016.
• FiveThirtyEight, Insurers Can Make Obamacare Work, But They Need Help from Congress, August 31, 2016.
• Pacific Standard, No, Obamacare Isn’t About to Fail, August 30, 2016.
• Minnesota Star-Tribune, Fears for Competition Grow on Exchanges, August 20, 2016.
• WBIR, Tennessee Insurance Commissioner: Obamacare Exchange 'Very Near Collapse', August 24, 2016.
• New York Times' Room for Debate, Is Obamacare Sustainable? August 24, 2016.
• Dallas Morning News, Why Some Insurers in Texas Won't Stick With Obamacare, Yet Blue Cross Remains, August 18, 2016.
• New York Times, As Insurers Like Aetna Balk, U.S. Makes New Push to Bolster Health Care Act, August 17, 2016.
• CNN Money, Will Obamacare Survive as Insurers Pull Out? August 17, 2016.
• Portland Press Herald, Aetna Backs out of Plan to Enter Maine Health Insurance Marketplace, August 16, 2016.
• Morning Consult, Report Suggests Medicare Advantage, Part D Policy Fixes Could Be Applied to ACA Exchanges, August 16, 2016.
• CBS News, Why can't big insurers make Obamacare pay? August 16, 2016.
• National Public Radio, Insurers' Fine Print May Exclude Health Care Important To Women, August 16, 2016.
• Houston Chronicle, Insurers Continue to Abandon ACA Exchanges, Limiting Choice, August 16, 2016.
• The Hill, Insurer Exit Darkens ObamaCare Picture, August 16, 2016.
• Modern Healthcare, Aetna Pullout Heightens Pressure for ACA Exchange Fixes as Elections Near, August 16, 2016.
• Talking Points Memo, Five Points On What Aetna's Pullback Means For Obamacare, August 16, 2016.
• Los Angeles Times, Can Obamacare Be Saved? Medicare's History Shows Us How, August 16, 2016.
• Associated Press, Insurers Continue to Abandon ACA Exchanges, Limiting Choice, August 16, 2016.
• Kaiser Health News, Administration Paints Rosy Future for Obamacare Marketplaces, August 11, 2016.
• Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Common Ground Healthcare Cooperative Faces a Few Fateful Months, July 18,2016.
• Kaiser Health News, Young Adults Can Face Challenges to Health Enrollment, July 5, 2016.
• Baltimore Sun, Evergreen Health Co-op Suing Federal Government Over Insurance Program, June 13, 2016.
• Vox, 3 States are Down to One Obamacare Insurer. What if They Fall to Zero? May 16, 2016.
• Dallas Morning News, Through Children's Health Virtual Visits, Doctors Can Make Schoolhouse Calls, May 13, 2016.
• Time, How a New Breed of Health Insurer is Luring Millennials, May 9, 2016.
• CBS News, Which Insurer Will be Next to Abandon Obamacare? April 28, 2016.
• The Hill, ObamaCare Premiums Expected to Rise Sharply Amid Insurer Losses, April 25, 2016.
• Fortune, UnitedHealth Hasn't Given Up on Obamacare Altogether, April 20, 2016.
• Bloomberg News, UnitedHealth to Exit Obamacare in 16 States to Stem Losses, April 19, 2016.
• U.S. News & World Report, Big Insurer to Quit Obamacare Exchanges, April 19, 2016.
• ABC News, Sky Rage: Bills, Debt, Lawsuits Follow Helicopter Medevac Trips, March 16, 2016.
• New York Times, Health Law Insurance Plans to be Rated by Network Size, March 6, 2016.
• National Public Radio, Will HealthCare.gov Get a California-style Makeover? February 28, 2016.
• WFAE/90.7, BlueCross Turns Small Profit Despite Bigger Obamacare Losses, February 26.2016.
• New York Times, Last Call to Enroll for 2016 Insurance Under the Affordable Care Act, January 29, 2016.
• U.S. News & World Report, An Obamacare Provision Even Republicans Could Love, January 6, 2016.
• Wall Street Journal, More People Turn to Faith-Based Groups for Health Coverage, January 3, 2016.

2015

• C-SPAN Washington Journal, Health Insurance Mergers, December 22, 2015.
• New York Times, Shopping for Health Insurance is New Seasonal Stress for Many, November 18, 2015.
• Washington Post, Bipartisan Effort Revises Health Rule For Small Businesses, October, 2015.
• Politico, Congress Faces Pressure to Push Back Obamacare's Small Group Expansion, September 9, 2015. Subscription required.
• New York Times, The Problem With G.O.P. Plans to Sell Health Insurance Across State Lines, August 31, 2015.
• U.S. News & World Report, How to Manage Higher Health Insurance Costs in 2016, August 5, 2015.
• Tampa Bay Times, 'Sharing Ministries' Boom as the Faithful Look for Ways to Cover Medical Costs, August 7, 2015.
• New York Times, With Merging of Insurers, Questions for Patients About Costs and Innovation, July 5, 2015.
• Minnesota Star-Tribune, Should State Dump MNsure? Money, Control are Key Issues, June 29, 2015.
• The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Health Insurance Broker's Tactics Raise Questions, June 28, 2015.
• American Public Media's Marketplace, States see Potential Opportunity in Court Ruling, June 25, 2015.
• The New York Times, Obamacare Ruling May Have Just Killed State-Based Exchanges, June 25, 2015.
• TIME, The Number of Uninsured Americans Continues to Drop, June 23, 2015.
• Associated Press, Wolf Seeks State Authority Over Health Insurance Marketplace, June 2, 2015.
• New York Times, Seeking Rate Increases, Insurers Use Guesswork, June 1, 2015.
• Washington Post, Nearly Half of Obamacare Exchanges are Struggling Over their Future, May 1, 2015.
• New York Times, Study Finds Broad Rise in Medication Use by Those Newly Joining Medicaid, April 14, 2015.
• USA Today, Affordable Care Act Hasn't Overwhelmed Doctors, Study Says, March 24, 2015.
• Washington Post, Why a Big Insurer is Sharply Limiting One of Women's Most Common Health Procedures, March 3, 2015.
• National Public Radio, Insurer's Bid to Join California's Marketplace Meets Resistance, February 11, 2015.
• Miami Herald, Airport Companies Move Workers Onto Employer Health Plan - Like It or Not,  January 15, 2015.
• Reuters, Coming Soon to a Workplace Near You: 'Wellness or Else,' January 13, 2015.

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