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The changing medical debt landscape in the United States
Millions of Americans have medical debt in collections. Use Urban’s new data tool to explore potential debt drivers, local policies’s effects on medical debt, and medical debt in collections by geography over time.

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Urban researchers respond to the White House with evidence for disability equity
Experts offered evidence on the disparities faced by people with disabilities not well understood through federal data collection, identified opportunities for improved federal disability data collection and public access, and more.

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Enhancing understanding of quality bonus payments in Medicare Advantage
Researchers found significant differences in access to higher-scoring plans by health status, age, poverty level, and race and ethnicity and that quality bonus program payments have increased rapidly in recent years.

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Using data to study the health of children with Medicaid or CHIP in North Carolina
Before North Carolina transitioned from fee-for-service to managed care, children with Medicaid/Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage in North Carolina had overall better access to care and similar health outcomes compared with children enrolled in Medicaid/CHIP nationally.

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Improving insurance affordability by eliminating the firewall between employer and individual markets
Removing the firewall between the employer and individual insurance markets would reduce the uninsured population by 1.4 million and save households $4.4 billion in health care spending by allowing a switch to more affordable coverage.

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How could a repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) affect health care?
This report provides a review of several studies conducted by the Congressional Budget Office and Urban on the impacts of a full and partial repeal of the ACA on households, insurers, providers, and the government.

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