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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
