Policy solutions designed to protect all workers and their families will need to be both broad and targeted, covering vaccine distribution and other public health practices, workplace policies, and access to health care.
About 3.1 million adults lost employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI) between March/April and September 2020. The health insurance coverage options bolstered by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are mitigating the impact of ESI losses during the pandemic.
Urban Institute researchers consulted with national experts and conducted site visits to two Appalachian communities significantly affected by the opioid epidemic. The study revealed wide-ranging unmet community needs and service system limitations, often tied to long-standing policy failures and/or regional economic challenges.
Our research shows that eliminating categories of care that account for even a small fraction of premiums can lead to very high costs for people needing to finance that care themselves.
If the US Supreme Court overturns the ACA in its entirety, as many as 422,000 Massachusetts residents would lose health insurance coverage, and the state would lose $3.3 billion in federal health care spending along with tax credits that help individuals afford coverage.
