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Proposed Federal Budget Cuts Could Exacerbate the Behavioral Health Crisis

(FMCS), stands outside the FMCS van in Washington, D.C. Proposed budget cuts and reorganizations of health agencies could ...
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The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices: What It Does and How Recent Changes to It Will Affect Vaccine Affordability and Access

This explainer discusses what ACIP does, how it makes recommendations, and how administration actions may affect Americans’ ...
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Health Insurance Tax Credits: Their Unexpected Effectiveness, and Policies to Support Them

Premium tax credits have improved health coverage in the U.S., but congressional policies could reverse this trend.
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Trump Administration and Congress Reduce Federal Health Spending at the Expense of States, Consumers, and Millions of Newly Uninsured

Sarah Enteen, CNM, sees a patient in Mass General Brigham’s mobile maternal care clinic. The budget reconciliation law and new federal regulations will impose substantial new costs and burdens on ...
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Consumers in the ACA Marketplaces Face Turbulent Waters in the Wake of Policy Changes

For the 24 million Americans who buy their coverage through ACA marketplaces, recent policy changes will make it harder to ...
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What the ACA Marketplaces Do for Your State | Commonwealth Fund

Enrollment in health insurance through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces has more than doubled since 2021, with 24 million Americans signing up for coverage in 2025. Premium tax credits help ...
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In Focus: Using Behavioral Economics to Advance Population Health and ...

Some economists are turning to psychology to explain why the health care system does not function optimally. Their work points to ways of encouraging providers to invest in new models of care and ...