Excerpts of a live conversation with two top health economists about how extra federal support has helped millions of Americans access health insurance, and what would happen if that aid went away. The post BONUS: What Happens if Obamacare Subsidies Shrink? appeared first on Tradeoffs.| Tradeoffs
Every year, millions of people’s medical care runs into the roadblock known as prior authorization, which requires a patient’s health insurer to sign off before chemotherapy, surgery or countless other services can proceed. Who does this often onerous process help, who does it hurt and how could it work better for everyone? The post A Closer Look at a Widely Despised Health Insurance Policy appeared first on Tradeoffs.| Tradeoffs
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Sarah Stillman explains why so many people with mental illness are starving to death in U.S. jails, who is profiting, and what can be done to prevent it.| Tradeoffs
Federal subsidies for Affordable Care Act health plans are set to shrink next year. Many shoppers are expected to be priced out, leaving those who stay with higher premiums. The dynamic that threatens to leave markets with fewer and more expensive options as insurers exit, too. How did we get here?| Tradeoffs
Federal subsidies for Affordable Care Act health plans are set to shrink next year. Many shoppers are expected to be priced out, leaving those who stay with higher premiums. The dynamic that threatens to leave markets with fewer and more expensive options as insurers exit, too. How did we get here? The post Obamacare Premiums Are About to Soar. How’d We Get Here? appeared first on Tradeoffs.| Tradeoffs
As states struggle to meet the needs of people with serious mental illness, some are signing on to a federal pilot project that’s pouring new funding into institutional care.| Tradeoffs
Introducing The Fifth Branch – a special podcast series from Tradeoffs and The Marshall Project. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts so you don’t miss the first episode next week.| Tradeoffs
Tradeoffs earned national recognition from the National Headliner Awards and the Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism from the Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ).| Tradeoffs
We explore how Durham grapples with connecting people to long-term care and support, and where the city draws the line between crisis response and social services.| Tradeoffs
How do you keep crisis responders and the people they’re helping safe? We look at HEART’s impact on the safety of Durham residents in crisis, the mental health workers responding, and the police.| Tradeoffs
How do you convince police officers that it makes sense to send unarmed mental health workers to some 911 calls?| Tradeoffs
The award-winning series examines how cities nationwide are rethinking 911 response to mental health crises.| Tradeoffs
More than half of states — from deep blue California to solidly red Louisiana — want to bring Medicaid behind bars in hopes of saving the lives of people as they leave jail and prison. The post The Medicaid Policy Red and Blue States Agree On appeared first on Tradeoffs.| Tradeoffs
A leading addiction expert explains how he’s driven by the memory of a friend who died, and why he believes giving data on the drug supply to people on the street is more important than using it to inform national drug policy.| Tradeoffs
Work requirements led to thousands in Arkansas losing their Medicaid during the first Trump administration. Policymakers say they’ve learned lessons to avoid mistakes this time.| Tradeoffs
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Harrison Memorial Hospital in Cynthiana is already taking a hard look at its budget in light of Republican cuts to Medicaid.| Tradeoffs
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Sweeping federal reforms force North Carolina and other states to make tough decisions about Medicaid coverage, costs and eligibility under mounting budget pressure.| Tradeoffs
How the federal government has restricted health care access for transgender Americans, and how those shifts in policy and rhetoric are changing life for one Alabama family. The post What It’s Like to Be Transgender in Trump’s America appeared first on Tradeoffs.| Tradeoffs
North Carolina’s former health secretary explains the heavy lift and hard choices ahead of states as they rush to put Republicans' new health reforms in place.| Tradeoffs
The Health and Human Services chief’s latest action on vaccinations is unprecedented, and quickly drew condemnation from medical groups who said his dismissal of the vaccine advisory committee put public health at risk. Here’s why the members of that committee are so important.| Tradeoffs
A Chicago violence prevention program is pairing cognitive behavioral therapy with intensive mentoring and wraparound support to help high-risk teens avoid incarceration.| Tradeoffs