Sabrina Corlette
There's been a lot of talk among state policymakers, industry stakeholders and the media about whether exchanges should be "active" or "passive" purchasers of health insurance. Jun 15, 2011
John E. McDonough
We occupy a strange time in U.S. health policy. Over the past two years, assumptions and beliefs that bridged the liberal-conservative health policy divide have been blown apart. Jun 12, 2011
James C. Capretta
Once upon a time, President Barack Obama and many others who championed his health care plan actually professed faith in the power of a functioning health care marketplace. That now seems like a distant memory. Jun 12, 2011
Jonathan Cohn
Could the health law be overturned on the basis of the requirement that nearly everyone obtain health insurance? Sure. But it would be one more sign that the courts are establishing new limits on federal power, rather than recognizing existing ones. That is not something conservative judges, in particular, say they like to do. Jun 08, 2011
Shannon Brownlee and Eric Schultz
There is one good thing about Ryan's plan, and it has been completely overlooked. Offering beneficiaries the same voucher, no matter where they live, would expose the egregious amount of money Medicare wastes in many parts of the country. Jun 06, 2011
Dr. Anthony S. Fauci and Gregory K. Folkers, M.S., M.P.H.
Thirty years ago, the first five cases of what is now known as the acquired immune deficiency syndrome were reported in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The amount of knowledge gained since then has been extraordinary. Jun 03, 2011
Michael F. Cannon
Obamacare's number-one idea for improving health care quality and reducing costs is to promote something called "accountable care organizations" in Medicare is sinking like a stone because it is premised on the notion that government experts can direct the market better than consumers. Jun 03, 2011
Ted Besesparis
The author is responding to a column originally published on KHN on May 9, 2011. May 26, 2011
Jonathan Cohn
An issue for voters -- both in this week's New York special election and in the run up to 2012 -- has to do with the differences in the two parties' visions for Medicare's future. After all, Medicare cuts come in all different shapes and sizes. May 26, 2011
Kenneth Thorpe, Ph.D., and Jonathan Lever
Kenneth Thorpe and Jonathan Lever write that Congress should be working to reduce health care costs by reducing the rates of the chronic diseases. Their message: It takes investment in the ounce of prevention to realize the pound of cure. May 24, 2011