An update on the national health policy agenda after the president’s budget submission
James C. Capretta | Jun 7, 2021 | Federal
Three reversals point to major changes in federal Medicaid policy
James C. Capretta | May 20, 2021 | Federal
Uncertainty emerges in the 2021 health agenda
James C. Capretta | May 4, 2021 | Federal
Alternative payment models require a second look
James C. Capretta | Apr 6, 2021 | Federal
When the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was enacted in 2010, alternative payment models (APMs) were touted as promising tools for reining in costs. After a decade of modest results, the Biden administration should consider adjusting their design. The premise of APMs is that the financial incentives embedded in reimbursement policies
The next health care battles
James C. Capretta | Mar 19, 2021 | Federal
With enactment of its $1.9 trillion COVID response bill, the Biden administration has advanced its health policy priorities, especially federal support for coverage expansion. The president and his aides may find securing passage of their next steps more challenging. The key coverage provisions of the new law are noteworthy and
The coming ACA expansion will be permanent
James C. Capretta | Mar 3, 2021 | Federal
The COVID-19 response bill moving briskly through Congress contains the largest expansion of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) since the law was enacted eleven years ago. In fact, the increased subsidies for insurance enrollment are more consequential, and costly, than has been advertised to date because, once in place, they
Health reform provisions in the Biden COVID response bill
James C. Capretta | Feb 16, 2021 | Federal
President Biden’s top priorities are containing the COVID-19 pandemic and jump-starting the American economy, which is why his focus is on moving a fifth major response bill through Congress, this one with a price tag of $1.9 trillion. Because this legislation is near certain to become law, it has become
An abbreviated history of budget reconciliation
James C. Capretta | Feb 1, 2021 | Federal
Budget reconciliation – the oft-used pathway for expediting tax and spending legislation through Congress – may be poised for another star turn on the national stage. Democratic leaders are signaling they might set it in motion to secure passage of President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 response measure. Some background on
Health provisions in the year-end pandemic response bill
James C. Capretta | Dec 23, 2020 | Federal
Congress regularly serves up omnibus bills as the calendar year draws to a close, but the behemoth it passed this week might become the standard against which future wrap-up deals get compared. After months of doing very little, House and Senate leaders decided to attach a year’s worth of work
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