CBO presents options for covering the uninsured
James C. Capretta | Oct 5, 2020 | Federal
Tallying federal pandemic support for the health sector
James C. Capretta | Aug 31, 2020 | Federal
The Health Provisions in HEALS and Heroes
James C. Capretta | Aug 4, 2020 | Federal
Contact tracing remains inadequate in most states
James C. Capretta | Jun 30, 2020 | Federal
Post-pandemic federal debt may threaten health programs
James C. Capretta | Jun 1, 2020 | Federal
When times are tough, as they surely are now, enthusiasm for good news sometimes gets tempered by concerns of what might follow. And so it is with the federal government’s legislative response to the COVID-19 pandemic. House and Senate leaders set aside their political differences and passed a series of
Congress steps up on testing and tracing
James C. Capretta | Apr 29, 2020 | Federal
Even though the Trump administration is eager to ease up on the coronavirus lockdown, it isn’t providing the leadership that would allow a safe reopening to occur. Fortunately, Congress has begun to fill the void. The latest round of COVID-19 emergency legislation includes $25 billion for expanded testing and contact
The health-related provisions in the $2.2 trillion emergency legislation
James C. Capretta | Mar 27, 2020 | Federal
As the number of Americans infected with the novel coronavirus increased rapidly in recent weeks, Congress responded with three pieces of emergency legislation, including the $2.2 trillion bill assembled by both parties in the Senate that is set to be signed into law soon. This latest bill includes scores of
An Actual Bipartisan Plan
James C. Capretta | Mar 2, 2020 | Federal
Political polarization has largely paralyzed Washington, which is why the Bipartisan Policy Center’s new health reform plan is both notable and important. The lead authors of the plan are former Senate Majority Leaders Tom Daschle and Bill Frist and former Administrators of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
CMS’ Medicaid Waiver Template for the ACA Expansion Population
James C. Capretta | Jan 31, 2020 | Federal
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS’) new section 1115 Medicaid model waiver will allow states to provide coverage to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) expansion population in a manner that differs from certain current law requirements. While release of this plan is a milestone of sorts for advocates
On health care in 2020, the GOP is likely to play small ball
James C. Capretta | Dec 30, 2019
Having failed to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) when they controlled Congress in 2017, Republicans claim it’s still their goal. Earlier this year, President Trump said he would soon unveil a new replacement plan that would be so popular it would lead voters to see the GOP
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