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Achieving Universal Coverage

What Consumers Need to Know About Health Coverage That Doesn’t Comply with the Affordable Care Act

Explainer / Feb 19, 2026

Ambulance

Achieving Universal Coverage

Consumers Still Face Surprise Bills for Ground Ambulances — States Are Trying to Protect Them

Blog / Feb 18, 2026

Mainline Health Monticello Clinic in southeast Arkansas seen from above

Improving Health Care Quality

Training in Place: How a Unique Scholarship Program Is Catalyzing Innovation in Rural Health

Publication / Feb 10, 2026

Couple sits at computer

Controlling Health Care Costs

As Federal Protections Stall, States Move to the Front Lines to Alleviate Medical Debt

Blog / Jan 22, 2026

Nurse sits at computer with mask on

Controlling Health Care Costs

Affordability Concerns Are Driving States to Curb Hospital Prices

Blog / Jan 14, 2026

Various packs of contraceptive pills, condoms, and an intrauterine device on a plain background

Advancing Health Equity

An Overview of Federally Funded Contraceptive Programs

Issue Briefs / Dec 16, 2025

Woman helps woman on laptop

Achieving Universal Coverage

Lessons from the ACA: Simplifying Choices to Optimize Health Coverage

Issue Briefs / Dec 02, 2025

Doctors hold signs protesting in street

Improving Health Care Quality

The Causes and Impacts of Burnout Among Primary Care Physicians in 10 Countries

Surveys / Nov 20, 2025

Woman with backpack checks in at clinic desk

Advancing Health Equity

Reducing or Eliminating the Title X Family Planning Program Would Restrict Contraceptive Access Nationwide

Blog / Oct 22, 2025

Elderly couple walks on street

Improving Health Care Quality

State Scorecard on Medicare Performance

Scorecard / Oct 16, 2025

Patient has blood pressure checked in clinic

Achieving Universal Coverage

States Are Planning Their Responses to H.R. 1 Cuts in Medicaid Funding — Will Enrollees Lose Benefits?

Blog / Oct 14, 2025

Woman sits at desk in home office

Improving Health Care Quality

Administrative Burden in Primary Care: Causes and Potential Solutions

Issue Briefs / Oct 02, 2025

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