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Health reporters spend a lot of time tracking ACA litigation (especially but not exclusively the Texas lawsuit that aims to…

Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan says poverty and health are closely intertwined because families and individuals with low-incomes…

ProPublica has launched a web app that allows consumers – and journalists – to look up their current plan to…

The Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO) oversees the implementation of various ACA provisions related to private health insurance,…

For background on what a co-op is, and some examples of successful ones that predate the Affordable Care Act, see…

National Association of Community Health CentersCommunity health centers are expanding, because of the health reform law and funding made available…

This website produces public health profiles for all 3,143 counties in the United States. Each profile includes key indicators of…

Many HR consultancies, investment groups, and law firms have health policy resources (reports, webcasts, etc.) that are available to reporters,…

Beneficiaries Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: This is a data book that is an updated, joint initiative of MACPAC…

Congressional Budget Office: The CBO is the official “scorer” – or estimator – of legislation. The website has a huge…

AboutHealthTransparency.org is a nonprofit website that publishes resources and news about health care price transparency. In addition to tracking health…

The National Academy of State Health Policy The National Academy of State Health Policy (NASHP) is a nonpartisan resource that…

Health Economics Briefs from Penn’s Leonard Davis Institute Penn’s Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics has a  new ACA Impact…

The American Hospital Association sees hospital mergers and consolidation as a benefit to both patients and communities. Their resource on…

“Evidence tracker” – evaluating delivery system and payment reform: The Kaiser Family Foundation has a new (as of November 2017) “Evidence…

The Alliance for Health Reform publishes “The Sourcebook: Essentials of Health Policy.” Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the…

The National Governors Association has a guide to Medicaid waivers. Many states are overhauling aspects of their Medicaid program as…

America’s Essential Hospitals said in 2021 that it represents 325 member hospitals and health systems providing a substantial volume of care…

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) draws up model legislation for states on health plans. Review exposure drafts and recommendations…

The Center on Health Insurance Reform (CHIR) has curated a collection of reports on state efforts to open public option…

The Galen Institute aggregates conservative, free-market oriented, reports and commentary at ObamaCareWatch.org. It also has information about policy proposals from…

HAI and Antibiotic Prevalence Use Survey Most US hospitals will never see a case of Ebola, but they face other…

Choosing Wisely® is a campaign by the American Board of Internal Medicine to help physicians and patients engage in conversations to…

The Urban Institute and the Catalyst for Payment Reform have put out a guide to common new payment methods (capitation,…

National Quality Forum: The ABCs of measuring performance. The NQF certifies quality measures. Here is an overview.

Section 1115 of the Social Security Act gives the secretary of Health and Human Services authority to approve experimental, pilot,…

Adult preventive care benefits Women’s preventive care

Primary Care Progress, an advocacy group with chapters at medical schools and other health professional training schools, working to change…

Health reform topic leader Joanne Kenen has compiled a list of books that journalists might find useful. She says: “Most…

The Kaiser Family Foundation has an issue brief, “Aiming for Fewer Hospital U-turns: The Medicare Hospital Readmission Reduction Program,” that…

The American Academy of Actuaries analyzes health insurance ideas and trends, and in early 2017 began releasing a series of nonpartisan briefs…

The Health Reform Monitoring Survey (HRMS) from the Urban Institute is an Internet-based survey of the nonelderly population that monitors the…

Ruralhealthinfo.org: The Rural Health Information Hub, based at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, has…

The National Academy of State Health Policy (NASHP) is a nonpartisan resource that tracks numerous health trends in states, including…

As you follow the legal fight over whether ACA subsidies can flow through the federal exchanges, or only the state…

This IRS chart shows how employers have to report pre-tax health benefits on W-2 forms. The idea, part of the…

The Kaiser Family Foundation has put together this guide to the Supreme Court’s review of the Affordable care Act. State attorneys general…

CMS FAQ on Value-Based Purchasing This 32-page FAQ goes into a great deal of detail about changes in Medicare hospital…