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02.23.2017 The US Capitol Building

The House Republican Plan

PHP Editor-in-Chief David K. Jones looks at the pros and cons of the key parts of the House Republican plan outline to replace Obamacare.

Editor David K. Jones

02.22.2017 Night shot of alley with photos of people's faces wheatpasted on the bricks

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Social Workers Connecting Complex Patients and PCPs

A pilot program in Portland, Maine works to bridge the collaboration gap between complex patients and PCPs to reduce breakdowns in care for patients with complicated needs.

Fellow Maggie Thomas

02.21.2017 Graph showing percentiles of family wealth 1963-2013

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US Wealth Inequality

Wealth inequity in the United States is not new, but the exponential increase in that inequity over the last 50 years is astounding.

Fellow Maggie Thomas

02.16.2017 A pill broken in half on a black background

The ACA and Drug Cost Nonadherence

Many people with both private and government health coverage still find themselves struggling to pay for the medicine they need.

Fellow Jonathan Gang

02.15.2017 A boy in a swing against the sky

New Challenges for Insuring Kids in Working Families

A recent study from PolicyLab at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia demonstrates some surprising shifts in the way that working families keep their kids insured.

Guest Author Doug Strane

02.14.2017 Sarah Kliff and Ezra Klein from VOX, interviewing President Barack Obama at the White House

Sarah Kliff — Part One

Sarah Kliff talks with PHP editor-in-chief David K. Jones about her career and the challenges of ‘explaining the news.’

Fellow Gilbert Benavidez

Editor David K. Jones

02.10.2017 Kellyanne Conway in a black dress

Evidence vs. Alternative Facts

David K. Jones gives us ten facts and the most recent evidence we have about the ACA.

Editor David K. Jones

02.09.2017 The back of the head of a person carrying an American flag, wearing a pink knitted "pussy hat" with an American flag on it

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Lessons from the Tea Party

Supporters of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are in a tough position. The recent Women’s March in Washington D.C. and in cities around world is a great parallel for how the Tea Party was launched. Many people are asking what they do now that they are home from the march. Look to the Tea Party.

Editor David K. Jones

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