Fixing the U.S. health care system can seem like a herculean task. But the solution is “actually very simple,” according to Massachusetts Institute of Technology economist Amy Finkelstein. In their ...

Oregon aims to take advantage of a little-used provision of the Affordable Care Act that enables states to establish Basic Health Programs to cover residents who earn too much to qualify for Medicaid.

California is considering whether to establish a Basic Health Program, an option under the Affordable Care Act of 2010 that would cover those who are earning less than 200 percent of the federal ...

Future generations will likely be stunned by the brokenness of our health insurance system, both because we pay too much and because, despite the very high costs, so many Americans remain uninsured ...

Republicans blocked Democrats’ effort to extend the expiring subsidies while Democrats thwarted a G.O.P. proposal to replace them with direct payments for basic health coverage. By Carl Hulse ...

Inadequate health care for children is a significant issue. According to research from Columbia University, nearly one in five children experience insufficient health coverage, meaning their insurance ...