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The Title X Family Planning Program provides equitable and reliable access to contraception nationwide and is a critical ...

This analysis estimates the impact of the loss of enhanced premium tax credits (ePTC) for marketplace coverage on community ...

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Aaron Schwartz, M.D., Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy and the Division of General Internal Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman ...

Zara is Vice President in the Waxman Strategies Health practice, where her work is focused on helping clients use policy levers in service of advancing equity in health care. Prior to joining the ...

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This explainer was originally published on April 2, 2024, and was updated on January 14, 2025, and again on September 30, 2025. For most of its history, Medicaid, the joint state and federal health ...