2022

To Improve Dual Eligibles’ Health, Create Targeted SDOH Funds and Increase Integration. Health Affairs, September 27.

2021

Heat or Medical Care? Moms Rising, December 17.

Extra Income or Kids’ Health Insurance: Parents Shouldn’t Have to Choose. Morning Consult, October 5.

A Sensible Solution: How The Affordable Care Act Can Insure More Young Invincibles. Health Affairs, June 9.

Medicaid Eligibility is One Key to Maternal Health. Morning Consult, May 17.

2020

Even In 14-Point Text, ‘Buyer Beware’ Is No Organizing Principle For Insurance Reform Health Affairs, November 3.

Short-term health plans are a threat, not a victory, for sick patients The Hill, August 3.

The pandemic is showing how well Medicaid works—and how to improve it Modern Healthcare, July 1.

Ongoing crisis calls for federal special enrollment period Modern Healthcare, April 7.

Efforts to resist “junk health insurance” in Congress and the courts Capital Gazette, January 6.

2019

How Employment Impacts Healthcare. Managed Healthcare Executive, December 4.

Commentary: Local solutions, broad collaboration offer best way to address social determinants of health. Modern Healthcare, February 16.

2018

Health and housing gap for seniors is far larger and more expensive than we think. The Hill, September 14.

Guest Commentary: Short-term health plans = long-term problems. Modern Healthcare, April 27.

Three ways ‘fake insurance’ is undermining the health coverage market. The Washington Examiner, April 26.

Trump’s Insurance Changes Will Undermine Coverage. Managed Healthcare Executive, March 7.

It’s Been 100 Days. Why Is Congress Still Denying Children Their Health Care? Newsweek, January 9.

2017

Put patients first, compare apples to apples. Washington Examiner, September 13.

Medicaid is the Backbone of Health Coverage. The Hill, July 25.

The “Medicaidization” of Health Insurance Marketplaces: A Necessary Trend. Health Affairs (with Michael Adelberg), May 8.

Don’t Get Too Distracted By the Smoke Coming Out of Washington. The Health Care Blog (with Ceci Connolly), February 16.

Medicaid Changes Should Include Care for Special Needs Children. The Morning Consult, February 7.

2016

Health plans share best practices to combat opioid abuse. Managed Healthcare Executive, December 22.

New President, New Path Forward for Managed Care. Managed Healthcare Executive, December 10.

To Improve Medicaid, Measure Everywhere. Altarum Health Policy Blog, August 25.

Fixing Risk Adjustment In Medicare Advantage to Serve Vulnerable Seniors. Morning Consult, March 2.

2015

50 Years of Change — for the Better. Roll Call (with Bruce Siegel and Daniel Hawkins). August 13.

Medicaid has served US for 50 years. Capital Gazette (Maryland), August 5.

2014

Overlap Between Medicaid MCO’s, Marketplace Plans Could Smooth a Rough Edge of Health Reform. Say Ahhh! A Children’s Health Policy Blog, February 14.

2013

The Medicaid Expansion: A One-Step Plan to Improve Coverage and Care. Say Ahhh! A Children’s Health Policy Blog (with Kathy Kuhmerker), February 11.