Intervention Helping Homeowners Avoid Foreclosure

The National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling (NFMC) program supports expanded foreclosure intervention counseling for homeowners facing loss of their homes. A new Urban Institute analysis finds that the program is having its intended effect of helping homeowners avoid foreclosure or cure an existing foreclosure. read more

Will We Have Enough Doctors and Services?

If health reform gives most of the 49 million uninsured Americans access to coverage, will there be enough doctors to care for them? One of the features Congress is debating is an individual mandate, which would require everyone to get health insurance.

We posed the hard question to our Urban Institute experts: how could our health care system meet this new demand? read more

Coverage Variations by Congressional District

New data on health insurance coverage show extensive variation in rates of private and public coverage and uninsurance across congressional districts in the United States. UI experts identify the districts in which residents would have the most to gain from health reforms that are designed to increase health insurance coverage toward a higher and more uniform national standard. read more