Health Policy Center

medicine spilling out onto dollars The Health Policy Center examines how the healthcare market and government policy affect how much care costs, who pays the bills, and who lacks access to care. Researchers analyze Medicare, Medicaid, and private coverage.

District of Columbia’s Uninsured

A bid to require universal health care coverage in the nation’s capital city has policymakers looking at who lacks insurance and who is most at risk. The costs of uninsurance are also contemplated.
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Chronic and Without Coverage

Nearly half of all uninsured adults under age 65 suffer from such chronic health conditions as diabetes, heart disease, asthma, and arthritis. Lack of coverage means doing without care or prescription drugs.
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