This Visualizing Health Policy infographic examines unexpected and “surprise” medical bills in the United States. Out-of-network charges typically expose patients to higher cost-sharing when they use services and may lead to balance billing—in which health care providers bill patients directly,…

This Special Communication analyzes data primarily from 2013-2016 to compare potential drivers of health care spending in the United States with those of 10 other high-income countries.

According to recent polls, many Americans consider health care reform the No. 1 domestic issue.1 Presidential candidates, other politicians, health policy experts, labor leaders, business groups, and others have responded with numerous reform proposals. And somehow in the clamoring, health care…

Two fundamental questions about health care in the US remain unanswered: is health care a right or a privilege and, relatedly, is the US committed to ensuring that every individual has access to some form of health insurance like in every other modern high-resource country.1,2 President Obama,…

This Viewpoint proposes measures the incoming Biden administration can take to increase access to health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Medicaid, including limiting short-term ACA coverage provisions, rolling back state Medicaid waivers, and simplifying Medicaid…

This Viewpoint posits that the US will engage in another debate about health care reform to consider expanding coverage, improving affordability, and containing costs.