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A Grassroots Campaign to Expand Health Insurance Coverage of Acupuncture in Massachusetts
Link to full paper Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM), also known as integrative therapies, has gained enormous popularity in the United States. The 2007 National Health Interview Survey revealed that 38 percent of adults and 12 percent of children use … Continue reading
Masters Capstone Project: Strategies to Expand Health Insurance Coverage of Acupuncture- An Analysis of Policy Alternatives for Massachusetts
Link to full policy brief Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM), also known as integrative therapies, has gained enormous popularity in the United States. Despite high consumer demand, most of these treatments are not covered by private or public health insurance … Continue reading
Federalism and Policy Failure During Hurricane Katrina: Charity Hospital and the Displaced Uninsured
When Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005, close to 2,000 individuals lost their lives and the disaster cost the U.S. government $110 billion in damages, making Katrina the third deadliest and the most expensive hurricane in … Continue reading
Implementing the Affordable Care Act in Virginia: Recommendations for the Governor
This report provides an overview of Titles I and II of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), analyzes the current state of health care in Virginia, discusses what has been done to date to implement the ACA in the Commonwealth, and … Continue reading