Health and Social Programs Archives - Center for Economic and Policy Research

CEPR explores economic policies that affect the US health care and welfare systems. Visit the coronavirus issue page for our latest on the pandemic.

CEPR explora las políticas económicas que impactan los sistemas de salud y de bienestar de los Estados Unidos. Visite la página de problemas de coronavirus para conocer lo último sobre la pandemia.

Op-Ed/Commentary

Health and Social ProgramsIntellectual PropertyUS Costly Big Business Favors Almost No One Knows About

Corporations hold enormous political power on the obscure issues that almost no one follows but nonetheless have an enormous impact on our economy.

Dean Baker / DC REPORT / April 12, 2022

Op-Ed/Commentary

GovernmentHealth and Social ProgramsUS As the Affordable Care Act Enters Adolescence, US Health Care Still Has Growing to Do

Bolstered by pandemic relief subsidies, the ACA was instrumental in blunting the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Americans’ health insurance coverage. Ultimately, however, the ACA was only a promising first step.

Hayley Brown / March 22, 2022

Briefing/Testimony

Health and Social ProgramsInequalityUSWorkers Request for Information on the Prosperity Gap Submission to the Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth of the U.S. House of Representatives

Request for information submitted on March 15, 2022 to the Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth

Algernon Austin / March 15, 2022

Op-Ed/Commentary

Health and Social ProgramsPrivate EquityUSWall Street Envision Healthcare Hits the Skids

Backed into a corner financially, the private equity–owned physician staffing company could put doctors and patients at risk.

Eileen Appelbaum / THE AMERICAN PROSPECT / March 14, 2022