Georgetown Public Policy Review
Policy Shaping Our Future
National health policy expert Dr. Barbara Gage of the Brookings Institution spoke with the Georgetown Public Policy Review about the results of her Medicare Post-Acute Care Payment Reform Demonstration.
One of the primary goals of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is to expand the availability of health insurance coverage and decrease the number of uninsured individuals. But a number of people will still remain uninsured, falling into the “coverage gaps” created by the Supreme Court decision that made the expansion of state Medicaid programs optional.