Affordable Care Act
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TIPSHEET: Vanderbilt professor calls government shutdown ‘policy extortion’
Political scientist Bruce Oppenheimer is available to talk about the government shutdown. Read MoreOct 1, 2013
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Politics of Health Conference is Oct. 3-4 at Vanderbilt
The Politics of Health Conference Oct. 3-4 at Vanderbilt is a free event that will speak to the scale, urgency and intimacy of health as a critical American economic and political issue. Read MoreSep 9, 2013
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Experts predict “unbanked” will face challenges getting health insurance
Vanderbilt health policy expert John Graves co-authored a report that shows as many as a quarter of people eligible for subsidized health insurance under the Affordable Care Act may be shut out because they don’t have a bank account. Read MoreJun 3, 2013
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New Vanderbilt Poll surveys voting Tennesseans on education, health care, more
The latest Vanderbilt Poll shows that Tennesseans strongly support charter schools while their feelings about school vouchers are more divided. Read MoreMay 21, 2013
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Meeting looks at VUMC’s financial picture
At a midyear Clinical Enterprise Town Hall meeting, those attending were updated on Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s year-to-date performance and the ongoing impact of separate pieces of federal legislation — the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 and the Budget Control Act of 2011, which has come to be known as sequestration. Read MoreFeb 14, 2013
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Study examines ACA’s impact on uncompensated care
John Graves, Ph.D. The decision by several states not to expand Medicaid health insurance for the poor may create unintended cuts for hospitals that provide uncompensated care, according to a study by John Graves, Ph.D., a Vanderbilt policy expert in the Department of Preventive Medicine. Read MoreDec 20, 2012
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Vanderbilt Poll: Voters prefer state run health care exchange
Tennessee voters prefer the state run the online Health Care Exchange required by the Affordable Health Care Act, according to a new poll from Vanderbilt University. More than 45 questions were asked of voters on a variety of subjects. Read MoreDec 12, 2012
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HHS official to speak on Affordable Care Act at Vanderbilt
Pamela Roshell with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will speak Oct. 31 in the Student Life Center on “The Healthcare Law and You.” Read MoreOct 17, 2012
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Study tracks potential coverage gaps under Affordable Care Act
An analysis of Massachusetts’ health care reform program by a Vanderbilt researcher indicates insurance gaps may remain as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) expands insurance coverage beginning in 2014. Read MoreSep 13, 2012
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Healthcare leaders discuss the Affordable Care Act and future of healthcare
A conference at Owen Graduate School of Management will examine how healthcare companies will balance quality of service, operational efficiencies and cost control as millions of previously uninsured people gain greater access to the healthcare system through the Affordable Care Act. Read MoreAug 23, 2012
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VU to map gaps in physician coverage across nation
Vanderbilt researchers have been selected to receive a national grant as part of a push to gauge the coming impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Read MoreJul 19, 2012
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Vanderbilt law professor influences SCOTUS health care decision
A brief filed by James F. Blumstein, University Professor of Constitutional Law and Health Law and Policy at Vanderbilt Law School, provided a key legal argument relied on by Chief Justice John Roberts in his historic decision on the Affordable Care Act. Read MoreJul 3, 2012
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Supreme Court should strike down Medicaid expansion: Vanderbilt expert
Vanderbilt law professor James F. Blumstein has filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court arguing that President Obama’s proposed expansion of Medicaid would put too much of an unforeseeable burden on the states. Read MoreJan 20, 2012